Right now they are going through a host of Ex. Comm. recommendations. Trustee qualifications is up. This will rip the heart out of the nepotism, connectionalism, etc. problems with entity Trustees. Bill Sanderson is speaking against the change that would disqualify those who have been employed by and entity saying that Seminary students who work [...]

The thinking currently is that Wade will endorse the referral. If we attempt to reverse this, and lose, we lose everything. As it is, the SBC would take the unprecidented step of asking the IMB BOT answer specific charges. Frankly, the motion was so complex that it could have been ruled out of order. Instead, [...]

The convention defeated a move by the Executive Committee to “invite” them to affirm their SBC loyalties by becoming an SBC entity. In effect, the Convention stopped the move to put the WMU in a place where they had to reject the SBC. Of course they couldn’t do that, so they would have been under [...]

Jimmy Jackson is elected as 1VP. Akin is nominating JD Greear. It is a good nomination speech. No innuendo as to ties to anybody, but a solid referral. Co. state exec. is nominating Dr. Bender from Co. Springs. Strong CP support language. Joe Ed Rice is nominating Jay Adkins of New Orleans. Mainly talking about [...]

Bobby Welch, after Frank Page was announced, said to Dr. Page, into the mic, that 50.48 percent was not mandate, and Dr. Page was president of whole SBC. I like Bobby, but that was not his finest moment. When asked, Frank told me and some of my friends that he was not moderate. Someone asked [...]

Gene Mims, as he was addressing the convention, said that “there is too much bloggin’ and communicatin’ goin’ on out there.” If you want the convention to be uninformed and for about 35 men to control the SBC, then I suppose that is true. If you want a well informed convention, that elects men that [...]

Floyd 2,247 – 24.95 percent Sutton 2,168 – 24.05 percent President Frank Page 4,546 – 50.4 percent

Johnny Hunt nominated Ronnie Floyd laced with phrases like, “He’s one of us.” Jerry Sutton is nominated with the same phrase, but not the same rhetoric throughout. Both indicated ties to the establishment. Frank Page is nominated with calls for unity and CP giving. All talked about the CP, but Johnny rang very hollow. When [...]

Wade’s motion is scheduled for debate at 7:40 pm. The debate is whether or not to refer it to the IMB first, which is like asking the ship’s captain which way he would like to sail while he heads for the shoals. The referral must be overturned, but it will require a 2/3 majority of [...]

Ben Cole has questioned Bill Sutton and Nathan Lino as IMB Trustees. There was no motion to replace anyone and they will serve.