I grew up in Southern Baptist life. My father was a Southern Baptist pastor. I was ordained in a Southern Baptist church, and educated in Southern Baptist institutions. I served SBC churches in Missouri, Texas, and Arkansas. My personal departure from SBC life came due to my inability to reconcile the denomination’s position on women…
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Bi-Partisan Politics and Pulpit Endorsements
Last week, Dr. Robert Jeffress created a storm of controversy with his personal endorsement of Texas Governor Rick Perry for President. The reaction to this has been strong, given that Jeffress cited the Southern Baptist stance on treating Mormonism as a cult. I have always been a seperation of church and state person, siding with…
Observations from the SBC Scoreboard
This morning I came across the new list of Southern Baptist Mega Churches provided by Thom Rainer on his blogsite. You can find the list by clicking here. Rainer’s report reveals that the SBC now boasts 177 mega churches, which are churches that cite an average weekly attendance of 2,000 or more. As I looked…
