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Dr. Bill Henard has been a faithful servant in his roles as president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention and as a trustee, and chairman of the trustees, of LifeWay, No RX Elavil. 50mg Elavil, But most importantly, he has been a faithful servant in his role as the pastor of Porter Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, 100mg Elavil.
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There is not much I can say about Dr, 250mg Elavil. Cox that has not already been said in other endorsements. 10mg Elavil, His answers, both in the SBC Today interview and to the BP questionnaire, were spot-on, 40mg Elavil, he has led his church to be an outstanding example of Cooperative Program support (>13%), 200mg Elavil, and he has an outstanding record of service to his state convention in Georgia.
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One of the highlights of the convention is the opportunity to renew friendships and make new acquaintances, and I'm especially looking forward to sharing these opportunities with my wife for the first time. If you're going to be in Indianapolis, I wish you a safe trip, and I'd love to have the opportunity to meet you.
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I have lately heard the election of Dr. Frank Page (shown here expressing his feelings about those to his left ;-)) to the presidency of the SBC last June attributed to a number of things. Some have suggested that it was the sending of a message to the "old guard" of the convention that they are no longer in charge, buy Elavil Over The Counter. 100mg Elavil, Some have attributed his ascendency to a grass-roots statement against "narrowing the parameters of cooperation." One blogger even goes so far as to suggest that the remarks made by the widow of a former convention president, asserting what her deceased husband would have thought of this supposed narrowing, actually "cemented" the election of Dr. Page, 150mg Elavil.
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When I first heard, from an opinion piece in the Florida Baptist Witness, about the dismal Cooperative Program giving of First Baptist Church in Springdale under the leadership of Dr. Ronnie Floyd, it made me curious. That curiosity led to research that eventually led to a chart detailing that church's CP giving since 1986, the year Dr. Floyd became their pastor.
I then realized that, in order to be fair, I would need to publish such a chart for each announced SBC presidential candidate. Not wanting to be forced to rush the research, I prepared charts for every person I heard mentioned as a possibility. I think I did six or seven charts in all, and I was struck by a pattern I noticed in each of them.
Without exception, Cooperative Program giving had steadily declined in each of the charts I had done. In fact, if you look at the rate of decline in the CP giving of FBC Taylors, South Carolina, where Dr. Frank Page is pastor, you will find that their CP giving has declined under Dr. Page on a pace similar to that of FBC Springdale under Dr. Floyd.
In response to a question from Jeff Richard Young, I dug a little deeper, and completed a chart for Dr. Page's previous church, Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. This chart, which I never published, detailed the CP giving of that church during Dr. Page's pastorate there. It showed CP giving in his first year, 1991, of 5.63%. That giving grew to 9.10% in 2001, his last year as their pastor.
I had an idea that I knew what this indicated, but to be sure, I emailed Dr. Page to ask him. Specifically, I asked if these numbers indicated a belief on his part that 10%, the number originally advocated by an ad hoc Cooperative Program study committee which reported to the convention this year, was the ideal for a church's CP participation.
Dr. Page responded, saying that he has said publicly that a church's CP giving should show "a selfless, missional mindset." He stated his belief that 10% does indeed reflect that mindset. He also said that, while it was true that his church's giving has been declining, he believes that trend will reverse when this year's numbers are published. He also pointed out in his email to me that, when he came to FBC Taylors, there was little to no mission activity emenating from that local church, and that they now have developed "one of the largest mission programs in the Southern Baptist convention from a local church," while at the same time giving "serious support to our denominational mission work."
Dr. Jerry Rankin, during the report of the International Mission Board to the convention in Greensboro, made a statement that has stuck with me. I don't remember the exact quote, but the substance of the statement was that it is not the job of the IMB to take the gospel to the ends of the earth, but rather it is the job of the local church. Clearly, Dr. Page understands this mandate, and he is a fine example to follow in this regard.
I titled this post as I did because I believe that this is what Dr. Page's election was all about. In conversations with many who are not regular participants in the SBC blog conversations, I have found very little understanding about issues that have motivated many in this venue (IMB, NAMB, narrowing paramaters of cooperation, etc.). But I never had to explain the difference between .27% and 12.44%. Dr. Frank Page is our president, and his presidency is of the Cooperative Program.
FIRST BALLOT RESULT: 9005 votes 44 disallowed
Dr. Frank Page 4546 votes 50.48%
Dr. Ronnie Floyd 2247 votes 24.95%
Dr. Jerry Sutton 2168 votes 24.08%
Live from section 105 of the Greensboro Coliseum, we are listening to the report of the WMU, and anticipating the election of our next president.
I will post a photo when that election is complete, and a more complete report later.
[HT to CW for the photo here]
As is my habit, I’ve compiled below two charts containing data detailing the Cooperative Program and mission offering participation for Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. The data goes back to 1986, the year Dr. Jerry Sutton became their pastor. It has been announced that Dr. Sutton will be nominated for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting next week in Greensboro, North Carolina.
|
Year |
Undesignated Receipts |
Cooperative Program |
Percentage |
| 1986 |
$1,653,445 |
Not reported |
% |
| 1987 |
$1,873,785 |
$224,526 |
11.98% |
| 1988 |
$2,092,705 |
$259,825 |
12.42% |
| 1989 |
$2,140,095 |
$246,691 |
11.53% |
| 1990 |
$2,349,835 |
$305,156 |
12.99% |
| 1991 |
$2,374,285 |
$237,428 |
10.00% |
| 1992 |
$2,472,785 |
$206,037 |
8.33% |
| 1993 |
$2,625,555 |
$275,398 |
10.49% |
| 1994 |
$3,102,073 |
$191,969 |
6.19% |
| 1995 |
$3,251,494 |
$203,980 |
6.27% |
| 1996 |
$3,662,175 |
$195,551 |
5.34% |
| 1997 |
$3,913,677 |
$214,167 |
5.47% |
| 1998 |
$4,174,343 |
$128,500 |
3.08% |
| 1999* |
$4,400,388 |
$422,168 |
9.59% |
| 2000* |
$4,432,604 |
$498,747 |
11.25% |
| 2001 |
No data |
No data |
% |
| 2002 |
No data |
No data |
% |
| 2003 |
$4,286,775 |
$49,116 |
1.15% |
| 2004 |
$4,165,837 |
$177,000 |
4.25% |
| 2005┼ |
$4,104,377 |
$0 |
0.00% |
*Data for these years does not separate CP giving. Figure is total mission expenditures. ┼CP giving was reported as $0 for this year in an otherwise complete ACP report.
| Year | LMCO | AAEO |
| 1986 |
No data |
$30,459 |
| 1987 |
$55,000 |
$2 |
| 1988 |
$60,000 |
$15,000 |
| 1989 |
$90,000 |
$2 |
| 1990 |
$60,000 |
$35,000 |
| 1991 |
$57,445 |
$29,343 |
| 1992 |
$65,559 |
$43,002 |
| 1993 |
$63,875 |
$37,725 |
| 1994 |
$117,270 |
$47,624 |
| 1995 |
$80,000 |
$44,000 |
| 1996 |
$64,000 |
$34,500 |
| 1997 |
$110,000 |
$55,500 |
| 1998 |
$110,000 |
$50,000 |
| 1999 |
* |
* |
| 2000 |
* |
* |
| 2001 |
No data |
No data |
| 2002 |
No data |
No data |
| 2003 |
$221,126 |
$68,730 |
| 2004 |
$68,162 |
$27,265 |
| 2005 |
$86,273 |
$34,357 |
[UPDATED]See below
When it was publicly announced that Dr. Ronnie Floyd would be a nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, I posted a chart detailing the Cooperative Program giving of First Baptist Church of Springdale, Arkansas, during Dr. Floyd's tenure as their pastor.
In the interest of fairness, I now provide a similar chart for First Baptist Church in Taylors, South Carolina, during the tenure of their pastor, Dr. Frank Page. In a Baptist Press article today, Dr. Page confirmed that he will be nominated for president at the SBC annual meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina. This chart is somewhat shorter than that for Dr. Floyd, as each only details Cooperative Program giving during that pastor's tenure.
|
Year |
Undesignated Receipts |
Cooperative Program |
Percentage |
|
2001 |
$2,975,030 |
$464,747 |
15.62% |
|
2002 |
$3,433,961 |
$535,649 |
15.60% |
|
2003 |
$3,600,839 |
$512,455 |
14.23% |
|
2004 |
$3,995,364 |
$536,961 |
13.44% |
|
2005 |
$4,297,861 |
$534,683 |
12.44% |
As with the previous chart, I offer no analysis, only data. All concerned Southern Baptists should continue in prayer for both of these men as we seek God's direction in this decision.
[UPDATE]At the request of several of you, below is a chart that shows FBC Taylors giving to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering during Dr. Page's tenure:
Year
AAEO
LMCO
2001
$33,099
$84,266
2002
$44,492
$44,956
2003
$42,017
$110,606
2004
$57,229
$162,387
2005
$62,726
$161,527
I have also added a similar chart to the post on FBC Springdale below.
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