By a vote of 68-1, The Executive Committee has elected Ronnie Floyd as its next president.
Check Baptist Press for more details.
Ronnie’s response on Twitter:
.@ronniefloyd: ‘We asked the Lord for a declarative showing … Based on your call, I will be, this coming Sunday, resigning from’ Cross Church ‘and immediately taking the role of president-elect’ of the EC. #sbcec19
So, what exactly Is a “declarative showing?”
Its a strong vote picking him as EC president… What were you thinking?
Anything he wants it to be, but I imagine 51 percent would be toward the “non-declarative” side of the continuum.
Can anyone make sense of the now public accusations made against the Search Committee chairman Steve Swofford. Is the SBC this inept to keep picking these types of people to hold leadership positions. I know the accusations are all alleged, but seriously? How bad do we look to outsiders?
I am honestly asking this question, not making a statement.
Mike,
It would be helpful if you clarified the accusations when making a comment like this. Without clarification, one could think Swofford guilty of anything. I read about him in the Houston Chronicle. It seems he is minimizing the church’s guilt from not doing more to protect children from sexual abuse that happened around the late 80s to early 90s by a youth pastor and his sidekick. He didnt do a background check on the sidekick that would have revealed a sexual abuse conviction.
People like this get on boards or committees because they are involved in state and national convention work. Likely most people would have had no idea about this situation before the Chronicle reported on it. Like the article said, he is an old guard guy. I imagine many pastors in the sbc would have handled the situation the same way in the past. Hopefully, things have changed and will continue to change for the better in regards to pastors vetting everyone who works around children and quickly reporting suspected abuse to police.
Simple answer – large churches…large CP = board representation.