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Intial takeaway from #SBC23:

1️⃣ The SBC is not drifting. I don’t see how you could walk away from this convention and believe otherwise.

2️⃣ The SBC is a people committed to the Great Commission.

3️⃣ The SBC is prepared to speak toward hard issues with biblical clarity.
On point one, the messengers overwhelmingly disfellowshipped 3 churches out of step with what we believe.

Clarity was offered for what we believe about the office of pastor with 2 of these churches, and other motions.

All these votes were overwhelming.
On point 2, we commissioned 79 missionaries. @DrPaulChitwood emphasized supporting the “home team” and I heard a lot of pastors really thinking about to get to their churches.

The Great Commission is urgent and Southern Baptists are doing their part to be obedient.
On three, we had a great slate of resolutions. The committee led by @dsons helped us say how we think through cultural shifts. And they led by emphasizing that Scripture is the lens in which we view these issues.

Honestly, the most positive resolutions process I can remember.
One last thing, southern baptists showed how confident they are in the directions.

@bartbarber wasn’t owed a second year, but he earned it. And the messengers overwhelmingly believed this.

He led with humility and fairness. I’m grateful for another year with Bart leading.

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Jun 15
One last #SBC23 for now regarding my amendment to BFM:

I believe it was a needed and good edit to strengthen what we have always believed. Nothing change in belief, but gave more clarity.

At the same time, I am 100% of amending the process of how this happens.
It’s not lost on me on how significant this was. I assumed this motion would be referred, and I had no intentions of overruling that decision.

When it was brought out it seemed like a chance to let the messengers speak, and they did just that.
I am not in the camp that believes the messengers are dumb. I empathized in speaking for the amendment that this should not be considered lightly, and what it means.

The messengers voted decisively to amend. In fact, the question was called and 2/3 voted to end debate.
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Jun 13
Bart Barber’s message is from Philippians 4:8-9

#SBC23
“Christianity changes our view of what is beautiful.”
“Even when truths are controversial or painful or difficult the lies that we replace the truth with are far more uglier.”

#SBC23
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Mar 12, 2022
Yesterday I tweeted in response to a video of Madison Cawthorn about my experience knowing him. I walked away from my phone and crazy replies and DMs. Mostly anonymous accounts demanding I reveal a smoking gun. I get why people don’t make public comments, it’s crazy.
I don’t know of him doing anything illegal. He “worked” for less than 2 months. He rarely showed up, and when he did he told a lot of lies. Many of those are wide known as he has circulated them for years. His language was also unbecoming of someone to work in a church.
But man, people assume the worst. The church did nothing wrong in this incident. We parted ways. Madison had other jobs at the time. He had not internet in ministry and it seemed like being truthful. Those incidents are just that, numerous lies.
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