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The Aaron Renn Show

JONATHAN WHITEHEAD: The Future of the Southern Baptist Convention

Jun 5, 2024
Lawyer Jonathan Whitehead, active in Southern Baptist life, discusses the SBC's future. Topics include the denomination's evolution to conservative values, controversies over women pastors, challenges within the SBC, and predictions for the upcoming convention in Indianapolis.
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  • The Southern Baptist Convention emphasizes individual accountability to God through the core principle of the priesthood of the believer.
  • The conservative resurgence in the SBC focused on affirming conservative biblical inerrancy amid modernist influences.

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History of the Southern Baptist Convention

The history and structure of the Southern Baptist Convention, as America's largest non-Catholic denomination, with around 13 million members, are discussed. The SBC occupies a significant position within American Protestant evangelicalism and operates with the core principle of the priesthood of the believer, emphasizing individual accountability to God.

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