“The danger is that we have a tendency to craft Jesus in our own image — a nice middle class American Jesus. And if we do this, we need to realize that when we gather to worship, we are no longer worshipping Jesus — we are worshipping ourselves.”
David Platt
The pastor of The Church at Brook Hills, a Baptist congregation in Birmingham, Ala., was speaking at the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference.
“There has to be more motivation for cooperation than ‘You’re supposed to.’ That’s great for a 3-year-old.”
Alvin Reid
The professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary was calling for Southern Baptist leaders to provide a compelling reason to contribute to the Cooperative Program.
“I wish to apologize to my Calvinist brothers and sisters who are here for the horrible misrepresentation of your position this morning.”
Danny Akin
The president at Southeastern Seminary was responding to criticisms of Calvinism made by Morris Chapman, president of the Southern Baptist Executive Committee.