“As churches see immigrants here among us, our first question is not, ‘What is their legal status?’ The question first and foremost is ‘What is their gospel status?’ ”
Paul Jimenez
The chair of the Southern Baptist Convention’s resolutions committee was defending a statement on immigration, adopted by the SBC at its annual meeting this month, which urges implementation of a just and compassionate path to legal status for undocumented workers. (ABP)
“I have discovered there is little trust in our convention right now — little trust in our entities, little trust in our Executive Committee, little trust in our state conventions, little trust anywhere. It is time for God’s people to learn to trust each other again and to rebuild a covenant of trust.”
Frank Page
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee was telling messengers to the SBC’s annual meeting why their churches should increase contributions to the covention’s unified giving plan. (ABP)