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Convention starts well, suffers bad ending

Clock November 17 2008 by Norman Jameson, BR Editor
The 2008 annual meeting finished like a bad ending to an otherwise good movie. The goal of President Rick Speas and of the Program, Place and Preacher Committee led by Jimmie Suggs of Wilmington was to have a worshipful meeting. They accomplished that with an inspirational missionary commissioning service, good music and preaching and business sessions that clicked along ahead of schedule. T...

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Task forces bring important reports, two need vote

Clock November 3 2008 by Norman Jameson, BR Editor
Three task forces and a committee will bring important reports at the annual meeting Nov. 10-12. Messengers will hear the reports of two simply for information and the reports of two they will be asked to approve. This issue (Nov. 8) of the Biblical Recorder includes for the second time the proposed changes to the Baptist State Convention’s (BSC) Articles and Bylaws. As I said in the previous i...

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Trust key element in approving changes

Clock October 21 2008 by Norman Jameson, BR Editor
A few years ago, I was involved as a staff member in surveys and focus groups as the Baptist State Convention (BSC) was researching its image among constituents for the rebranding effort that resulted in the new logo and “Caring. Sharing. Daring.”identity tag. A great surprise in that process was to learn that one of the issues among North Carolina Baptists in their relationship to the BSC was ...

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Single plan with options deserves support

Clock October 6 2008 by Norman Jameson, BR Editor
No one expected the Giving Plans Study Committee to arrive at a recommendation other than to return to a single giving plan. The multiple plans unique to North Carolina Baptists had simply become a source of more contention than the Convention could continue to endure. While supporters ...

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Sand castles crumble to the sea

Clock September 23 2008 by Norman Jameson, BR Editor
Your mother told you many things as you grew, while you were still smart enough to realize you didn’t know much. She probably delivered a constant stream of instruction, correction, guidance and insight, knowing you wouldn’t grasp instant recall of her valuable wisdom, but hoping something would sink in and surface when you needed it. Biblical instruction is like that. You read, listen and m...

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Option vote kicks air from committee’s lungs

Norman Jameson

That hissing sound you hear is air whooshing from the lungs of members of the Giving Plans Study Committee—and the 45 percent of messengers who supported their proposal to adopt a single giving plan, with options. The other 55 percent of messengers said clearly they do not want the option of allowing churches to pass money to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship through the Baptist State Convention...

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