In It Is Not Just the Southern Baptist Convention That’s At Stake. Here’s What You Can Do, Rod Martin makes a plea for his fellow Southern Baptists to “show up” for the annual convention. He says, “In an average year, only 7.2% of SBC churches are represented.” He wants conservatives to come make a difference.
This probably will fall on many deaf ears in the SBC. Moreover, it certainly does not mean much to those of us who are not in the Convention, who cannot, will not, and have no interest in sending messengers. However, there is one little bit that caught my eye, and is interesting in its effect (or possible effect) on preachers and churches outside the SBC.
“Southern Baptists make up 11% of America’s churches. But what you probably don’t realize is that the six SBC seminaries educate roughly one-third of America’s seminary students. That’s a lot more than just Southern Baptists.
“If those six seminaries go bad, all of evangelical Christendom is infected…”
Many students who are not Southern Baptist attend Southern Baptist seminaries. Therefore, these institutions, who they hire, what they teach, what they stand for, etc., can have a profound effect on others. Not sure what we outsiders can do about it, but we can be aware.
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