Press Release :: Missouri Baptist Convention

I try not to get too involved in the political side of Missouri Baptist Convention life. From time to time, something will garner my interest, and later this month I'll be attending my first MBC Annual Meeting, but as a general rule I avoid too much involvement in the MBC. As I've said before, I believe that state conventions, in their current form, have (in my opinion) outlived their usefulness. All that being said, I received a press release today that I thought would interest other MBC pastors and so I thought I would post it. By posting this I am not necessarily endorsing these candidates. In fact I know each of these men by name only and so cannot, in good conscience, endorse them.

CONCERNED BAPTIST LEADERS RECOMMEND MISSOURI BAPTIST CONVENTION OFFICERS

* * * For Immediate Release * * *

Many Pastors, staff members, Directors of Missions, laypeople, and the Save Our Convention group, have expressed concern for the future of our beloved Missouri Baptist Convention. Wanting our churches to focus on missions and evangelism, and to emphasize funding these efforts through the Cooperative Program, we ask you to prayerfully consider electing the following slate of officers at our annual meeting at Tan-Tar-A, October 29-31, 2007.

President: Gerald Davidson, Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church Arnold. (Nominated by his Pastor, Kenny Qualls)

First V. P.: Bruce McCoy, Pastor, Canaan Baptist Church

(Nominated by Bob Curtis, Pastor, Ballwin Baptist Church)

Second V.P.: John Marshall, Pastor, Second Baptist Springfield (Nominated by Hosea Bilyeu, Pastor, Ridgecrest Baptist Springfield)

Recording Secretary: Chad Pendergraft, Split Log Baptist, Goodman (Nominated by Bob Caldwell, First Baptist Arnold)

Join us as we look forward to the best days of Missouri Baptist life.