Southern Baptists: Meet Your New Executive Committee President by Peter Lumpkins

In October, 2009, I happened to be a day ahead of some in naming Dr. Frank Page as the new Vice-President for Evangelism at the North American Mission Board (//link). I am not stating this as a way to “brag.” Actually, I’m but grateful our Lord has given me many friends in the Southern Baptist Convention.

Once again the present guessing game will be over on another high-level appointment (//link).  The Presidential Search Committee will soon officially announce their choice for our next President of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. Sources confirm it appears final the nominee will be... .

Dr. Frank Page, Vice-President for Evangelism at the North American Mission Board.

While being only eight months at his present position as VP for Evangelism at NAMB in Alpharetta, Georgia (north metropolitan Atlanta), it looks certain Dr. Page will be going to Music City and settling in where Dr. Morris Chapman has lived since 1992 as he served as President of the Executive Committee.   

Indeed Southern Baptists owe a great deal of gratitude for Dr. Chapman.  Having been one of the first appointments of the victorious Conservative Resurgence in the SBC,   Dr. Chapman faithfully carried out his duties as President for 18 years. He retires from office later this year.

Once the official announcement is made that Dr. Frank Page is indeed the President Elect, I may offer some  observations about his being named to his new position.

With that, I am…

Peter

Comments

[Matt Svoboda]

Good hire, in my opinion!

[Tom Parker]

Peter:

You state the following:"Indeed Southern Baptists owe a great deal of gratitude for Dr. Chapman. Having been one of the first appointments of the victorious Conservative Resurgence in the SBC,"

I'm not sure someone can honestly state that the CR was victorius. Seems to me the SBC is in a very fragmented state these days.

[cb scott]

Tom Parker,

Is there an implication in your comment that Dr. Morris Chapman was not a good and productive leader for the SBC during his tenure?

If so, to what criteria of judgment do you credit your conclusion?

cb

[cb scott]

Peter,

A mutual friend in Arlington, TX would like for you to call him at your earliest convenience.

cb

[Les Puryear]

Peter,

If this is true, I am very encouraged. Frank Page has been a strong supporter of smaller membership churches.

Les

[Wm. Dwight McKissic]

CB,
Peter and I talked yesterday.

Thanks.
Dwight

[cb scott]

Dwight,

Now that you have called yourself by name; Let me say, I am glad to hear you guys have made contact.

I will now turn my attention toward bringing the President of the United States into contact with the people who are "right" about healthcare and get him away from Pelosi, Reed and all the other political Wild Geese he has been listening to this year. :-)

cb

[selahV]

CB...you're so funny. selahV

[peter]

All,

I closed this thread due to inappropriate comments from one of James White's incorrigible supporters. I kindly requested he not issue complaints on this thread (unrelated to the post) but simply use my email address. Instead he logged once again, beyond all courtesy imaginable.

Now he has a blog post explicitly labeling me a "liar, law-breaker, and a God-hater." I wonder where they learn how to write "rebuttals"? Ummm...

Even so, I am going to rethink commenting on SBC Tomorrow in the future. More frequently, I'm observing that when I allow the blog sit without keeping an eye on it, there appears a few who insists my blog exists for them to dump as much as they like, "you, sir, are a liar" type of comments.

If not that, then they will jump posts and post on the current one a "piece of their mind" from another blog post, sometimes weeks old. Or, they will do as the young man on this post and insist on using my thread in an inappropriate manner. Enough is enough.

Hence, I do not know yet what I am going to do but I am most certainly going to deal with it.

I trust all have a great weekend.

With that, I am...
Peter