I could not be a part of a church that was duly aligned sending designated monies to both the SBC and the CBF.
Dual Alligment
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by Salty, Sep 6, 2011.
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SBCPreacher Active MemberSite Supporter
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Baptist Believer Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
We participate with the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention), the CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship), and the BGCT (Baptist General Convention of Texas).
Frankly, I'm not terribly happy with any of the above groups.
We also participate with the Tarrant Baptist Association and have recently formed a close working relationship with a non-denominational, primarily African-American, congregation to minister to the needs of our broader community. It has been quite a blessing for both congregations and we are learning from each other and building strong relationships.
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I have have a friend who pastored an ABC/ UCC duly alligned church.
The union of the chruches go back to WW II - when many men were gone to war
and due to lack of finances - the churches started meeting together to save money
especially - heating. Evidently they like it so much they ended up merging.
Now, back to my ABC pastor Friend - he left that church about 2 years ago - and said
he would never pastor a federated church again! -
Sounds awful. Built-in schism.
Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? -
Alignments that cross racial or linguistic boundaries tend to be more "approved of" by leaders. It seems like that leaders are prone to see other forms of dual alignment as a type of disloyalty. To me that is putting loyalty to the creature above loyalty to the Creator.
I will not say that I would never join a dually aligned church, because I do not consider such a church automatically unsound. But my preference is a church that is "unaligned" with any association or convention, which then aligns with other local churches as circumstances allow. -
The church I serve in is dually aligned with the BMA (Baptist Missionary Association) and the SBC. We aligned with the SBC about two years ago now and have really enjoyed a lot of the new and more supported resources that the SBC has compared to the BMA.
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We pastor an independent local congregation. No alignment with any state or national body. That does not mean we do not "fellowship with" or "financially support" various national/international organizations for certain work that is beyond the scope of any one local congregation (higher education, missions, camps)
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I know that the Arkansas SBC doesn't have a new convention, but is it possibly perceived as pretty conservative and not that much different from the BMAA? -
FollowTheWay Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
My church is dual aligned with the CBF and SBC. I've found that most members today don't place much importance on that or even understand what it means. At one point we were at the forefront of the CBF movement.
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