Read a letter and a sheaf of documentation sent to my church by CBInternational, a mission board somewhat affiliated with the CBA.
They want to change their name for a list of reasons, While I agree with some of their observations, I think that in attempting to be "all things to all people" their goals and purposes may be pointing in a direction that my church is not willing to go.
I already have some reservations about any affiliation with the CBA, so the lack of good solid biblical reasons for getting rid of the words Baptist and Conservative from their name seems to smack of ecumenism. Anyone familiar with the CBA, CBI, or their home missions board Mission to the Americas?
If they drop those names, for the reasons they cited to our church, we will probably be dropping all support for our missionaries under that board.
I will outline the specific bullet points they are justifying their name change with in a later post if anyone is interested
They want to change their name for a list of reasons, While I agree with some of their observations, I think that in attempting to be "all things to all people" their goals and purposes may be pointing in a direction that my church is not willing to go.
I already have some reservations about any affiliation with the CBA, so the lack of good solid biblical reasons for getting rid of the words Baptist and Conservative from their name seems to smack of ecumenism. Anyone familiar with the CBA, CBI, or their home missions board Mission to the Americas?
If they drop those names, for the reasons they cited to our church, we will probably be dropping all support for our missionaries under that board.
I will outline the specific bullet points they are justifying their name change with in a later post if anyone is interested