Comments on: Declining Membership http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=declining-membership A forum for Baptists to dialogue about how best to fulfill God’s calling in our lives. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: volfan007 http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3585 volfan007 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:11:20 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3585 jeff t, i guess chapels dont have hearts, either. :) david jeff t,

i guess chapels dont have hearts, either. :)

david

]]> By: Jeff T http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3584 Jeff T Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:22:40 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3584 What does that have to do with a chapel? What does that have to do with a chapel?

]]> By: Dave Miller http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3583 Dave Miller Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:04:28 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3583 Debbie, Denominations don't have hearts. People have hearts. What you are saying is that the people of this denomination do not have their hearts right with God. In that case, the answer is for each of us, individually, to get our hearts right and our priorities in order. Humility and repentance, not arrogance and condemnation, are the solution. Debbie,

Denominations don’t have hearts. People have hearts. What you are saying is that the people of this denomination do not have their hearts right with God.

In that case, the answer is for each of us, individually, to get our hearts right and our priorities in order.

Humility and repentance, not arrogance and condemnation, are the solution.

]]> By: Debbie Kaufman http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3582 Debbie Kaufman Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:08:16 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3582 Jeff: I believe my point is clear, but I'll clarify for you. Our heart as a denomination is not in the right place. In my opinion it hasn't been for quite some time. I believe we may be reaping what has been sowed. Jeff: I believe my point is clear, but I’ll clarify for you. Our heart as a denomination is not in the right place. In my opinion it hasn’t been for quite some time. I believe we may be reaping what has been sowed.

]]> By: Baptist Buzz & Baptist Fizzle: Blogging About The 2007 ACP Results | SBC Voices http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3581 Baptist Buzz & Baptist Fizzle: Blogging About The 2007 ACP Results | SBC Voices Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:12:16 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3581 [...] Wes Kenney quotes the comments of Dr. Malcolm Yarnell’s counter point to Stetzer’s blog post Declining Membership [...] [...] Wes Kenney quotes the comments of Dr. Malcolm Yarnell’s counter point to Stetzer’s blog post Declining Membership [...]

]]> By: Baptist Buzz & Baptist Fizzle: Blogging About The 2007 ACP Results | SBC Voices http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-12540 Baptist Buzz & Baptist Fizzle: Blogging About The 2007 ACP Results | SBC Voices Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:12:16 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-12540 [...] Wes Kenney quotes the comments of Dr. Malcolm Yarnell’s counter point to Stetzer’s blog post Declining Membership [...] [...] Wes Kenney quotes the comments of Dr. Malcolm Yarnell’s counter point to Stetzer’s blog post Declining Membership [...]

]]> By: Baptist Buzz & Baptist Fizzle: Blogging About The 2007 ACP Results | SBC Voices http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-14558 Baptist Buzz & Baptist Fizzle: Blogging About The 2007 ACP Results | SBC Voices Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:12:16 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-14558 [...] Wes Kenney quotes the comments of Dr. Malcolm Yarnell’s counter point to Stetzer’s blog post Declining Membership [...] [...] Wes Kenney quotes the comments of Dr. Malcolm Yarnell’s counter point to Stetzer’s blog post Declining Membership [...]

]]> By: Scott Gordon http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3580 Scott Gordon Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:13:11 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3580 Tim, That is awesome! Sola Gratia! Tim,

That is awesome!

Sola Gratia!

]]> By: Tim Rogers http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3579 Tim Rogers Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:08:44 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3579 Brother Brian, You are correct, the bottom line is that pastors are not setting the example. Brother Bart Barber on his blog challenged all bloggers to a certain criteria before blogging. You can read about it <a href="http://praisegodbarebones.blogspot.com/2008/04/blogover-2008.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I told him that I would not go for ten, but count me in for three. Tonight I shared the gospel with 5 people and two gave their hearts to Jesus Christ. Let's just all get on the ball personally witnessing to people about Jesus that are out there. Oh, this was a knock on a door as a result of a Block Party sponsored at the church on April 19. The home we went to, came to the block party and decided to go to church the next Sunday Night. The man was brought up Catholic and the lady was raised in a Church of God. They decided that they did not want to go to a Baptist church for who knows why and went to a Presbyterian church. The Presbyterian church did not have a Sunday evening service, but our traditional Southern Baptist church still believes that the Sunday evening service is a part of honoring our Lord on the day of rest. As a result of their attendance in the sunday evening service my chairman of Deacons and myself visited tonight and presented the Gospel. My Chairman of Deacons sat there tonight and watched his pastor present the plan of salvation to this family and the dad and 10-year-old daughter were gloriously saved. The mom, knew she was saved but confessed to straying. She prayed a prayer of re-surender based on 1 John 1:9. They are coming forward Sunday AM. I am following up this week and encouraging them in their walk. All of this because Dr. Bart Barber challenged the bloggers to commit not to write another post until they shared the gospel with lost people before they posted a serious post on their blog. Well, I can now post another blog post. But most of all, God has brought two more into His Kingdom. To Him be Glory and Honor. Blessings, Tim Brother Brian,

You are correct, the bottom line is that pastors are not setting the example.

Brother Bart Barber on his blog challenged all bloggers to a certain criteria before blogging. You can read about it here. I told him that I would not go for ten, but count me in for three. Tonight I shared the gospel with 5 people and two gave their hearts to Jesus Christ.

Let’s just all get on the ball personally witnessing to people about Jesus that are out there. Oh, this was a knock on a door as a result of a Block Party sponsored at the church on April 19. The home we went to, came to the block party and decided to go to church the next Sunday Night. The man was brought up Catholic and the lady was raised in a Church of God. They decided that they did not want to go to a Baptist church for who knows why and went to a Presbyterian church. The Presbyterian church did not have a Sunday evening service, but our traditional Southern Baptist church still believes that the Sunday evening service is a part of honoring our Lord on the day of rest. As a result of their attendance in the sunday evening service my chairman of Deacons and myself visited tonight and presented the Gospel. My Chairman of Deacons sat there tonight and watched his pastor present the plan of salvation to this family and the dad and 10-year-old daughter were gloriously saved. The mom, knew she was saved but confessed to straying. She prayed a prayer of re-surender based on 1 John 1:9. They are coming forward Sunday AM. I am following up this week and encouraging them in their walk.

All of this because Dr. Bart Barber challenged the bloggers to commit not to write another post until they shared the gospel with lost people before they posted a serious post on their blog. Well, I can now post another blog post.

But most of all, God has brought two more into His Kingdom. To Him be Glory and Honor.

Blessings,
Tim

]]> By: brian http://sbctoday.com/2008/04/24/declining-membership/#comment-3578 brian Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:55 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/?p=177#comment-3578 bottom line is pastors are not setting the example, paint it how you want it but that is the issue. we must lead by example. nothing more nothing less bottom line is pastors are not setting the example, paint it how you want it but that is the issue. we must lead by example. nothing more nothing less

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