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2020 SBC Pastors' Conference President responds to questions raised on social media about some platform personalities

Only hours after questions were raised on social media as Baptist Press released the list of platform personalities invited to the 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference held June 7-8 at Orlando's Orange County Convention Center, did David Uth, the pastors' conference president, respond back on Baptist Press. "Uth's remarks followed social media comments both opposing and supporting the selection of Wong in particular, although many posts also mentioned the non-Southern Baptist pastors." Accordingly, Uth and the staff will continue "monitoring social media to determine whether sentiments are voiced that would endanger... Read more →

Are leaders of 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference making a statement with the platform speakers in Orlando?

The SBC Pastors' Conference is an inspirational event traditionally held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Usually, the speakers are well-known in Christian circles and have national platforms as either pastors in mega-churches, stadium speakers, best-selling authors, podcasts, sports' stars, or perhaps a combination of the above. One kind of speaker that is particularly controversial, at least since 2016, is political figures. The 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference is scheduled for June 7-8 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fl. Its officers are David... Read more →

Pentecostal Christianity: The Ideal Conservatives

Let me say upfront: I am not a Pentecostal Christian. Unless in my dreams, I have never spoken in spiritual languages nor, to my recollection, have I been baptized in the Holy Spirit in a classical Pentecostal sense. I have, however, always admired the spiritual vitality and energy of my Pentecostal Brothers and Sisters. In addition, when contemporary, upbeat, hand-clapping music came to other evangelical worship services 25 years ago, it was already a second generation style with them. Pentecostals were "contemporary" when "contemporary" wasn't cool. As I have been... Read more →