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Dr. Ergun Caner Investigation Completed
Posted by: | CommentsThe following is the statement that Liberty University has released concerning their investigation of Dr. Ergun Caner. It seems that Liberty is moving in a direction to say nothing further. In that vein we at SBC Today will not discuss this issue any further. This matter is behind us and we praise God that Dr. Caner is exonerated as he is retained at Liberty on faculty.
Podcasting Tonight
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It’s been an eventful day at the Southern Baptist Convention, and folks are sharing their thoughts with one another in hotel lobbies and convention center hallways across Orlando. The SBC Today team will be recording a podcast episode tonight in the lobby of the Residence Inn on Universal Boulevard in Orlando. We’ll be sharing reflections on the events of the day, and on the future of our convention.
If you’re in the area, feel free to stop by and join us. If you’d like more info, comment here and we’ll get back to you.
Our Choice: Jimmy Jackson
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Since June 4, 1978, Dr. Jimmy Jackson has served faithfully as pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. Next week, he will be nominated to succeed Johnny Hunt as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and we heartily support his election to that office.
Dr. Jackson’s experience, wisdom, and demeanor uniquely qualify him to serve Southern Baptists in this crucial hour. At a time when our convention seems to be fracturing and dividing, his wisdom can help us to unite around our shared convictions.
The length of his service to one congregation reveals a man who knows how to look at the big picture and lead others to see it as well, and the growth of that congregation over the years is surely a sign of God’s blessing.
His service to his state convention, as a vice-president and then as president, his election as a vice-president of the SBC, and his service as a trustee of Southwestern Seminary reveal a man who understands denominational politics, and can be productive and well respected in that environment.
We believe that this combination of qualities, along with his steadfast conservative Baptist convictions, makes Dr. Jimmy Jackson an excellent choice to lead our convention. We encourage our readers who will be serving as messengers from their churches to the convention in Orlando next week to prayerfully consider supporting Dr. Jackson as the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Memorial Day Celebrations
Posted by: | CommentsThere is a dear Brother in our church who is celebrating his birthday today. I teased him at church on Sunday that the nation called a holiday to celebrate his birthday. He laughed about it and we enjoyed some good ribbing at the Men’s Breakfast. As I began to think on that incident I came to realize that we may take Memorial Day a little too much for granted. As I enjoyed the final laps of the World 600 I realized that we would not enjoy these freedoms without the freedom that surrounded that NASCAR event. Do you realize that at the beginning of each NASCAR race they have a prayer prayed by some local pastor. As a matter of fact the Daytona 500 was opened in prayer by one of our own Southern Baptist Pastors, Dr. David Uth, of First Baptist Orlando. At Sunday’s World 600 Dr. James Dobson delivered the opening prayer. What a great freedom and it is celebrated without embarrassment. Though some may not like this opening prayer, this freedom could not be celebrated without the sacrifice of our forefathers.
Podcast Episode 27
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Today we have the privilege of presenting an interview with Dr. Jimmy Jackson, pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. He is also the current president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Baptist Press has reported that he will be one of the four men who will be nominated for President of the Southern Baptist Convention when we meet in Orlando next month.
In this episode, we were able to ask Dr. Jackson questions pertaining to the GCR Task Force final report, his thoughts on appointments to the various convention committees and boards, and how we can best work for unity in the accomplishment of our Great Commission calling as believers in our local churches.
You can listen to the podcast using the player below, or you can subscribe in iTunes by clicking on the image in this post or on the link in the sidebar. Share in the comments here your suggestions for how we can improve the podcast, and take a moment to give us a rating or a review on our iTunes page. Thanks as always for listening, and we’ll be back for more podcasting fun next week.
Enhanced Podcast: Happy Mother’s Day
Posted by: | CommentsTo all of the Mothers in our lives we at SBC Today want to wish you a very Happy Mother’s Day. It is an honor to be a Mother and we honor you today. Thank you for showing the unconditional love that you do for us every day. When God gives a woman the honor of becoming a Mother I believe He places a seed of unconditional love within her heart. That seed is devoloped as the child/children grow and the Mother desires their best. She sacrifices like never before to make certain that child/children are able to have the best chances at life that she can provide for them.
We here at SBC Today want to thank the Mothers of our Children. We honor you in a very special way today and want to tell you–Thank You for being the Mothers of our children and allowing us to do the ministry God has called us. You have, on multiple occasions, put the kids to bed by yourself while we were at the hospital, or in someone’s home leading another Mother’s child to Christ. God has a special reward for you.
David & Sherri Worley
Scott & Rhonda Gordon
Debra Kenney & Children
Tim & Gail Rogers
Podcast Episode 26
Posted by: | CommentsIn this week’s podcast we have the privilege of presenting an interview with Hussein Wario, a Muslim convert to Christianity. He tells his story and relates experiences of reactions/responses from those in the Islamic community to his conversion. In this podcast, Hussein Wario responds to the accusations of Muslims like Mohammed Khan toward Muslim converts to Christianity in America like Dr. Ergun Caner. Wario is the author of Cracks in the Crescent (read an excerpt in Google Books), in which he depicts Islam, his conversion to Christianity, and subsequent persecution.
You can listen to the podcast using the player below, or you can subscribe in iTunes by clicking on the image in this post or on the link in the sidebar. Share in the comments here your suggestions for how we can improve the podcast, and take a moment to give us a rating or a review on our iTunes page. Thanks as always for listening, and we’ll be back for more podcasting fun next week.
And Now There Are Three
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According to the Florida Baptist Witness Dr. Ted Traylor has now announced he will allow his name to be placed before the convention for President. Dr. Traylor has been Pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida for the past 20 years. Olive Baptist gives over 10% of their undesignated funds to CP and they also receive offerings for Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong. Dr. Ed Litton announced he would be making the nomination. This race just became even more interesting.
Then There Were Two
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Dr. Jimmy Jackson
According to Alabama Baptist news Dr. Jimmy Jackson announced he will allow his name to be nominated for President of the Convention in June. Dr. Jackson has served Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama for the past 31 years as Senior Pastor. According to their latest CP, Whitesburg Baptist forwards right at 5% of their six million dollars received in undesignated funds to the Cooperative Program. Whitesburg also supported the 2009 IMB Lottie Moon Christmas offering at the amount of $236,735. The ACP also reports that Whitesburg supported the 2009 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering with an offering of $138,548.
It looks like this race just got interesting.
Statement from Dr. Ergun Caner
Posted by: | CommentsThe following is a statement from Dr. Ergun Caner, President of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, regarding the recently renewed accusations and criticisms of his life and ministry. He issued this from his website, erguncaner.com, Thursday evening, February 25, 2010. We have reproduced it here, by permission of the author, for your convenience. The original may be found by clicking the following link: Statement of Dr. Ergun Caner.
In keeping with the desire expressed by Dr. Caner in the following excerpt from his statement,
This constant stream of criticism, blogging and berating is not acceptable between believers. I am as guilty as anyone else in instigating such things over the years, but these personal attacks are too much.
I shall not participate in this anymore.
We will not be opening commenting on this post.
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