We live in an age where people resist and even resent the idea of authority. A rugged individualism that says you cannot tell me what to do governs our thinking.
This disaster not only comes after the region’s recent recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene but also amid severe winter weather conditions including snow and ice.
In one of several interviews with state Baptist publication editors, Jeff Iorg of the SBC Executive Committee chats with Jennifer Davis Rash about a few of the current situations happening in the business side of SBC life.
“I believe what happened during Encounter Week was proof the students of this campus are craving the presence of God, so that when given the opportunity to seek him, they found him right where they were,” Armstrong said.
The U.S. Department of Justice informed Southern Baptist Convention attorneys Wednesday (March 12) that its investigation into the SBC and its entities is closed.
Over forty million people have left the church in the past twenty-five years in the United States—not merely the people who have walked away from Christian faith, but many Christians who have “dechurched.”
Both joining a church and leaving a church are serious business. Even if it does become clear that leaving is best for us or our family, our attitude must be chastened and humble.