SBC Watching
How Southern Baptist pastor Heath Lambert is leaving nothing to chance
If I’m right, then it doesn’t matter at all how many people Heath Lambert loses over his demand.
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Trust in pastors is dropping, and Southern Baptists think they know why
Misplaced trust makes Christians say “Oh no, my pastor would never do that!” It grants pastors a shield they do not deserve.
SBC Watching
Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic: Southern Baptists still arguing over women pastors
To outsiders, this newest strategy might not make a whole lot of sense. But to Southern Baptist leaders, it’s the hands-down most important question of their day.
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The Southern Baptist 2022 Annual Report is finally here
Thanks to the folks at the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), we FINALLY have the SBC’s 2022 Annual Report.
SBC Watching
Southern Baptist extremists seem to be fomenting schism (again)
As the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) continues to decline, two factions have taken to the field of battle. They both want to rule this massive money-making engine. But only one can win the crown. The faction that’s been losing nowadays seems to have focused on another tactic: deliberately fomenting schism
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Why Southern Baptists weren’t part of the Native Americans abuse report
Recently, the United States government finished the first part of its investigation into federally-funded boarding schools that abused Native Americans. As you might expect, it’s a dark read. Primarily, it reveals that for 150 years, the American government used these schools to systematically destroy Native Americans’ culture. Worse, the government Read more
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Southern Baptists snub Old Guard hard at 2022 Annual Meeting
The Old Guard expressed some very strong feelings about this election. But the meeting’s attendees had other ideas.
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2022 Annual Report: Another bad year for the Southern Baptist Convention
Every summer, evangelical-watchers enter their equivalent of March Madness. Of the World Series. Of, dare I declare, the Super Bowl. That’s because every summer, the biggest evangelical denomination of ’em all, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), holds its Annual Meeting and releases its Annual Report. In every Annual Report, the Read more
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Tom Buck: In the land of hypocrisy, secrets are currency
I wonder how long Tom Buck struggled with the secrets he knew about Jeff Ford before using them to attack his faction’s newest enemy #1. One minute? Two? Less?
Analyzing Christianity
Pastor Tom Buck is very upset that his enemies exposed his abusive behavior
Tom Buck clearly hopes to escape the scrutiny that cost Paige Patterson his job—and not hinder his faction leader, Tom Ascol, from reaching the heights of SBC power.