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What story does these numbers tell?

I was curious about the difference between the 2004 SBC Indy and the 2008 SBC Indy. Here are the best numbers I could find, you write the story.

• 2004 - “about 8,500″ via 2004 BP News story
• 2008 - “7,196″ via 2008 BP News Blog

So, there were roughly 1,304 fewer messengers in the same city, only four years later. That’s around a 15% drop in attendance.

Any theories?

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See you at the convention.

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Nathan Finn shared his thoughts:

Johnny Hunt or Frank Cox. Avery Willis could theoretically pull it off, especially if there’s a run-off, but I don’t think he will. Les Puryear will garner more support than some seem to think, but I don’t think it will be enough to win. Bill Wagner and Wiley Drake stand no chance, but both of them will get some votes just because some people like to vote for underdogs.

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Here is the 30 second video clip airing in the Indianapolis TV markets before next weeks Southern Baptist Convention Annual meeting.

HT: SBC Ghost Recon

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Baptist Press has posted the responses to their SBC Presidential questionnaire. I am thankful for BP and their efforts to inform the messengers.

• Frank Cox’s responses to questionnaire
• Wiley Drake’s responses to questionnaire
• Johnny Hunt’s responses to questionnaire
• Les Puryear’s responses to questionnaire
• Bill Wagner’s responses to questionnaire
• Avery Willis’ responses to questionnaire

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With the convention only weeks away, I thought it would be fun to see who the you support for president of the convention. Take the poll below.

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FYI: The poll tracks IP addresses to prevent multiple votes. So, the above numbers represent unique internet connection points. I’ll share more data after the polls is closed, but these are accurate numbers.

For more information on the nominees, visit SBC Today.

• Interview with Dr. Frank Cox
• Interview with Pastor Wiley Drake
• Interview with Pastor Johnny Hunt
• Interview with Pastor Les Puryear
• Interview with Dr. Bill Wagner
• Interview with Dr. Avery Willis

Some preemptive analysis: This poll will be skewed toward readers of SBC Voices. That includes bloggers themselves and those who want to track what Southern Baptist bloggers are saying.

Update: I’ve found two other SBC presidential polls going at the same time. Check them out and vote their as well. When the results are all calculated, I’ll take a closer look at how the results are varied. John Killian had a similar poll (see results here) and the Southern Baptists in TN have one in their right sidebar.

Update #2: I’ve had to tighten security already on the poll and limit voting to 1x per IP address. I’m sorry to do this, but I don’t want to spend all weekend editing out the super motivated voters. So, if you need to vote twice (because there are more than one Southern Baptists using your computer) then email me directly and I can add your vote manually. TonyKummer@gmail.com

Update #3: John Killian has started a new poll on his blog, go there and vote again.

What do you think? Can this just-for-fun poll tell us anything serious about the SBC presidential election? Leave a comment below and we’ll talk it over.

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I see something of a breakout coming for this site over the next 40 days. So, I wanted to give a brief update for everyone who is tracking us by RSS feed.

• We’re now following 352+ blog feeds and news sources from Southern Baptists.
• These are all searchable (or should be) in the right sidebar. It’s a custom search engine from Google that allows me to pick which websites to include. I’ve added several non-blogs to the index also, so it is becoming a very good tool for SBC search.
• Site traffic has tripled in the 9 weeks. I think its related to the convention, but also some word-of-mouth. Not to mention the flood of new readers after the Blog Madness.

My original plan was to start blog frequently about the SBC. To this point, that hasn’t happened. Mainly because of time constraints, partially because I’m a little slow to put my foot in my mouth.

There are several other blogs doing a great job, as you will know if you follow my Baptist Buzz feature. But at some point I will begin to write, or find people to write for this website. Scanning the feeds is my training for now.

Thanks again for all your links and support of SBC Voices. Please send any new blogs (or corrections) to TonyKummer@gmail.com

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LifeWay Research Director Dr. Ed Stetzer speaks with Mike Galanos during the Erica Hill hosted CNN Headline News about a recent study of the unchurched in America.

HT: Burtonia

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The little rumors from yesterday are now official and Johnny Hunt will be nominated for convention president next month at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual meeting. Here are what some SBC Voices are saying.

On Johnny Hunt and the SBC Presidency: Nathan Finn offers his detailed break down of the pros and cons of Hunt’s candidacy along with an endorsement. This is the most in-depth discussion yet. Dr. Finn seems to have considered all the angles.

Johnny Hunt to be SBC presidential nominee: This is the official Baptist press story. They give some good biographical information on Johnny Hunt.

Woodstock’s Johnny Hunt allows name to be placed as SBC presidential nominee: The Christian Index (Georgia’s state Baptist newspaper) also covers the story in-depth. This article includes a lot of statistics to chew on.

SBC President: Ed Stetzer was on top of this story last night (he even got permission) and added his own 2¢ “It should be a good year with so many godly men interested in leading this convention through challenging times. Pray for God’s direction and guidance. I believe that God can bring us together and focus us on His mission.“

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