Cooperation
The Call of Baptist Identity (Part 2)
Monday, May 5th, 2008Ecumenicals and the Narrowing of Parameters
I am not a blue blood in the SBC. I was raised in the Church of Christ and the Disciples of Christ [Christian Church]. As a child I was immersed in order to receive salvation. A series of events led me to visit a local Baptist church, which I had […]
Tim Guthrie: Moving Forward…Part 4b
Friday, April 11th, 2008The Money Facts
…and so we continue. When one deals with the structure of the flow of money one cannot get away from the two hot topics that we mentioned in the previous section.
What percentage should a church give to the CP?
and
What percentage should the state conventions keep?
A church is referred to in scripture as the […]
Tim Guthrie: Moving Forward…Part 4
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008The Money Trail
Anyone who has been around Baptists long enough knows that Baptists get real funny when one discusses money. Let a preacher start off a sermon with money and the pews or chairs start rocking. This is also true when one discusses the Cooperative Program and the giving plan of the SBC. A quick […]
Beauty and the Beast - Part Two
Thursday, March 6th, 2008[This is the second of a 4-part series on “Critical Criteria” for me considering the president of the SBC. Click here for part one.]
Secondly, a criterion I would lean heavily upon is whether the candidate abstains from even the appearance of impropriety. What do his lifestyle choices reveal? What do his interests reveal? What motivates […]
Broadway Baptist and The Homosexual Issue
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Recently Broadway Baptist of Ft. Worth voted to not have pictures of families in their directory because some of the “families” were homosexual couples. You can read about the debate and the vote of the congregation here.
How did this historic church that is known for its music come to debating if homosexuals would be […]