tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post114071780532906054..comments2024-01-12T09:37:16.515-06:00Comments on paleoevangelical: Where Did All These Worms Come From?Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113808932788409800noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1140804529303347692006-02-24T12:08:00.000-06:002006-02-24T12:08:00.000-06:00Hi Ben...I enjoyed reading your comments (as I alw...Hi Ben...I enjoyed reading your comments (as I always do -- your blog is on my "must read" list.) For the sake of clarification, I don't know that you and I feel quite as differently on the SBC issue as it might appear.<BR/><BR/>I think the SBC is rife with problems, not the least among them being some of their cooperative projects and not going far enough and fast enough to root out the theological liberals for my personal preference. I'm very happy in my "Independent" world.<BR/><BR/>I guess my difference would be that I don't see us challenging the SBC toward a more conservative position like we once did. Of course, in the 50's and 60's we pulled our churches and money out and in the 70's and early 80's, we had the largest churches in the country. But when we refused to acknowledge their progress, continued to criticize things they had already fixed or were fixing and burned more bridges than we built to the theological conservatives, I think we lost our ability to be the "loyal opposition" in the denomination which kept the heat on them toward a more conservative position.<BR/><BR/>I believe the next opportunity for influencing SB's and other evangelicals could be by partnering with them to educate their students and future leaders. But as long as we consider them "the enemy", we forfeit that privilege and opportunity and thus we become less relevant in the process.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your thoughts. I always appreciate reading what's on your mind!<BR/><BR/>DanDan Burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680207882528653121noreply@blogger.com