I hope he represents an improvement over Danny Akin who presided over the seminary “going woke”. But the Christian Post article states that the new president, Scott Pace, was pulled from the same ecosystem.
Tag: religious left
Local Baptist Pastor Rationalizes Teachers Laying Off Work
Rev. Alan Sherouse is the pastor of a liberal local Baptist church– i.e., First Baptist in Greensboro. He also happens to serve on Guilford County’s school board. He was elected a number of years ago. The school board voted yesterday to close the schools on Friday, May 1. Why? Teachers […]
Senate Race In Texas: Paxton/ Cornyn/ Talarico
The SBC’s Sexual Abuse Sham
A great video below discusses at length the height of the folly associated with the Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of highly publicized sexual abuse allegations. I think the folks who prepared this video have gotten the issue precisely right. Internalize the content, but be forewarned. It may arouse righteous anger:
Lovely Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest is a Southern Baptist retreat/ conference/ camp facility in the North Carolina mountains. It has been operating for over a century. Many Southern Baptists have attended retreats there over the years. Approximately 6 years ago, it was sold to a private ministry group– Ridgecrest Ministries— but maintains a Christian/ […]
Southern Baptist Leftward Drift Described
Mark DeVine teaches at Samford University’s divinity school. Samford, located in Nashville, was a Baptist-founded school; and continues to be a Christian school. DeVine wrote a couple of articles for the Center of Baptist Leadership website. They are found here and here. DeVine rightfully decries the liberal drift in the […]
Summit Church Advocacy/ Refugee Resettlement Partners Among NC SBC Churches
Jon Harris reports that ten Southern Baptist churches in the Triangle region are partners with a refugee resettlement organization. Be reminded also that Summit Church– J.D. Greear’s home base in Durham– is affiliated with Mercy Hill Church here in Greensboro: Summit Church in Durham, NC put this out in conjunction […]
Glaring Indictment Of SBC Leadership
Take a listen to hear what this Virginia pastor is saying about the Southern Baptist Convention: Big-tent denominations need a paradigm shift to faithfully serve local churches. From woke ideology to shallow theology to financial discrepancies, trust has eroded. We are shifting our resources to serve our church and other […]
Local Liberal Church To Have “Easter Service” Telecast Nationwide
It was announced this week that Greensboro’s First Presbyterian Church will have a nationally broadcast “Easter” service this year. The service will be recorded next month and aired on Easter Sunday on ABC television. To call this church “liberal” is an understatement. It now has a female head pastor. It […]
Metaxas/ Basham On SBC “MeToo”
I recommend highly the following interview. Eric Metaxas gets to the essence of the issue of the handling of sexual abuse allegations within the Southern Baptist Convention. He interviews Megan Basham starting at the 22:45 mark: