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On the Value of Local Association Ministry (Phillip Powers)

May 5, 2022 by Guest Blogger

Cooperation between local churches has long been a hallmark of Baptist identity. Going all the way back to the earliest English Separatists, Baptists have always understood that, though local churches are autonomous, we are better able to accomplish the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations when we partner together. Our history is filled […]

One California Pastor’s Experience with Willy Rice (Christopher Cole)

March 4, 2022 by Guest Blogger

Willy Rice doesn’t need this California normative-sized SBC church pastor to endorse his nomination for the SBC presidency. Pastors of far bigger and more effective churches have already endorsed this nomination and deservedly so. Anyone at SBC21 with ears to hear and eyes to see realized we heard a timely message from a true man […]

SBC22 Disneyland Guidance (by DJ Jenkins)

March 1, 2022 by Guest Blogger

SBC22 in Anaheim, California is just around the corner! And with the convention center being literally across the street from Disneyland Resort, many Southern Baptists and their families will be taking advantage of the opportunity for some great family memories at the parks. As a former Send Network planter and now SBC pastor of a […]

What Happened to Them? (by Derek Kitterlin)

February 2, 2022 by Guest Blogger

“What in the h#!! happened to him?” These words emanated from a lost 25-year-old whose life was overtaken by addiction, whose brokenness dominated his choices, and whose hope for sobriety had long departed. The person he knew before, the notorious outlaw who principally cared about ruinous behavior centered around methamphetamines, now cared chiefly about people’s […]

The SBC, the EC, and Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege (by Jon Canler)

December 29, 2021 by Guest Blogger

Over late summer and early fall 2021, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) deliberated whether or not to waive attorney-client privilege (ACP) as part of a sexual abuse investigation into the actions of the EC over the past two decades, an investigation overwhelmingly demanded by the messengers to the 2021 SBC […]

Christians and the Public School (by Dale Huntington)

December 20, 2021 by Guest Blogger

Growing up in a family of mostly secular humanist educators, I never once questioned if I should be going to public school. My father was the elementary school principal my friends referred to as Dr. Huntington and my mom was a school teacher and a college counselor for most of my life. So, when private […]

Safeguarding Our Churches Against Sexual Abuse (A guest post by Tim Overton)

November 6, 2021 by Guest Blogger

Editor’s note (Todd Benkert): I’ve encouraged more ideas on how to address sexual abuse — particularly the problem of serial abusers who go from church to church. Here is one such idea. Feel free to discuss the merits of Tim’s idea in the comment section, but I applaud such efforts at creative thinking on the […]

On Pastoral Tenure as Covenant (Phillip Powers)

November 1, 2021 by Guest Blogger

I recently read an article about an Oklahoma pastor who is retiring after serving in the same church for 60 years. And let me just begin by saying that this is the kind of pastor that deserves the platform though he would probably never ask for it. So often, we platform the personalities that are […]

How Executive Committee Leaders Failed in Their Fiduciary Duties Long Before October 5th (Benjamin Wright)

October 29, 2021 by Guest Blogger

By now it’s not news to readers of Voices that the President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee has resigned. He has reminded us repeatedly of his fiduciary duties to the SBC, and in his resignation letter explained that he can no longer carry out those duties after the October 5th EC vote to […]

Third time’s the charm? (by Dave Pittman)

October 6, 2021 by Guest Blogger

“Third time’s the charm”, that’s what we’re told, right? On their third attempt to honor the wishes of Messengers, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted 44 to 31 to waive attorney-client privilege (albeit in a VERY limited manner) and agree to the contract with Guidepost to begin the investigation on sexual abuse. But let’s […]

Trauma Comes to Church: A Licensed Counselor’s Perspective (by David Hughes)

October 4, 2021 by Guest Blogger

“I was sexually assaulted as a child and I want to work through it with you”. I had been punched in the gut. I knew when I went to grad school to become a counselor that I wanted to be a trauma therapist. Like most trauma therapists, I have a trauma history of my own. […]

Letter from Southern Baptists to the SBC Executive Committee

September 29, 2021 by Guest Blogger

Members of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, As faithful members of Southern Baptist churches across the United States and messengers to the 2021 annual meeting in Nashville, we write to express our frustration and disappointment with the recent actions of the Executive Committee. In June, over 15,000 messengers spoke with near-unanimous clarity […]

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