The Memphis Declaration alleges that Southern Baptists are not holding trustees accountable. This has been a recurring problem in Southern Baptist life. Historically, Southern Baptists are a people with a pretty severe case of corporate Attention Deficit Disorder. We have so many agencies doing so many things at so many levels that it is difficult to keep up with what they all are doing. Think about it: I'm the pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, TX. Rewind a few years to when our state convention affiliation was with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. I was supposed to keep up with the actions of the trustees/executive committees of:Memphis Declaration We publicly repent of our inattentiveness to convention governance by not seeking to hold trustees accountable to the body which elects them to preserve our sacred trust and direct our entities with the guidance, counsel, and correction necessary to maintain the integrity of those entities.
- The Baptist General Convention of Texas
- Buckner Baptist Benevolences
- South Texas Children's Home
- Baylor University
- Hardin-Simmons Baptist University
- Howard Payne Baptist University
- Dallas Baptist University
- The University of Mary Hardin Baylor
- East Texas Baptist University
- Houston Baptist University
- Wayland Baptist University
- The Texas Christian Life Commission
- Collin Baptist Association
- The Southern Baptist Convention
- The International Mission Board
- The North American Mission Board
- Lifeway
- Guidestone
- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
- The Baptist World Alliance
- And this, my friends, is not a complete list!
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