SBC Convention: The GCR Debate

Blogger Trevin Wax has an excellent summary of the differing viewpoints around the primary issue that will be addressed at the upcoming SBC convention in Orlando, the recommendation of the GCR Task Force. Here is the summary of areas addressed in the final proposal:

1. Getting the Mission Right
2. Making Our Values Transparent
3. Celebrating and Empowering Great Commission Giving
4. Reaching North America
5. Reaching Unreached and Underserved People Groups within North America
6. Promoting the Cooperative Program and Elevating Stewardship
7. The Call of the Nations and the SBC Allocation Budget

From Wax's blog post:

It’s easy to be confused about the recommendations of the Great Commission Task Force. Through state papers, blogs and websites, the conversation about the future of the Southern Baptist Convention has been going on at a furious pace.

Whenever two points of view become overly politicized, the rhetoric heats up. Hype can eventually obscure reality, leading to misunderstandings and miscommunication on the part of both camps. GCR supporters have sometimes spoken as if this resolution will be the spark of a worldwide revival which will send renewal through the SBC. GCR detractors have sometimes spoken as if these resolutions would end the SBC as we know it and destroy all our cooperative efforts.

In this article, I wish to cut through the hype by briefly summarizing the final GCR proposal and the contending viewpoints, providing clarity regarding these recommendations.

Read the whole article here.