Could Get Interesting

The Southern Baptist Convention is happening this week. I mention that this morning because the decisions that are made this week could get interesting.

One of the BIG topic of discussions leading up to this convention has been "The Great Commission Resurgence." I'm sure there will be a lot of discussion that comes out of the decisions made this week. Therefore, we watch, listen, and pray.

I blogged briefly about the resurgence on March 23rd and titled it "What World Are We Living In?" I don't wish to re-visit the topic of conversation but to say that the outcome will greatly affect SBC churches, state conventions, church planting, & missionaries. I also believe that it will affect the Cooperative Program - the SBC's plan for missions. Although I agree with much of what the report has revealed concerning the SBC and member churches, I'm still not sure that this "Resurgence" will fix the problem of lostness in the nation. I'm afraid that it is nothing more than the age-old idea that money (cooperative program dollars) should yield a high return (church growth) which is measurable in hard numbers and results.

Wolfgang Simson wrote: "Over the millennia, the great divide in Christianity has never really been between denominations, Catholics and Protestants, or charismatics and non-charismatics, but always between Spirit and Flesh, the breath of life and the odor of death, between man-made religion and movements of God's Spirit." It is with that understanding that we need to be sure that we can answer the following:
1) Are WE building OUR church?
2) Are WE building HIS church?
3) Is HE building OUR church?
or
4) Is HE building HIS church?
Our answers to these questions greatly affect what we do in the kingdom of God.

I will say this: Regardless of what happens in the SBC, PBC will continue to do what God has called us to do! We will continue to share Jesus with the lost and seek to be a fellowship of believers that minister to one another. We will continue to worship God passionately and to build up one another in love. In the end, it's not an SBC kingdom. What we do is all about the kingdom of God.

We do pray for the Southern Baptist Convention and trust that God will give wisdom and insight to the future of ministry within your churches.