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SBC 2 sell its HQ in Nashville!

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Paul from Antioch, Sep 19, 2024 at 10:06 AM.

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  1. Paul from Antioch

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    Just found out that the SBC is sew broke (the article claims that the - status of the SBC's "funds" is due to several of the SBC's "BIG 'Stars' have been shown to have some "Pastorial 'Events(!!??!!)"

    ...& thus, funding is going 2 "You know wear"!!??!! ....Now, PfmA is not a member of any SBC churches, but I/"My" (Actually, its Our Savior's!!) church sometimes will "fellowship' w/some SBC ministries" on some things. (PS: I'm NOT a Pastor, but "Only" belong in a church that SOMEtimes dose "Unite w/bros & sis's" of some SBC-related "Causes.)...Moreover, "Gate Way" bookstores ( Used to wuz "BAPTIST" bookstores!) has been a place wear "#1" has purchased sum books, etc. .... ....(2 me .."separated" DOSE SNOT mean "Isolated!)... Please PRAY 4 "Our Bros & Sis's" of the SBC ...."They ain't heavy...they B my bro's & sis's in JESUS's NAME!!" (U no...dat dare oughta B a song!!) OMG ...It wuz 1!! /s/PfmA....Luv y'all!!
     
    #1 Paul from Antioch, Sep 19, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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    They have talked about selling for a decade. Seems like they sold some building a while back....can't remember.

    One thing to remember, though, is that the SBC is a convention (the churches are independent and choose to join with other independent churches in a convention). There is no prescribed doctrine.
     
    #2 JonC, Sep 19, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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    You are of course, completely correct that the local churches do not have to commit to a creed or confession concerning beliefs. But, having dealt with curriculum from "providers of workbooks and the like" the material received presents doctrine that may or may not match the beliefs of the local church.

    For example, when I was involved in AWANA, now more than thirty years ago, their work books used the KJV for the scriptures to memorize. As a person who had some difficulty with some of the out of date words or phrases, I would have liked the books better had they used the NKJV or even the dreaded NIV.
     
    #3 Van, Sep 19, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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    But at the same time it is a church's choice of the curriculum.

    The last SBC churches I've been a member of didn't use SBC materials unless a group wanted to use them (seems like it was typically a senior adult class).


    That said, I like some of the adult study materials. I taught and was worried when I started because of the material (I assumed it'd be superficial). But it was very good.
     
    #4 JonC, Sep 19, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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    Imagine my opinion of material that reflected the Calvinist wing of the SBC as my beliefs align with the General Baptist distinctives.
     
    #5 Van, Sep 19, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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    The SBC closed its Lifeway retail stores in 2019 and sold its headquarters in Nashville in 2021, four years after the new building was completed.
     
    #6 rsr, Sep 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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    Yes. If one is looking for material that reflects one of those camps they need to be picky.
     
    #7 JonC, Sep 20, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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    Partly. Their facility on Commerse is still there, and open. It's been there long before I was a grad student, but I became familiar with the place when I used the SBC archives.

    Financially the SBC should simply move out of Nashville all together. They owned several city blocks.

    I'm just not sure the Convention is worth the cost anymore.
     
    #8 JonC, Sep 20, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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