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Articles
on the CBF General Assemblies
"Self-Perpetuating" Trustees
Audio Presentations About the "Controversy"
in the Missouri Baptist Convention
Major
Publications
The
"Controversy" in the Missouri/Southern Baptist Conventions: What
is it all about?
Note: This article is designed for
individuals and churches involved in "denominational studies."
Its purpose is to better inform those who find themselves asking
"What was the controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention
about?" "What are the differences between the SBC and the CBF?"
and "Does it really matter which way my church goes?"
This article gives
summary answers to these questions. For more extensive documentation on
these and other questions regarding the SBC, CBF and
"Mainstream" organizations, go to the publications
section of this site, or contact us by phone,
mail or our online feedback form.
Viewpoint - May 2002 - Baptist Press Edition
Viewpoint -
February 2002 - Baptist Press Edition
The Cooperative
Baptist Fellowship: Serious Questions For
Serious Consideration
"There
are serious questions that need to be answered regarding the CBF.
The organization’s willingness to accommodate blatant
theological liberalism and its openness to those who hold extreme
positions on such issues as abortion, pornography and homosexuality
should cause grave concern. For
example, if one is “faithful” to verbally profess that “Jesus is
Lord,” is he then “free” to deny His deity, His virgin birth, His
sacrificial death or His substitutionary atonement? In the name of
“inclusive language,” is it now acceptable to call God “Mother”
or replace Jesus with “Christ-Sophia?” Has feminist theology so
caught on that it is now acceptable to ordain our women as pastors?"
The CBF Circle of
Friends: Religious Voices Advocate
Homosexuality
"The gulf between the Cooperative Baptist
Fellowship (CBF) and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) continues to
widen -- especially in the area of homosexuality. While the SBC and SBC-related institutions have spoken
clearly and stood firm regarding homosexual behavior, the CBF has not."
Viewpoint - August
2000 - Special Baptist Press Edition: A
collection of articles about the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the
National Mainstream movement
Other
Publications
Important
Facts & Articles
SBC and CBF:
Is there really a difference?
This brief article provides, in a contrasting
format, a look at some of the concerns that have been raised about the Cooperative Baptist
Fellowship. It also shows the close relationship between Mainstream
Missouri Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Baptist
General Convention of Missouri
A collection of articles about the newly formed
moderate convention in Missouri
National Mainstream Group -
"Mainstream Baptist Network" has its First Annual Meeting
MBC
Legal Opinion Task Force Report
Facts
on the "Stolen" MBC Agencies
Do the votes
of the messengers to the MBC matter any longer?
Do the legal
documents whereby we govern ourselves matter any longer?
How did the
MBC Messengers respond?
What does
the MBC Constitution and Bylaws say?
What does
the Charters of the Agencies say?
Letter
from CBF Pastor Rev.
Joshua Villines to MBLA Research Director
Roger Moran
CBF Pastor and CBF Young Leaders
Network member Rev. Joshua Villines states, "...I
believe your treatment of liberalism in the Cooperative Baptist
Fellowship is even-handed and fair."
CBF Coordinator
Daniel Vestal Issues "Open Letter" - Fails to
answer Concerns
This article deals
with a series of letters between Daniel Vestal, Coordinator of the CBF and
Roger Moran, Research Director for the Missouri Baptist Laymen's
Association. CBF has widely distributed "An Open Letter to Roger
Moran." However, there were four other letters prior to Dr. Vestal's
open letter. Each of those letters are reprinted in their entirety.
Information on
the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs
Texas
Baptist Laymen's Association Click
here for documents posted by the Texas Baptist Laymen's Association
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