Work with me here. Al Mohler’s guy, one Colin Smothers, not only speaks stridently in favor of the motion but makes a smarmy, cheap shot parliamentary move to disallow any opposition to speak. That was a low class no matter that the assembled messengers, snarling with the smell of the red meat of victory, agreed. A true leader, and the three piece suit guy is not one, would have finessed the matter and equalized the discussion. There was a time when blurting out “call the question” was not considered a proper motion.
Find a pattern here. We amended the BFM with no discussion. We create unity by bulldozing a gracious minority. But it gets better: The Smothers brother successfully smothered the opposition. Political hardball. He’s a Biblical Manhood guy. What a coward. But it gives the minority fuel for next year.
I will continue to point out the obvious: the sbc in session can be stampeded into foolish votes. The sex abuse vote was 90+%. It cost us tens of millions and did not yield safer churches. Truth and unity will come to be seen as vanity and legacy. And Willy can preach a stemwinder sermon but can’t fix anything.
The SBC disappears until next June. There’s neither unity nor clarity for the next 363 days.
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So, as long as Bertha Smith perches herself on a stool and speaks to the church, she’s fine. The snarling dogs of denominational purity will leave her be?
If my church’s WMU leader, retired principal, speaks on a Wednesday night to 1/4 of the typical assembled congregation, she’s in danger of getting the church excluded, or not?
Specifically, the only definition of office/function is preaching to the assembled congregation? The cred committee is free from having to assess any other scenarios?
And, unless we have a spy network, how would anyone know what the 35,000+ small churches do on a Sunday or Wednesday?
It’s not clear. It’s not unity. It’s not truth except in a perverted postmodern way. This issue will never be solved but churches can easily ignore the sbc.
Let the local church decide.
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Nope, I wasn’t present and only watched a little.
The Mohler mess was a boon for the ERLC and too the spotlight off of that beleaguered organization. They should be transitioned to independent status and their tiny CP percentage given to IMB.
There are clearly no leaders in the SBC these days.
Well, it’s on to Mohler’s backyard for 2027.
