tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23708015.post5633616868739492493..comments2022-12-22T10:22:36.522-08:00Comments on Southern Grits & Sovereign Grace: Anti-Great-Commission Policy?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315967884033580328noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23708015.post-47579036542918618152008-08-27T14:07:00.000-07:002008-08-27T14:07:00.000-07:00Jon,I wish you were in Florida!The Florida Baptist...Jon,<BR/><BR/>I wish you were in Florida!<BR/><BR/>The Florida Baptist Convention is loosing ground in the State, and this as the population of Florida continues to climb. <BR/><BR/>The state of Alabama has less than 5 million people and yet it has over 4,000 churches (I believe)... The state of Florida has over 16 million people and around 2,000 churches and a significant portion of these contribute nothing to the convention and do not even bother to send in an ACP each year... But the state still counts them.<BR/><BR/>Florida needs new life... Florida needs new leadership... Florida needs a new convention.<BR/><BR/>Grace Always,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315967884033580328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23708015.post-73643186226485414802008-08-27T07:47:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:47:00.000-07:00The most difficult bridges to cross in beginning a...The most difficult bridges to cross in beginning anything like a new state convention or even a new association is:<BR/><BR/>1 - The short tenure of pastors who <BR/>have not earned a place to lead in such a way.<BR/><BR/>2 - The lack of information given to the church membership because of lack of desire to know or even deal with such issues. - We have enough trouble getting them to church consistently.<BR/><BR/>3 - The lack of funds and people to get the word out, travel around, have speaking engagements to share the issues and have open doors in churches to be heard.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>When pastoring in PA myself and a few other concerned pastors began the thought of beginning a new convention but I was called by the head of NAMB at that time and asked not to go that direction. We didn't but in many ways I wished we would have.<BR/><BR/>If I were in FL, I'd join your cause to begin and help lead the cause to get the word around. But as the Lord has it and I am grateful for, I am in NC.Jon L. Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197096460227507823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23708015.post-71656473321874084202008-06-15T06:02:00.000-07:002008-06-15T06:02:00.000-07:00Pastors And Preachers and elders, i meant to say.Pastors And Preachers and elders, i meant to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23708015.post-70287460750842212072008-06-15T06:00:00.000-07:002008-06-15T06:00:00.000-07:00you should form a committee with Pastors AND in th...you should form a committee with Pastors AND in this area and model it after the Bible Baptist Fellowship of Springfield, MO , only with emphasis on Doctrines of Grace.<BR/><BR/>To see what is A Sovereign Grace Baptist, note the 4 posts on my Blog-Free Grace Preacher.<BR/> Yours by Divine Grace<BR/> PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23708015.post-83066625088449729062008-06-13T20:24:00.000-07:002008-06-13T20:24:00.000-07:00Dr Foltz,I do not claim to know how we should proc...Dr Foltz,<BR/><BR/>I do not claim to know how we should proceed... perhaps three regional fellowship would be a good idea in state the size of Florida? <BR/><BR/>What I do know is that the current structure is not working... The Florida Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention are both in decline... And if we are to be “Great Commission Baptist” then we (our national and state conventions leaders) must get over this need to control what God is doing outside of the local congregation where we are members. <BR/><BR/>If there are a dozen Baptist churches of a particular theological strip who wish to form a fellowship in order to advance the cause of Christ and to better fulfill the Great Commission then the national and state leaders (as followers of Christ first and Southern Baptist second) should applaud their efforts.<BR/><BR/>That is what I am looking for... But then again, perhaps that is asking to much?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315967884033580328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23708015.post-54753957358742702442008-06-13T17:57:00.000-07:002008-06-13T17:57:00.000-07:00How about 3 regional fellowships bound together un...How about 3 regional fellowships bound together under the banner of the doctrines of grace, leaving each church independent and autonomous, yet cooperating for the common good/<BR/><BR/>DR. Paul W. FoltzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com