“The credentials committee, supposedly the doctrinal watchdog of the SBC, was caught flat-footed. What were they to do? Was a “teaching pastor” really a pastor-pastor? Could they really be expected to act decisively when so many important people—JD Greear, Griffin Gulledge, Danny Akin—preferred to look the other way? The Baptist Faith & Message said one thing, but without an enforcement mechanism, what did it matter?”
(The Dissenter) Once upon a time, Southern Baptists knew what a pastor was. Not that it was ever complicated. The Bible, clear as a bell, lays it out—a pastor is a man, called by God, qualified by Scripture, and entrusted with the shepherding of the flock. And for a while, the SBC followed suit. Then came the termites. Continue reading