Comments on: The Day I Walked Out of the Southern Baptist Convention http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/ Wed, 23 May 2012 16:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: The Day I Walked Out of the Southern Baptist Convention « Smurtis http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-21584 The Day I Walked Out of the Southern Baptist Convention « Smurtis Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:46:24 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-21584 [...] article was originally published on Burnside Writers Collective on December 9, [...] [...] article was originally published on Burnside Writers Collective on December 9, [...]

]]> By: Michael Duncan http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13791 Michael Duncan Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:14:06 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13791 Curtis, I grew up SBC, attended a Baptist College and Southern Seminary in Louisville (1976). When the SBC hoopla started in 1979, I had no intention of walking out, leaving a people who had nurtured me into faith and educated me for the pastoral ministry. Then came a convention in Atlanta (flags waving and another U.S. President speaking) and the crowd responding as if Jesus had just returned for the faithful. A few conventions later a resolution denigrating women was passed. The time had come. I'm still Baptist but, along with the church I pastor (same one for 30 years), I am now affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Do I agree with all the CBF does? No. But I like being among Baptists who do know what they stand for and who practice being brothers and sisters while allowing room for discussion and disagreement about what we believe and how we are to serve our Lord. Thanks for sharing and blessing in your ministry. Curtis,

I grew up SBC, attended a Baptist College and Southern Seminary in Louisville (1976). When the SBC hoopla started in 1979, I had no intention of walking out, leaving a people who had nurtured me into faith and educated me for the pastoral ministry. Then came a convention in Atlanta (flags waving and another U.S. President speaking) and the crowd responding as if Jesus had just returned for the faithful. A few conventions later a resolution denigrating women was passed. The time had come. I’m still Baptist but, along with the church I pastor (same one for 30 years), I am now affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Do I agree with all the CBF does? No. But I like being among Baptists who do know what they stand for and who practice being brothers and sisters while allowing room for discussion and disagreement about what we believe and how we are to serve our Lord.

Thanks for sharing and blessing in your ministry.

]]> By: Caleb Horton http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13728 Caleb Horton Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:28:11 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13728 Thanks for sharing this article. I'm 19 and have attended an SBC church since I was in middle school. I thought about looking for other denominations a couple of years ago for some of the same issues that you talk about but after praying about it I knew that God's plan for me was to stay at my current church. It seems that the majority of the lay members I come in contact with are not the ones who spread this hatred but some of the "leaders". It's a very sad thing that this denomination has made issues like this become an us vs. them scenario. I do not understand how people forget that everyone, saved or unsaved, is a child of God. Thanks for sharing this article. I’m 19 and have attended an SBC church since I was in middle school. I thought about looking for other denominations a couple of years ago for some of the same issues that you talk about but after praying about it I knew that God’s plan for me was to stay at my current church.

It seems that the majority of the lay members I come in contact with are not the ones who spread this hatred but some of the “leaders”. It’s a very sad thing that this denomination has made issues like this become an us vs. them scenario.

I do not understand how people forget that everyone, saved or unsaved, is a child of God.

]]> By: Jason http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13717 Jason Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:33:40 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13717 You mean Jesus is not alive? What are the Baptists coming to? You mean Jesus is not alive? What are the Baptists coming to?

]]> By: David Adams http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13708 David Adams Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:46:41 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13708 I love the story, Curtis. I grew up SBC and was in seminary when I encountered the denominational disdain for women and other people. The American Baptists in Indiana/Greater Indianapolis treated me far better than the people I grew up with, and CBF has also had its bright spots (don't get smug, Bert). Anyhow, your story really connects because I had a somewhat similar experience in Bloomington with a down on his luck man who was dying of AIDS and happened to call the church when I was standing next to the phone. Taking a risk and caring for people who the rest of the world has rejected speaks to us a way that few other experiences can. I hope you continue to cherish the memory of the day Jesus came to your door. I love the story, Curtis. I grew up SBC and was in seminary when I encountered the denominational disdain for women and other people. The American Baptists in Indiana/Greater Indianapolis treated me far better than the people I grew up with, and CBF has also had its bright spots (don’t get smug, Bert).

Anyhow, your story really connects because I had a somewhat similar experience in Bloomington with a down on his luck man who was dying of AIDS and happened to call the church when I was standing next to the phone. Taking a risk and caring for people who the rest of the world has rejected speaks to us a way that few other experiences can. I hope you continue to cherish the memory of the day Jesus came to your door.

]]> By: Israel http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13704 Israel Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:43:42 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13704 That's a crazy day, right there. It will always be a challenge for the church to love its neighbors, and even more so to love its enemies (ie. the people boycotting you across the street). But it's our calling. Love is what it's all about. I don't know if I would have had the love to what you did for Percy. That’s a crazy day, right there.

It will always be a challenge for the church to love its neighbors, and even more so to love its enemies (ie. the people boycotting you across the street). But it’s our calling. Love is what it’s all about.

I don’t know if I would have had the love to what you did for Percy.

]]> By: A Busy Week « Just Wallpaper http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13686 A Busy Week « Just Wallpaper Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:54:54 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13686 [...] On Wednesday, Burnside Writers Collective published an article I wrote called “The Day I Walked Out of the Southern Baptist Convention”. I really put a lot of me into this, and I’m glad many people have read it who need a new perspective on Christianity. To read it, click on the picture above or simply click here. [...] [...] On Wednesday, Burnside Writers Collective published an article I wrote called “The Day I Walked Out of the Southern Baptist Convention”. I really put a lot of me into this, and I’m glad many people have read it who need a new perspective on Christianity. To read it, click on the picture above or simply click here. [...]

]]> By: Bert Montgomery http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13685 Bert Montgomery Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:21:04 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13685 There's a large group of former Southern Baptists, who have formed their own identity by what they are for and what they do ... the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (www.thefellowship.info) There’s a large group of former Southern Baptists, who have formed their own identity by what they are for and what they do … the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (www.thefellowship.info)

]]> By: Bert Montgomery http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13684 Bert Montgomery Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:19:04 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13684 there's a huge group of former Southern Baptists who have made an identity of sorts for themselves ... The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (www.thefellowship.info) there’s a huge group of former Southern Baptists who have made an identity of sorts for themselves … The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (www.thefellowship.info)

]]> By: Elton Kelly http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/12/09/the-day-i-walked-out-of-the-southern-baptist-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-13680 Elton Kelly Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:47:22 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=7963#comment-13680 I'm struggling to find a positive way to define myself, rather than "not SBC." I’m struggling to find a positive way to define myself, rather than “not SBC.”

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