IMB Issues
Getting the Facts Straight: Hershael York
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008In a post on his blog, Dr. Hershael York, who is a trustee of the International Mission Board, gets the facts straight and corrects some of the misinformation concerning the attrition rate of missionary personnel:
Interestingly, the attrition rate has actually declined since the IMB passed the policies on baptism and private prayer language that some […]
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 […]
Who Is Being Served?
Friday, February 1st, 2008Recently, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, current President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been taken to task concerning his openness to be nominated for President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Some have labeled it a gross conflict of interest. However, if history has proven anything concerning entity presidents being elected as president of […]
Principles of Contextualization
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Lest you think that nothing else happened at the trustee meeting of the International Mission Board earlier this week, we are pleased to offer for your consideration and critique five “principles of contextualization” adopted by trustees at the meeting. A quick reading will show that these are at least partly a response to concerns raised […]
Gratitude for the Trustee System
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007Recently , we published a post by Tim Rogers titled “The Trustee System – Working as Designed.” Today we have been given evidence of the trustee system working, and working well, at something its designers never anticipated.
As you likely know by now, the trustees of the International Mission Board (IMB) voted in closed session yesterday […]
Drifting Away From Our Mission
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007I am currently preaching through the book of Genesis. It is probably one of my favorite books of the Bible, because it displays the drama of God’s unending love for his creation in the face of willful disobedience and rebellion.
In studying chapter two of Genesis I came across a profound thought from Walter Brueggemann. […]
First-Time Plenary Session Observer
Thursday, September 13th, 2007SBC Today has obtained audio of Dr. Jerry Rankin’s report to the board. Click here to listen.)
There are many firsts in my life. I still remember the first sermon I preached, the first time I performed a Baptism, and the first Communion I led as a Pastor. Many times these “first times” help […]
Camel Concerns
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007Back in July, there was reported from this blog a discussion at the IMB Trustee meeting concerning the Camel Method, a strategy for the evangelization of Muslims that is endorsed by the IMB for use on the field. Other men have voiced serious concerns over the Camel Method here, here, here, here, and here. […]