GARBC annual conference

Salty...

Thanks for posting information on the GARBC Annual Conference. I used to fellowship with a GARBC church when we lived north of here. It is good to see some of the GARBC faces.

...Bob

 

GARBC is but one of several smaller Baptist bodies, formed out of the controversies or, in some cases, the ethnic linkages of the past. I wonder if now, as circumstances change, any of these groups have considered merging or joining one another. One could argue that more denominations means more bureaucracy means less mission. Maybe not, but I could see that argument.

Cases in point: the North American Baptist General Conference, German in background, and the Baptist General Conference of America, Swedish in background, seem to working more and more closely with American Baptist Churches USA. I know there are probably no important doctrinal dividers, so maybe that makes it easier for them. Anyone got any clues as to sentiments for bringing together some of the small Baptist bodies?

 

I agree with Salty.

...Bob

 

Coincidentally we were just fellowshipping with our co-workers across town. They are out of a GARB church, but are only supported by two of them. Some years ago the GARBC stopped having "approved" mission boards and schools, but the word hasn't trickled down yet to the average church. Most of them will only support BMM and ABWE.

Here in Japan, though, the missionaries from BMM fellowship quite a bit with the rest of us IFB missionaries. However, the ABWE folk are way down on Kyushu where no other IFB missionaries are. (And the GARB is a form of IFB, contrary to some thinking.)