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Up A Willow Creek Without A Paddle: MBC Day 1

October 31, 2006

That's just one of the many interesting comments made by the convention president Ralph Sawyer at the opening session of this years Missouri Baptist Convention. On Monday night there is really not much business to attend to. In fact, the biggest things going on are the Executive Director's address and the President's address. I left tonight feeling, how shall I say, a bit disenchanted with the MBC. From the time I've started going to the convention about 6 years ago I've always had a deep appreciation and respect for our convention. In fact, being new to the whole idea, I was enthralled by it. I was around when some major changes were taking place in the convention and I was able to see the process. Everything was done with a certain degree of efficiancy and class. Tonight however seems to mark a pattern that has been growing over the last couple of years. It's as if we've lost all efficiancy and class and have settled for a cheap, unorganized, cheesy substitute or imitation of what the convention used to be. I hate to admit it, but there were even some times that I actually felt embarrassed to even be a part of it.

It's sad to see that after the whole battle between conservatives and liberals that this is what we are left with. I am very conservative, and yet I'm not sure what to think about all of this. I find myself being frustrated with it rather than being pleased with the direction we are heading. Something's got to give, but I don't know what that is.

Are we finding ourselves up a creek without a paddle? We'll see what happens tomorrow. Maybe things will be better.

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