The Road to Greensboro, pt. 1 - Do the 3 Cs Still Have a Place at the Table?

We are living in a very interesting time to be a part of the Southern Baptist Convention.

A key question for this year's Convention is: How big should the SBC umbrella be? Or, to be more specific, is it big enough for the three Cs: Contemporaries, Charismatics, and Calvinists (all minorities within the SBC)?

In the 70s and 80s, when the issue was the nature of Scripture, all three of these groups were welcome in the conservative camp. After all, their presence helped create an overwhelming majority for the resurgence. But now that the inerrancy issue is settled, it seems that we Baptists aren't happy unless there is some fighting going on, so new battle lines have been drawn, at least by some.

I hope that Greensboro proves that there is still room under the SBC tent for Baptists who are a little different from each other but still share a common love for the Lord, His Word, and a cooperative missions effort.