I had trouble finding a seat, and I got here a little after 8:30.
Registration is at about 7000 right now-in a non-election year.
Anecdotally, from my observation, the crowd seems younger and more diverse.
Right now there is enthusiasm in the room. Obviously, there are landmines out there. We punted the sex abuse issue for decades and it has smacked us in in the choppers.
The response to the abuse report will define this convention. J.D. has led well and the abuse workgroup has proved its worth.
I believe we will do right on this one.
But, at the risk of being overly optimistic and all, this should be good.
The arrogance of the SBC summed up in the title of this post. SBC is bleeding members. The big lie that there were ever 15 million members is in full display.
Just like the arrogance of the SBC when they said what happened in the Catholic Church could NEVER happen in the SBC, happened. With the SBC providing cover for sexual predators and SBC sticking its head in the sand after repeated calls for action.
The demise of the SBC actually came a while ago but diehards like Dave keep clinging to the corpse.
The chickens have come home to roost in the SBC for placing extra biblical matters ahead of primary matters. For selling Heretical material in Lifeway for years. Pushing and promoting men like Mark Driscoll and of course CJ Mahaney
Young people are fleeing the SBC in droves.
The demise has not been exaggerated but men like Dave Miller grasp to a dying entity regaling himself of tales of yesteryear.
I enjoyed JD’s sermon…..