February 2011

The Baptist Courier, the state paper for Southern Baptists in South Carolina, has printed a first person article that I began working on last fall.  You can view the online version here. I am very concerned about the direction and much of the leadership of our convention.  As I explained to my church family over the weekend, the battle that is looming before Southern Baptists is not necessarily a theological battle like the Conservative Resurgence.  (Although there are definitely some theological systems driving much of the current controversy.) It is still however a battle for the heart, soul and future of our convention. I've posted my article below and would love for you to share you thoughts.  I plan on writing several followup articles in the near future.

This week I had the tremendous opportunity and great personal blessing of spending a couple of days with  pastors and leaders from across the country at the Northeast Alabama Leadership Conference & Retreat.  This group of men from Maryland to Texas and from Ohio to South Georgia have become a real encouragement and inspiration to me.  I want to thank them for their friendship and fellowship over these many years.  It was a great time!