Mike from my church shared with me an online quote from Rob Zinn's SBC sermon. (I mentioned Rob yesterday.)
The story explains:
The great majority of Southern Baptist churches are disobeying the mission given them by Christ, and countless people are destined for hell because those churches refuse to make the changes needed to reach the lost in their communities, a California pastor told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention June 13 in San Antonio.
Quoting Rob:
"Jesus gave a commission to His disciples to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations," Rob Zinn, senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Highland, Calif., said in the convention's annual sermon. "We are a denomination that talks a lot but does little when it comes to evangelism...You can read the full story here."Folks, what you did in the '40s and what you did in the '50s isn't going to win this culture to Jesus," Zinn said. "One of the things we are losing right now is our kids."
While Southern Baptists must never change "the man [Jesus], the message [the Gospel] or the mission," they must be willing to change methods like the kind of music used in worship if they are going to reach a new generation in a changed culture, Zinn said.
His voice cracking with emotion, Zinn said: "My heart is bursting for a generation of people who are lost and dying and going to hell. It's not about you. It's about Him [Jesus], and He loves them all."
As I said in my SBC message after Rob, "He brought it... and I bought it."
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I remember both of yours well and played the feed for my church's evening services when I got back. Both were outstanding.
One of my deacons was on fire in full agreement with Zinn's message until he got to the line about music. "He lost me at that one". He was one who raised his hand at being willing to die for his grandchildren too. That was a poignant moment at the convention.
small typo--shouldn't the last line read, "He bRought it, and i bought it."
Posted by Kelly Reed | March 13, 2008 11:31 AM
Posted on March 13, 2008 11:31