Conservative Post

There is much controversy over the proposed strategy changes put out by the GRC Task Force. Quite honestly I am not all that thrilled with these proposed changes myself. I am not sure I understand them with much clarity thus far so I will withhold my opinion until I have had a chance to study them further. But we, as Southern Baptists, need to maintain our unity if not draw closer together during this time of disagreement. A Recent article in the Baptist Press News entitled “GCR Terminology a Disaster for CP” is a prime example of someone taking advantage of the situation for political purposes and to create division in the convention. In it Jeeson takes this opportunity to question the motivations and commitment of the leadership that has been elected “for most of the past 30 years”.
My first response was that this was inappropriate. But as Dr. Patterson once said “picking your nose at your wedding is inappropriate” this goes beyond such a simple designation. It is in fact outrageous and Jeeson needs to offer an apology much like Jerry Rankin did to Morris Chapman. He needs to apologize for questioning their commitment to the CP, and to all Southern Baptist who voted for these past leaders as he accused them of voting for “validation by corporate image”. And he needs to apologize for trying to stir up such unnecessary strife born out of a disdain for the conservative leadership. While the article is entitled “ GCR Terminology a Disaster for CP” it is clear that the title does not fit the heart of the article. It should have been title “ My excuse for criticizing conservatives”.
This is made obvious by the designation of “most of the last thirty years” in reference to the leadership. Everyone knows that such a time span fits the conservative resurgence. And of course he sets a rather spurious standard by using the percentage of the churches budget. Making a comparison of a large church like FBC Woodstock to a small church running less than 100 can only be accomplished by percentages. The truth is the total amount given by larger churches even at 2 to 6 % is much greater than a small church who is giving is at 10%.
I must say that I agree with Jeeson that the current changes proposed do not do anything to create a heart change in people. And such a heart change is what is needed most, not the current hyper-pragmatic attitude that is being displayed by the GCR Task Force. But we need to stick to the real problem rather than using it for political purposes and conservative criticism.

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