Dave Miller

Ronnie Floyd is being nominated for a second term!! (JD Greear is doing the honors). He is the ony nominee. 5277 registered messengers. Jim Wells casts the convention ballot for Ronnie Floyd. … [Read more...] about Shocking News: Presidential Election #SBC15

The SBC only exists 2 days a year. The Executive Committee does the business of the convention the rest of the year. They consider motions and items from the SBC. The EC exists to support, encourage and provide funding for the other entities. We can do more together than we can do apart. One of 5 Baptists is ethnic. 8 recommendations from the EC. 1. Rec. 1 - SBC Allocation budget. No questions. One lady voted against the budget, as best I could see. 2. Rec 2 -  Operating Budget. No questions. No opposition. Now they are highlighting student ministry on college … [Read more...] about Executive Committee (Part 1) #SBC15

I may have missed a few of the motions while I was talking to some guys out in the hallway. Sorry. came in late and Wiley Drake was at the mic! HE moved that Ronnie Floyd run for president of the USA. Steve Bailey - motion change bylaws that each person that each must include percentages of the candidate given to CP in nominating speech. Alan Cross - Gateway Baptist - moved that SBC commend the report of the Executive committe on racial issues. Seconded by the entire SBC Voices contingent. (Todd Benkert out-shouted me) Tim Barnett - move to amendment of Bylaw 10 to hear a speech … [Read more...] about Introduction of Motions #SBC15

Southern Baptists have been willing to go to war for two things. 1. for the propagation of the gospel to the ends of the earth. 2. For the inerrancy of the Scriptures. This is a "kairos" moments, a time of spiritual warfare, a defining time in our denomination's history. With deep conviction and urgency, he comes to appeal to us: Now is the time to lead! Leaders are born in the times of crisis. This is the time of unraveling. Many are frozen in fear and afraid to do anything. We see hisroeic levels of persecution of christians. Our economy is on the edge (he's throwing … [Read more...] about Ronnie Floyd’s Presidential Address #SBC15

I've been going to the SBC Annual Meeting since 1979 in Houston, when the CR began. They have always followed a pattern, though that pattern has shifted through the years. It used to last through Thursday afternoon, then was gradually shortened to ending on Wednesday. But this will be different than anything you've ever experienced. Will we like it? Who knows? The music will be different. All the music will be led by Julio Arriola of Ronnie Floyd's Cross Church. The schedule will be different. In the past, business, worship, messages, and reports were interspersed. Not so this week. … [Read more...] about What’s Happening in Columbus? Things Have Changed! #SBC15

At the Pastor's Conference tonight, James McDonald announced that his church is going to become part of the Southern Baptist Convention. Wow! It was only a few years ago that McDonald was describing congregational church government as a thing of Satanic origin. He recently repented of this and I would see no reason to interpret that repentance as anything but genuine and real. Many people were less than thrilled that when he was invited to speak at the Southern Baptist pastor's conference. "Why is he being invited to speak to the SBC Pastors' Conference? Should the conference be … [Read more...] about Breaking News: James McDonald and Harvest Church are Southern Baptist #SBC15

As soon as Steve Gaines is done preaching, we will meet across the  street for a "Bluster of Bloggers" at Barley's Restaurant. (We will ignore the fact that it is a brewery, too!) I'm headed over there about the time the Bellevue Pastor gets started to try to reserve a table - they don't take reservations in advance. I'll get an iced  tea and wait for you guys. It looks like things will wrap up here before 4:30, so it's gonna be an early supper. We will stay till we are done. Again, Barley's is directly across the street from the main entrance of the conference center. Head out … [Read more...] about Bluster of Bloggers at Barley’s – Coming Soon! #SBC15

Her name is Megan Crosby, and she plays softball in Texas. If you look on YouTube and other social media outlets, she recently surpassed Hitler, Saddam, Pol Pot, Caligula, and Usama bin Laden as the worst person who has ever lived. I'm working with my iPad and not sure how to embed the video. If you haven't already seen it, just google Megan Crosby or go to YouTube and look for "Ejected or Not? 6/6/15" and the video will come up. Megan is a junior catcher for the Needsville High School softball team, which was in the championship game of the state tournament in Texas. Twice, she gave the … [Read more...] about The Most Horrible Person in the World