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October 18, 2007
Calvanism, the SBC and the Cooperative Program
I came across this post yesterday. I believe it raises a compelling question that may be more generational than theological. There was a time when churches were comfortable sending money from their offering plates to this big thing called Cooperative Program. Now there are some churches who wish to have more control over how it's used--specifically to fund CP and their own, individual mission efforts.
Is the net result the same? Or have we short-changed a program that has worked well for almost a century?
This leaves us with a need to re-discover CP and how it can continue to be a hallmark of our denomination. I'm not interested in facilitating a political battle. I'm interested in honest dialog.
So what do you think? Do Spencer and Brister have a point?
Posted by bstroup at October 18, 2007 1:56 AM
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