Biennial Meetings: Growing Support

I would like to say thank you to Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist & Reflector (TN Baptist Paper) for his support for biennial meetings. I believe this change would increase participation at both national and state levels and decrease expenses particularly if the states also moved to a biennial schedule and met in alternating years - a win, win at both levels of Convention life.

You may read Lonnie Wilkey's comments on the biennial motion at the end of his article available from http://tnbaptist.org/BRARticle.asp?ID=4357.

A Plea for the Biennial Motion to be Considered

After getting hurriedly referred to the Executive Committee despite my attempt to point out that amendments to the governing documents of the SBC are properly the purview of the messengers of the SBC, I made one last attempt. You may view that attempt here (only the first 2 minutes of the video). Fittingly, this plea was referred to the same committee that recommended that my first motion go to the Executive Committee. As you might imagine, the motion never made it to the floor.

Perhaps it will gain a hearing in Houston in 2013.

This blog continues to receive many "hits" to the articles dealing with biennial meetings, the EC objections, and my responses. If you agree with the idea of moving to a biennial meeting schedule, please let me know by registering your support. If not, please let me know why by commenting. Thank you.