Because of the recent events, I have decided to re-publish this post to bring it back to the front page, updated with recent posts. The goal of this post is not present one side over the other; rather, it is to serve as a sort of “reader” for those who want to say up on the ordeal.
I do the research so that you don’t have to. 🙂
I have been aware of all this, but because I was out of the country for the past couple of weeks, a lot more commentary has been made. I have collected some of the blogposts to provide a sort of reader for myself and wanted to provide the links for you as well. Regardless of where you fall on this situation, it is important that we approach this with a well-informed mind, humble heart, and a willingness to listen to those who disagree with you. For the glory of Christ and the gospel of the kingdom, let us be prayerful during these times.
>> IMB:
Trustee Responsibilities, International Mission Board, SBC NEW
IMB Trustee Chairman Sends ‘Open Letters’ to Southern Baptist Pastors, Laity Explaining Decisions NEW
Letters from the Board of Trustees Chairman Tom Hatley NEW
Guidelines on Baptism NEW
Policy on Tongues and Prayer Language NEW
Position Paper Concerning the IMB Guideline on Baptism
Position Paper Concerning the IMB Policy on Glossolalia
IMB Trustee Chairman, Officers Will Ask Full Board to Withdraw Its Request for the SBC to Remove Burleson
Trustee Appoint 89 Missionaries, Adopt $282.5 Million Budget, Set New Personnel Selection
International Mission Board Definition of a Church January 25, 2005
Bloggers:
>> Wade Burleson:
The SBC of Our Fathers NEW
I Have a Dream for the SBC NEW
What Is the Status of the Blue Book? NEW
Missions Exists Because Worship Does Not NEW
My Thoughts Toward My Fellow Trustees NEW
My Conversation with Chairman Hatley
I Will Continue to Blog With Comments
Ten Terrific Things Tied to Tampa
Decisions
My Last Post as an International Mission Board Trustee?
Wise Heads and Warm Hearts
The Schedule for the IMB Meeting and a Request for Prayer
Blogging and the IMB Meeting in Tampa
A Thoughtful Email from a Southern Baptist Friend
A Tip of the Hat to IMB Trustees and Some Help Requested from Grassroots Southern Baptists
A Proposed New Policy on Baptism
A Proposed New Policy on Tongues
What Students at Our Seminaries Learn About Tongues
The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse
The Point Is Being Missed Yet Again
Very Important Words from IMB Missionary David Rogers, Son of the Late Dr. Adrian Rogers
IMB Minutes from 2004 That Are Worth Noting
A Move Toward Transparency Is Needed
There are No Southern Baptist Churches on the Mission Field
Southern Baptists, Adolph Hitler, and the Danger of Exalting “Cultural Religion Rather Than Jesus Christ
What Is At Stake in the Southern Baptist Convention
I’ve Learned That You Can’t Judge Someone’s Motives
Theology, Baptist History, and the Privilege of Dissent
International Mission Board Trustee Dr. Allen McWhite
Resuring Landmarkism in the Southern Baptist Convention and Its Impact on the Mission Field (Part Two)
Resurging Landmarkism in the Southern Baptist Convention and Its Impact on the Mission Field (Part One)
Hocus Pocus Ordinances
Did Anyone Actually Read the Peace Report?
Deliver Us From Dogmatism We Pray
Sometimes the Tongue I Don’t Understand Is the English One
Southern Baptist Leaders and Their Blogs
Five Themes for Greensboro
And Now You Know, The Rest of the Story
I Will Continue to Blog About the IMB
A Pause for Reflection
A Fair Minded Request
The Wonderful Work of the IMB
J.L. Dagg and Christian Baptism
What Is True About IMB Trustees
Political Conservatives vs. Cooperating Conservatives: The Struggle for the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention
Jim Henry’s 1996 Presidential Address
Wisdom Will Prevail
Excellent Reading Material
An Offer to My Fellow Trustees
The Talking Head
Winners Announced
In My Shoes . . . A Friendly Contest
The Associated Press
Stay on Point–Don’t Get Confused
Never Forget It’s About Missions
Sunday Morning Sermon, January 15, 2006
Crusading Conversatives vs. Cooperating Conservatives: The War for the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention
What Every Baptist Should Know About Believer’s Baptism
Tongues, the IMB, and Biblical Interpretation
Trust, Trustees, and Transparency
In Christ Alone: Ecumenical Evangelism vs. Re-Emerging Baptist Landmarkism
Forbid Them Not From Serving
Stand Up and Be Counted (Petition)
The Old IMB Policies Compared with the New IMB Policies . . .
IMB Missionaries: Our Heroes
The Cooperative Program Means Cooperation
Heartbroken but Hopeful
Tears for Miss Bertha Smith–Then Cheers!
Bully Baptists vs. Broken Baptists
Richmond IMB Meeting January 9-11th, 2006
IMB Meeting, Monday, January 9th, 2006
My Family Thanks You and a Few Personal Requests
Five Salient Points
>> Rick Thompson:
Resolutions I Am Making Coming Out of Our Last IMB Meeting NEW
Reflections on Our IMB Meeting (Everyone Stay Calm) NEW
Does the Waodani Tribe Have a Legitimate Church? NEW
When Your Enemy Becomes Your Friend NEW
Long Awaited Rationale Made Public NEW
Just Because We Disagree It Doesn’t Mean We Don’t Like You
Let’s Get on with It
How a Question Changes Things
Grueling Week at the IMB
The Ever Changing Recommendation
Trustee Meetings in Glass Rooms
IMB and Baptism
>> Jerry Corbaley:
Frank Discussion on the IMB and SBC NEW
The IMB, Conservative Resurgence, and the Most Excellent Way NEW
Toward Understanding NEW
Rock Soup NEW
Introspection: Current Conclusions NEW
Hopefully We Will Live and Learn
The IMB Integrity, and Polity
>> Hershael York:
Broadus on the Requirements to Be a True Church NEW
Dr. Ergun Caner Weighs in on IMB Baptism Policy NEW
A Defense of the IMB Policy on Baptism NEW
>> Tom Ascol:
IMB Trustee Chairman Sends Letters, Posts Explanations NEW
Rationale for the IMB Guideline on Baptism NEW
Jerry Rankin, President of the IMB, Speaks Candidly in Interview NEW
IMB Trustee Propose Changes in Course in Dealing with Burleson NEW
Stratton on Ascol on York NEW
More Light from the Philadelphia Association
The Philadelphia Association Accepted Freewill Baptist Baptism
Look Who Wouldn’t Qualify Under the New IMB Guidelines
What the IMB Controversy Is Not
Recommendations and Observations on the Attempt to Remove a Conservative IMB Trustee
Biblical Wisdom for the IMB Controversy
>> Steve McCoy:
Missional Suggestions 2 NEW
Missional Suggestions NEW
Churches Louder Than Blogs NEW
The Cooperative Program NEW
IMB Trustees Back Off Burleson NEW
Ascol on York
Ergun Caner, IMB Policy
Hershael York Likes the IMB Baptism Policy
Dog Breath
An Open Letter to SBC Seminar Students
IMB: Tongues and Baptism
Wade Burleson: Open Letter to SBC
Baptism, Praying in Tongues & SBC
SBC, IMB, and Wade Burleson
Keeping Our Eye on the Ball (Summary)
>> Marty Duren:
Missional Church NEW
Finale–Tampa, Part 5 NEW
This Is Dedicated to the Ones I Love–Tampa, Part 4 NEW
Merry Go Round–Tampa, Part 3 NEW
Smoke and Mirrors NEW
Big Brother–Tampa, Part 1
Flowery Branch to Tampa
Vedder on Baptist Succession
John Hammett and the IMB Position Paper on Baptism
Too Little, Too Late
Georgia Trustes Speaks Out
Say What? [Updated] – History of IMB/Wade Burleson situation
Thoughts on CP and X-Comm
Jerry Rankin Speaks with State Editors about Private Prayer Language
Weekend Reading
Trustees Consider Withdrawing Action Against Burleson
Illegal Caucuses per the IMB “Blue Book”
Words from a Fomer M
Connecting the Dots . . . Part One
Discerning Writing [Updated] (with response by Dr. Nettles)
Interesting Stuff from the Texan
Open Letter to IMB Trustees from Benjamin S. Cole
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Thoughts
White Paper
Inconsistency, Thy Name Is SBC
BFM 2000 Cooperation
The Blind Leading the Bland
Foot in Mouth Disease
You Too Can Contact IMB Trustees
IMB Update
IMB/McWhite, Part 2
An Open Letter to IMB Trustees
How Many Voted?
Story of Another Trustee
More Trustee Moments
Trustees in Attendance
Wade Burleson
Morris Chapman Weighs in on IMB Action
Crossing the Rubicon
Former IMB Trustee, Pam Blume, Speaks Out
Who Said It?
Trustee Tom Hatley on Prayer Language
Live Blogging IMB, Prayer Requested
Why Am I Going?
Trustee Meeting Report, Number 1
Trustee Meeting Report, Number 2
Trustee Meeting Report, Number 3
Trustee Meeting Report, Number 4
Trustee Meeting Report, Number 5
Proverbs 10:9, Part 1
Paige Patterson on Tongues
>> Gene M Bridges:
John L. Dagg-Manual of Theology Ch.3 – Part 3 NEW
Those Wacky Baptists and Baptism! NEW
Manual of Theology-The Universal Church by John L. Dagg-Part 2 NEW
The Universal Church and SBC Theology–Introduction NEW
Manual of Theology-Chapter3, The Universal Church by John L. Dagg–Part One NEW
Southern Baptists and Baptism . . . Rejoiner to Dr. Ergun Mehmet Caner
>> David Rogers:
I Am Encouraged NEW
Apparently Conflicting Reports NEW
Great Commission Christians NEW
Important Dialogue with Dr. Malcom Yarnell, SWBTS Theology Professor NEW
Under What Banner? NEW
Coming Clean
Jan. 24 Letter to IMB Trustees
>> Jason Robertson:
Rankin’s Personal Worship Techniques NEW
Fide-O Interviews Wade Burleson NEW
Rankin Speaks Out NEW
Wade-ing In
If You Want Our Money Then Follow Our Rules
The Private Prayer Language Error
>> Scott Hill:
Is Extra Biblical, Unbiblical?
A Pack of Poodles and the IMB Controversy
>> Paul Littleton:
IMB Trustee Incompetence NEW
Southern Baptists – The New RCC? NEW
Losing . . . Hope . . . Fast NEW
The Bible and Re-Baptism
Response to Hershael York
>> Scott Bridwell:
Searching for Answers NEW
IMB Trustees NEW
Predictions and Results NEW
What’s Up with the IMB Stuff??? NEW
What If????
IMB, Trust and Accountability
IMB Trustee – Let’s Review
I Called an IMB Trustee
IMB Press Release
IMB Trustee – Who’s Blogging?
IMB Trustee – Wade Burleson
Trustee Meeting
IMB Trustee
More Trustee Stuff . . .
IMB Trustees
This Troubles Me . . .
>> David Phillips:
God, Sovereignty, and the IMB NEW
IMB Trustees Have Broken Trust with the Convention NEW
Timothy George’s ‘Southern Baptist Ghosts’ NEW
Studying Baptism? NEW
One Comment, for now, on the Position Paper of Baptism by the IMB NEW
Position Paper Concerning the IMB Policy on Glossolalia
An Open Letter from Tom Hatley!
Jerry Rankin Speaks Openly About Private Prayer Language
Hatley, the IM Board, and Pearle Should Apologize
Ben Matlock and the IMB: The Impact of Eliminating Principled Dissent
The “OFFICIAL” IMB Statement from Tom Hartley Has Been Released
My View on the Past 26 Years of the SBC – Leading From Fear
Were the Disciples Baptized? And Another Thought . . .
Jumping in to the New SBC Position on Tongues and Prayer Language . . .
So Are They Just After Jerry Rankin?
IMB Trustee Meeting Post 1 – Biblical Validation of Baptism Position
We’ll Do Ministry with Muslims, but not Baptists
What Is a Landmark Baptist?
The Trail of Blood . . .
Baptist Theologian on Payer Language and Tongues
>> Jason Sampler:
Integrity NEW
A Response to Drs. York and Caner, and a Word from a Landmarker (Not Me, of Course) NEW
Some Wisdom from E.C. Dargan
IMB Trustees and My Beef
IMB Trustee Contact Info
More Thoughts on Contacting Trustees
Burleson Being Voted Out
Burleson Prepares for Battle
The IMB and Baptism
>> Bowden McElroy:
IMB Policies on Standard of Conduct NEW
IMB: Encouraging Trustees to Lie NEW
IMB: What I’ve Learned NEW
Developmentally Delayed Policy NEW
A Sad Day for the IMB NEW
One More About the IMB
Effecting Change in the IMB
SBC Constitution and Missionaries
Burleson and the IMB
In Praise of SBC Bloggers
What’s to be Learned from the IMB?
In Support of Wade Burleson
Prayer Languages, Baptism, and Lewdness
>> Jason Shepherd:
Wade and the IMB Trustees – Last Straw NEW
IMB Trustees – An Apology Is Needed! NEW
IMB Update
Wade and the IMB Trustees
IMB Trustees Vote to Remove Wade Burleson! (updated)
Tom Hatley’s Statement IMB Trustee Chairman
Non-committal BGCO Statement Regarding Wade
>> Just Todd:
IMB . . . Didn’t See that One Coming . . . at Least that Way . . . NEW
The High Road . . . Will the IMB Trustees Take the Road Less Traveled? NEW
The Battle for Consensus . . . Revisions Abound and Still No Consensus NEW
What Does the BWA Have to Do with the IMB Issues?
Addiction, Accountability, and Fallen Powers . . . Fear of More Than the IMB . . .
Kept in the Dark . . . The Way Forward with the IMB . . .
More to the Point . . . (Michael Spencer referenced)
Fractured Trust . . . Deeper Than Recent Changes . . . IMB
Tongues . . . New Wires . . . IMB . . .
Euphemism As Propoganda
>> Tad Thompson:
SBC, IMB Need Emotionally Intelligent Leadership NEW
The Future Is Now for SBC and the IMB
Wade Burleson: First Trustee Voted Off IMB Island
The IMB, Baptism, Prayer Languages and Reformed Theology I
The IMB, Baptism, Prayer Languages and Reformed Theology II
Shed Tears for the SBC
Unthinkable Trustee Action: We Can No Longer Assume Anything
>> Michael Spencer:
The End of the Debate: Gene Bridges on Baptists and Baptism NEW
Brilliant!
>> Daniel Randle:
The New IMB Policies: Can Anything Be Done Now? NEW
IMB Controversy Heads Toward Boiling Point
>> Tim Sweatman:
Outrageous! [Updated] NEW
A Reassessment of Jerry Corbaley’s Blog NEW
Let’s Not Get Personal NEW
An Examination of the Position Papers Concerning the IMB Policies on Baptism and Tongues/Prayer Language NEW
It’s About Time NEW
A Disappointment . . . So Far
A Chronology of Absurdity
An Open Letter to IMB Trustees
What’s the Real Issue?
A Dark Day for the Southern Baptist Convention
Concerns About Fundamentalism and the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention
The IMBrolgio Over Tongues and Baptism
>> Art Rogers:
Two Years? – Part 4 NEW
Two Years? – Part 3 NEW
Two Years? – Part 2 NEW
Two Years? – Part 1 NEW
The Right Fight 2 NEW
Double Edged Sword
Dissent and Control
The Perspective of History
A Move Toward Transparency
Pluses and Minuses
The Policy of Conformity
Watching Tampa? It’s Quite a Show
Tampa Update
What to Watch for in Tampa
Mission: India in the Balance
Good Questions
IMB Papers, Additional Items
IMB and Charismatic Backgrounds
IMB Churches and Missionary Qualifications
IMB’s Dr. Tom Hatley’s Open Letters Critiqued
IMB Announcement of Policy Rationale
Open Letter to the IMB Board of Trustees
A Promise and a Caution
Free Public Dissent
A Re-Mix of Tom Hatley’s Spin
The Right Fight
The Hidden Treasure
Will Young Leaders Show?
A Clumsy Retreat
Target: Young SBC
Going Up the Ladder
Big Trouble in the Southern Baptist Convention
>> Wes Kenney:
A Visit with a Former Trustee NEW
IMB Trustees and Open Criticism NEW
Tampa NEW
Who Said What? [Updated] NEW
For Clarity NEW
Extraordinary
Trustee Removal
Accountability
Lead, Follow, or . . .
Autonomy and Conscience
>> Kevin Bussey:
Where Is the Apology? NEW
The Death Knell? NEW
Fear of Spiritual Gifts? NEW
Dysfunction in the SBC . . . NEW
I’m Confused . . . NEW
The Wade . . .
Program or Vision?
Questions About the IMB Baptism Policy?
Our Shrinking World . . .
An Apology Is Due
How Do We Find Balance?
An Open Letter to the SBC
>> Dorcas Hawker:
Eyes Wide Open NEW
A Most Excellent Adventure? [Updated] NEW
Letter to Parkview – On the Matter of Tongues and Baptism NEW
To Chairman Hatley NEW
The International Mission Borg Collective
>> John Schroeder:
The Problem with Tongues and the SBC
>> Joel Rainey:
The Spirit of “Emerging Baptists” NEW
What We Are Doing Right NEW
Conviction, Cooperation, and the International Mission Board
>> Sam Storms:
Speaking in Tongues and the Southern Baptist Convetion I
Speaking in Tongues and the Southern Baptist Convetion II
>> John Armstrong:
When the SBC Mission Board Stayed at a Holiday Inn Express
News Outlets:
>> Baptist Press
Trustees at IMB Meeting Adopt New Document Concerning ‘Public Criticism,’ Formalize New Missionary Selection Process NEW
Historic Juncture Envisioned for SBC Cooperative Program NEW
IMB Seeks Withdrawal of Request to Remove Trustee NEW
IMB President Speaks Plainly with State Editors about Private Prayer Language NEW
IMB Exec. Committee Proposes Revising Action on Burleson NEW
Mission Board Trustees Seek Removal of Trustee Burleson
Trustee Appoint 89 Missionaries, Adopt Personnel Measures
>> Associated Baptist Press
IMB Won’t Remove Blogging Trustee but Prohibits Dissent in Future Actions NEW
IMB Seeks Removal of Blogging Trustee, Accuses Wade Burleson of ‘Broken Trust’
Texas Pastor’s Open Letter Suggests All IMB Trustees Should Be Dismissed
>> Christianity Today
Costly Complaints
Tongue Tied
>> Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
IMB Tightens Policy, Guidelines on Tongues, Baptism
>> Florida Baptist Witness
IMB President Speaks Plainly About Private Prayer Language NEW
Executive Committee of IMB Trustees Propose Withdrawing Motion for SBC to Remove Burleson NEW
>> The Baptist Courier
An Open Letter to South Carolina Baptists NEW
>> Ethics Daily
SBC Leaders Endorse Plan for Increased Funding NEW
>> The Christian Index
Georgia IMB Trustee: Feedback Supports Move to Reverse Earlier Burleson Motion NEW
Other:
>> Baptist 2 Baptist:
Report of the Southern Baptist Convention Peace Committee NEW
>> SBC Annual Meeting
Greensboro, NC 2006
— This is by no means exhaustive, but I hope it would serve as a sort of reader for your convenience.
— Also, as links come in, I will be adding them to this page. If there are any important posts which I have overlooked, please make me aware of them so that they can be included.
Tim,
As I glanced through your links I did not see any that supported the decisions of the IMB. Have you ran across any bloggers who share the vision of the IMB in these areas?
Thanks,
John
John: I’ve read one blogger that is supportive of the changes to the policy (http://fide-o.blogspot.com/2005/12/outcries-are-offbase.html).
Bowden,
Thanks for the link. I have updated the list.
John,
Unfortunately there are not many bloggers speaking out in support of the decisions of the IMB (your guess is as good as mine as to why). I must admit, I am more familiar with the blogs of those who are against this decision, so it was much easier for me to find their posts and link them. Maybe there are others out there, and I need to do a little more research.
Wow, Tim, great list. Thanks for including me.
I’ve got a few posts on this myself that you might be interested in:
(the first are the most recent)
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/152007.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/152005.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/151480.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/151213.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/142549.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/142058.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/140461.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/140075.html
http://pewview.mu.nu/archives/135751.html
I have also compiled links – about 160 so far. I categorized them with delicious, a social bookmarking tool. See the links at My post here.
Guys, thanks for adding your links (no shame for plugging your blogs :).
Let me just say that the latest post by Tom Ascol is very helpful for the discussion. I highly recommend that those trying to understand the nature of the dissent/disagreement with the IMB should glean from the wisdom he brings to the table.
Also, Wade Burleson (if you have not listened to it already) has provided the audio to his sermon this past Sunday in which he shared the recent events with his church family. Consider listening.
Again, if there are other posts which I have not mentioned, please plug them. However, I would prefer more substance than rhetoric (it has it’s place but just not here), so if a post is intended to injure rather than inform, please refrain.
Tim-
Dude, what a chore! I didn’t realize that I had posted so much on this issue.
John-
Most of the people are ardently support these types of moves are not familiar with the internet to the degree that bloggers are. Many of the trustees don’t even know what a blog is, or how to find one. One even called blogging that same thing as “internet pornography.” A trustee said to me that blogging was “crap.”
Most of them are state paper, telephone, email kinds of folks. Nothing wrong with that necessarily, but it does help explain why they lack presence in the blogosphere.
“who ardently”
Marty,
My mother always said that a good chore was worth $.25. Where’s my allowance?