SBC Voices

Taking A Break From Baptist Buzz

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One quick programing note: I've removed the Baptist Buzz feature from the main page and sidebar. Here's why. I'm going to be really busy the next few months: final Seminary classes, new baby, extra work at church, etc. There are 150+ new blog posts every day here at SBC Voices - that equals about 10 - 25 minutes of blog reading just to find the good ones. 5 hours of feed reading each week is a lot The convention buzz is settling down now. Will Baptist Buzz Return? If there is a great outcry and I find a better way to do it. But for now just read all the other categories that I've … [Read more...] about Taking A Break From Baptist Buzz

SBC Indy 2008 Is History … At least for me

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I'm back from the convention, partially because of church tonight and partially because it was a very discouraging experience for me. My 1st Convention Experience I won't air my criticisms here, at least not until I've had more time to pray. But I am freshly convicted of the priority of godliness, humility and no-spin-truth-telling in my own life. I think the best summation of what I observed at the convention was written by Dr. Donal Whitney. On his website is an article titled THE ALMOST INEVITABLE RUIN OF EVERY MINISTER . . . AND HOW TO AVOID IT. This afternoon I printed this article … [Read more...] about SBC Indy 2008 Is History … At least for me

SBC Indy Down 1,300 Messengers Over 4 Years

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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? … [Read more...] about SBC Indy Down 1,300 Messengers Over 4 Years

Who will be the next president of the SBC?

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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. … [Read more...] about Who will be the next president of the SBC?

SBC Presidential Nominees Respond

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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 … [Read more...] about SBC Presidential Nominees Respond

Poll: Who do you support for SBC President?

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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. [poll=11] 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 … [Read more...] about Poll: Who do you support for SBC President?

SBC Voices Breakout

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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. … [Read more...] about SBC Voices Breakout