A few weeks ago, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary president Danny Akin fired a shot heard 'round the SBC concerning a "Great Commission Resurgence."He has awakened many sleeping giants. Many bloggers and leaders (not always the same persons) have weighed in. Current SBC president Johnny Hunt is said to have taken the proposal in order to tailor it down a bit.
A friend of mine has also weighed in on the topic. Since he prefers to remain anonymous, I post his salient words verbatim:
Seminary president Dr. Akin said:
“The rally cry of the Conservative Resurgence was, ‘We will not give our monies to liberal institutions,’” Akin said. “Now the cry of the Great Commission Resurgence is, ‘We will not give our money to bloated bureaucracies.’”
(My Friend) says:
In this modern age of easy air travel and the internet, perhaps it is also time to streamline our six seminaries into one. Just think of all the money not only to be saved (one president instead of six) but actually gained (from the sale of properties)!
I thought the denomination war was over years ago. As the great philosopher "Roseanne Roseannadanna" always noted, "It's always something!"
Now you've started something, friend! I don't know how to interpret that smile!
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