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Robmarus

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Originally posted by dianetavegia:
We were American Baptist then and it was very hard for me. (Not enough singing, preacher wore a robe, vain repetition as in Lord's Prayer, Gloria Patri every week, NEVER had a Baptism...)
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Diane, we do all these things in my church (except we have baptisms pretty regularly) and I don't consider praying the prayer Jesus told us to pray or singing "Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost..." every week as "vain." I'd kind of like to know why you do.

And, to get back to the topic of this thread ;) , I grew up a sixth-generation Arkansas Southern Baptist, and the church of which I am now a proud member (being located in the nation's capital and pre-dating the split between Northern and Southern Baptists) has since 1845 been affiliated with both the SBC and the American Baptist Churches. It also maintains affiliations with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the Alliance of Baptists, and (via its membership in the District of Columbia Baptist Convention) the Progressive National Baptist Convention.
 
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rlvaughn

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Rob, Welcome to the Baptist Board.
I'm really proud that the Board has gained your notice and that you've signed on. May you have much Happy Posting; will be looking forward to your thoughts.
Originally posted by Rob Marus:
I grew up a sixth-generation Arkansas Southern Baptist
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Was your church from a Landmark background? Most Arkansas Baptists were, but I'm unaware of how much influence Landmarkism has continued to put on the Arkansas Baptist Convention.
...and the church of which I am now a proud member (being located in the nation's capital and pre-dating the split between Northern and Southern Baptists) has since 1845 been affiliated with both the SBC and the American Baptist Churches.
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I am curious as to this affiliation, since a northern convention as we know it did not exist before 1907. Do you mean the local or state affiliation, or participating in the northern societies as well as the SBC, or do Baptists in the north consider affiliation differently? I would expect that your church would be one of very few that maintained a dual affiliation from the beginning (of the SBC). Any idea if there are/were others and how many?
 
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Wisdom Seeker

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Well, I'm a Southern California Baptist...does that count?
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Just kidding, I'm a member of an IFBC. I just couldn't resist the ambiguity of the question.

Ducking out now. :D
 
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Ed Edwards

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Technically speaking, i am a member of
a local congegration that is a member
of the Southern Baptist Convention.
I personally am not a member of the
Southern Baptist Convention, but then
the SBC members are churchs and other
organizations, not individuals.
 
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rlvaughn

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Ed, wouldn't it be more constitutionally correct to say that the messengers of the churches are the ones who are members of the Southern Baptist Convention? I would be interested in how the SBC and members of SBC churches view what is the actual Southern Baptist Convention. Perhaps that is too much off topic; if so, maybe we could start a new thread. Thanks.

[edited to add: Ed, I decided to start a new thread; here is the link - www.baptistboard.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=25&t=000281]

[ April 23, 2003, 09:45 PM: Message edited by: rlvaughn ]
 
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KPBAP

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I became a Southern Baptist almost 40 years ago. After attending the SBC in Dallas in 1985 I began thinking "who are these people?" I graduated from an SBC seminary, but I can no longer support the direction of the SBC. Conformity is not Baptist!
 
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Robmarus

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Originally posted by rlvaughn:
Rob, Welcome to the Baptist Board.
I'm really proud that the Board has gained your notice and that you've signed on. May you have much Happy Posting; will be looking forward to your thoughts.
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Thanks!

Was your church from a Landmark background? Most Arkansas Baptists were, but I'm unaware of how much influence Landmarkism has continued to put on the Arkansas Baptist Convention.
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To some extent, as the detritus of Landmarkism continues to exert an influence on the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (I believe their constitution to this day persists in containing a provision barring membership to churches that practice open communion). But the church I attend now when I am at home for visits (Pulaski Heights Baptist in Little Rock) definitely is not Landmarkist in its orientation (it's an old Charleston Tradition church).


I am curious as to this affiliation, since a northern convention as we know it did not exist before 1907. Do you mean the local or state affiliation, or participating in the northern societies as well as the SBC, or do Baptists in the north consider affiliation differently? I would expect that your church would be one of very few that maintained a dual affiliation from the beginning (of the SBC). Any idea if there are/were others and how many? [/QB]
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My church here in Washington did maintain dual affiliation with the SBC and the old Triennial Convention, which later morphed into the American Baptist Churches, with which my congregation has maintained fellowship for the last 201 years. There are as many as a dozen Baptist churches in the Washington area that maintain these dual affiliations, and several more in other border states (like Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri).
 
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Charlesga

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I am a member of a Southern Baptist church, been SBC all my life. But, don't like the new direction of the SBC. Don't know what the future holds, but probably would not attend a "hard line" SBC church.

For now, I'll consider myself a historical Southern Baptist.....
 
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Hardsheller

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Originally posted by Charlesga:
I am a member of a Southern Baptist church, been SBC all my life. But, don't like the new direction of the SBC. Don't know what the future holds, but probably would not attend a "hard line" SBC church.

For now, I'll consider myself a historical Southern Baptist.....
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Which strain of Southern Baptist history would that be? Regular or Separate? Particular or General? Charleston or Sandy Creek?
 
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