billiefan2000
May 14th, 2008, 11:07 AM
Rick Warren’s Methods are Causing the Decline in the SBC
Published May 14th, 2008 by Editor in Discernment, Purpose Driven, Seeker Sensitive
The Christian Post is reporting on Paige Patterson’s (president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)
recent statement which lays the blame for the decline in baptisms at the feet of
Rick Warren and Bill Hybels and their seeker-sensitive mehtods.
Said Patterson:
Weak preaching and cultural adaptability are just two of many reasons
Southern Baptists give to explain the decline of membership and baptisms.
“[T]he shallow state of preaching has exacerbated the lethargy of the church and left the lost with no real Word from God,” said Paige Patterson,
president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in a column in Baptist Press.
“The pastor ought to be the major source of theological understanding and the most able teacher of the Bible,” he added.
“Anemic pulpits create anemic churches and denominations.”
Since the release last month of the latest data on Southern Baptist membership and baptisms, both of which declined, Southern Baptists have speculated why the largest Protestant denomination in the country has been seeing lower numbers.
“Well, the time has come to identify the real problems,” said Patterson.
Click Here to read the rest of the story.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080513/32340_Shallow_Preaching%2C_Cultural_Adaptability_B ehind_Baptist_Decline%2C_Says_Leader.htm
http://christianresearchnetwork.com/?p=5023
Published May 14th, 2008 by Editor in Discernment, Purpose Driven, Seeker Sensitive
The Christian Post is reporting on Paige Patterson’s (president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)
recent statement which lays the blame for the decline in baptisms at the feet of
Rick Warren and Bill Hybels and their seeker-sensitive mehtods.
Said Patterson:
Weak preaching and cultural adaptability are just two of many reasons
Southern Baptists give to explain the decline of membership and baptisms.
“[T]he shallow state of preaching has exacerbated the lethargy of the church and left the lost with no real Word from God,” said Paige Patterson,
president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in a column in Baptist Press.
“The pastor ought to be the major source of theological understanding and the most able teacher of the Bible,” he added.
“Anemic pulpits create anemic churches and denominations.”
Since the release last month of the latest data on Southern Baptist membership and baptisms, both of which declined, Southern Baptists have speculated why the largest Protestant denomination in the country has been seeing lower numbers.
“Well, the time has come to identify the real problems,” said Patterson.
Click Here to read the rest of the story.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080513/32340_Shallow_Preaching%2C_Cultural_Adaptability_B ehind_Baptist_Decline%2C_Says_Leader.htm
http://christianresearchnetwork.com/?p=5023