by Gene Scarborough » Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:35 am
Difficult financial times are not new. It is the most difficult I have witnessed since my birth in 1946. Although the "D" word hasn't been uttered yet, I see in this all the same events: it is world wide / it is engendered by greed and distortions of the worth of things / those who trusted corporate and bank reports were greatly deceived / measures put in after the Depression have helped a little, but it is still severe and many things put in place were not enforced.
The SBC managed to survive along with all the other major denominations then and they will now. There has to be an evaluation of what is important. Hard choices are being made. The difference between a corporate merger and religious one both involve getting rid of people who have made great contributions to the past success.
Some of the changes are window dressing and have nothing to do with keeping the basic thrusts which made past efforts attractive and constructive. "CYA" is often the motto of the day! If executive making the most will participate in the process, it is more real than just making the books balance.
Of course, ministry and faith aren't covered with facts and figures. In the early days of the faith, the majority won by losing their life, but keeping their soul.
Let's keep our souls, for God's sake!!!
Gene Scarborough