Thread by @KyleJamesHoward

I don't see repentance, & I don't see progress. I see politics, & the world will too. Praying for #SBC18. If its leaders keep playing politics and assuming the world can't see through the fog; the convention WILL crumble. The cooperative program is invaluable, this will be sad.

I’m not just talking abt Patterson. I’m talking abt the entire structure. Those in the “know” will know what I’m talking about. From the current president election process to the way wealthy churches leverage their money for power. God is not pleased & won’t be mocked. #sbc18

The biggest challenge the #sbc18 faces is the ignorance of the pinger generation. There are a ton of younger (and some older) Southern Baptists who want to fight for their denom. But, they don’t understand the politics of the convention & they don’t realize level of compromise.

They want the old guard out, but don’t realize that the old guard is finding the VAST majority of the cooperative program. If they lose the old guard, they lose the cooperative program. Young people aren’t giving, the older are. Changing the #sbc18 will require 1 of two things.

1. The old guard repents for how the depth of compromise they have made in regards to charity & lust for power.

2. Younger generation must out give the older. It’s completely flipped right now. The overwhelming majority of funds is “old money”. The next gen isn’t self sustaining

Think abt how ridiculous this is for a denomination that claims to be all abt mission. The politics leave these two options, one being a hostile takeover to preserve integrity. The most God glorifying thing the #sbc18 can do is old guard repent & youth give more & honor elders.

This isn’t my fight anymore, I have 0 desire to invest my time engaging in the political mire the SBC rests in. But, the cooperative program is worth saving. To my young Southern Baptists, if you want to save your denom; you must learn the politics, economics, & history of SBC.

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