There was a moment in the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville that caught the attention of messengers in the hall and watchers online, not because of its verbal content, but for its optics, as they say. The presiding officer recognized microphone number three. A voice began his introduction, a pastor from Florida. When his image […]
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5 reasons this pastor has hope after the Nashville convention
Just like many others, what I had read on the internet prior to the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention had me primed to walk into a contentious Annual Meeting. Social media gave the meeting all the makings of a good old-fashioned church fight discussing what color carpet we were going to choose for the sanctuary. Thankfully, […]
Takeaways from this year’s SBC
Years ago, as I was leaving the Christian publishing industry to begin serving at the North American Mission Board, my dad shared with me a rare, personal caution. “I just hope you don’t get chewed up in those national SBC politics.” And though I didn’t take his caution too seriously at the time, my understanding […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Litton strikes pastoral tone early in his presidency
At a microphone in Nashville, Southern Baptists got a first look at Ed Litton’s leadership style. It was during the report of Southern Seminary’s Al Mohler that Litton’s voice unexpectedly filled the room during a Q&A. But Litton didn’t have a question. Rather, he rose to express his respect for Mohler, one of the candidates […]
3 ways my kids learn Scripture
Ten years after our premarital counseling, the piece of advice that sticks out above the others is a Bible verse. I wish I could report that Paul’s encouragement in Colossians 3:16 to “let the word of Christ dwell richly among you” has seasoned all of my speech for the past decade. I can’t. But we […]
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