‘Grassroots’ network launched to address concerns about direction of SBC
About 800 pastors joined the network within three hours of its launch, Jurkovich told BP, but he provided no names nor churches.
The network officially launched Friday with a website and press release, and announced a formal launch event June 8, the evening before the opening session of the 2020 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Preaching, worship, encouragement, a vision statement and denomination-related challenges are slated for the event, Jurkovich said.
In its press release, the network said “a significant number of Southern Baptists are concerned about the apparent emphasis on social justice, Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality, and the redefining of biblical gender roles.”
Additionally, the press release referenced Vice President Mike Pence’s appearance at the 2018 Annual Meeting in Dallas, suggesting “when all attempts to keep the vice president from speaking failed, scores of messengers exited the convention in protest as the vice president began his address.” The press release accused those who exited the Dallas hall of “insolence and disrespect … foreign to what the Bible teaches about respecting those in authority in 1 Peter 2:11-17.”
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