Live from the Southern Baptist Convention in Greensboro, NC
I'm at the SBC in Greensboro, NC. It's been cloudy outside, but clear as a bell inside the auditorium. Messengers elected Frank Page the new President with a majority of 50.4% of the vote, so no runoff is necessary. I guess that proves that Southern Baptists still vote. It may also prove something about the value of the Internet for dissemination of information (or, for that matter, disinformation[!?!]).
In other news, the Convention sent a recommendation back to the Executive Committee that would have allowed a vote on whether or not to move the 2007 SBC from Indianapolis to New Orleans. Hosting the SBC in NoLa would have been a huge boost for the city, and at such a critical time too. New Orleans is wide open to the God News right now--I think we could have made a tremendous impact on the region's future. Sending it back to the Execs will pretty much kill the change, and it does save the convention about $425,000, so it's not all bad. I do hate to miss an opportunity though.
Tonight, messengers will debate some of the motions surrounding the governance of the IMB. I think the hollering starts around 7:30, and you can watch it LIVE on the web at www.sbc.net, which is very cool. It's also one reason why I am SoBapt (the hollering, not the WebCast). I like it that a guy from a small Baptist church in a small town can stand at a microphone and ask hard questions. I like it that real messengers from real churches all over the country get a say in what happens. I like it that conclusions aren't always foregone. We fuss (just like a family), but we also give everyone a chance to speak his mind. To my knowledge, no other denomination allows such free-ranging input. In fact, because of our polity, I am not sure one can rightly call us a denomination. We act more like a family, or at least a cooperation.
Speaking of cooperation, NOBTS President Chuck Kelley gave a very good speech thanking So. Baptists for all the help (time and money) we've received in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast since Katrina. Dr. Kelley pointed out that the Cooperative Program works very well all the time and especially well after disasters. That's another reason I like being SoBapt--we take care of each other (just like a family), and we spread the Good News (just like His family should).
I hope you're having fun and being entertained. I sure am. =JA=
I'm at the SBC in Greensboro, NC. It's been cloudy outside, but clear as a bell inside the auditorium. Messengers elected Frank Page the new President with a majority of 50.4% of the vote, so no runoff is necessary. I guess that proves that Southern Baptists still vote. It may also prove something about the value of the Internet for dissemination of information (or, for that matter, disinformation[!?!]).
In other news, the Convention sent a recommendation back to the Executive Committee that would have allowed a vote on whether or not to move the 2007 SBC from Indianapolis to New Orleans. Hosting the SBC in NoLa would have been a huge boost for the city, and at such a critical time too. New Orleans is wide open to the God News right now--I think we could have made a tremendous impact on the region's future. Sending it back to the Execs will pretty much kill the change, and it does save the convention about $425,000, so it's not all bad. I do hate to miss an opportunity though.
Tonight, messengers will debate some of the motions surrounding the governance of the IMB. I think the hollering starts around 7:30, and you can watch it LIVE on the web at www.sbc.net, which is very cool. It's also one reason why I am SoBapt (the hollering, not the WebCast). I like it that a guy from a small Baptist church in a small town can stand at a microphone and ask hard questions. I like it that real messengers from real churches all over the country get a say in what happens. I like it that conclusions aren't always foregone. We fuss (just like a family), but we also give everyone a chance to speak his mind. To my knowledge, no other denomination allows such free-ranging input. In fact, because of our polity, I am not sure one can rightly call us a denomination. We act more like a family, or at least a cooperation.
Speaking of cooperation, NOBTS President Chuck Kelley gave a very good speech thanking So. Baptists for all the help (time and money) we've received in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast since Katrina. Dr. Kelley pointed out that the Cooperative Program works very well all the time and especially well after disasters. That's another reason I like being SoBapt--we take care of each other (just like a family), and we spread the Good News (just like His family should).
I hope you're having fun and being entertained. I sure am. =JA=
posted by Dr. Jack Allen at 3:43 PM
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