The SEC will prove that the ACC’s crown in NCAA football was merely a pigskin interregnum. If so, we must prepare ourselves to be appropriately humble about it as befits our station in the football world. C. B. Scott told me to say that.
Alan Cross will venture into the 800-1,000 word article territory. Alan is the author here who is likely the most informed on the subjects on which he writes. He is the contributor who in my view should write much more here than his once-a-month on average.
Dave Miller, having left the Pastor’s Conference in a blaze of denominational glory (a “roaring success ” sayeth SBC This Week), will offer more wit and wisdom, less Yankees and Big 10, and about the same of his avuncular and engaging personality.
There will be no more Roy Moore, or Moore’s horse, or hat, or cat, or little gun.
Some of the long-in-the-tooth state convention and denominational leaders will retire or transition out of their present positions. While I have no specific criticism to offer here, I suspect that leadership generation younger will prove more healthy for our future.
We will have a disaster-free SBC Annual Meeting in torrid Dallas in June.
Both mission offerings, Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong will have record years. Annie was at a record this year, Lottie last year. I would bet my personal cryptocurrency on it but not anything in dollars.
SBC Voices would find a way to have more articles by someone other than the regular folks. More articles, as well as comments, by women would be an improvement. Just my opinion.
J. D. Greear would announce early that he is willing to be nominated for SBC President.
Failing the above, someone other than a megapastor would run for, and win, the SBC presidency. It’s doable. On balance we have been mostly well-served by the megachurch presidents over the past 35 years or so but the idea that only the megabrethren are capable of this task is dangerous for our future. I can think of several large church or mid-mega pastors who would be splendid. I doubt a smaller church pastor, say under 200 in average weekly attendance has any chance.
The federal appeals court will rule on the merits of the challenge to the cash housing allowance and overturn the federal district court decision declaring it unconstitutional.
The SBC will show an increase in aggregate baptisms.
These words and phrases will disappear from SBC life: synergy, the CP as the sacred how, centering as it relates to prayer, awesome in any context, literally when it couldn’t possibly be literal, categorically when it isn’t categorical, totally (should demand the death penalty for this one), journey in any spiritual context, re-imagining; champion, especially Cooperative Program champion; season in an ecclesiastical context, especially new season of…whatever. The list is endless.
Less of Trump, Mueller, the FBI, Bannon, Schumer, Pelosi et al. Let my pastor brethren tell me how they like constant drama and melodrama in the church. An endless stream of such wears thin quickly. I’m not optimistic.
I’ll catch that 12 pound largemouth, or 3 pound crappie, or 29 inch saltwater trout, or 50 pound striper.
I agree that J D Greear will be nominated for the presidency of the SBC, and I’ll crawl out onto a sturdy limb and predict he will be elected. That is fine with me. He is mission-minded, and he has a passion for church planting. I have another prediction–Mark Terry will attend the convention meeting in June and meet William Thornton and Dave Miller and be a better man because of it. William, you do well to heed C B Scott; he knows football.
“Maybe next year”…only in your dreams, William Thornton, only in your dreams.
Mark, not sure I’ll be in Dallas. Will know later but would love to see you.
Charles, I no longer have dreams of football. Occasionally, a big fish, though. It will be a tough game.
Even if I am wrong about the SEC, I do desire beyond your greatest imagination that we see”no more Moore.” If I see the hat on another head, that will be fine. If I see the horse under another rider, that will be fine. If I see the little gun in the hands of a law abiding citizen, that will be fine.
What I don’t want to see or hear in anymore Moore. Of course, it would suit me not to see anymore of Doug Jones either, but life is life and this too shall pass.
William, if you don’t come to Dallas in June, then my prediction will prove wrong. Do you want that on your conscience?
No. Will start collecting aluminum cans today.
William, if you’ll come to Dallas, I’ll take you to lunch. Us old guys must stick together.
That would be great.