A good question and one worth asking: Does our SBC have anything significant to say to this 21st century? I ask the question here in response to the contemporary idea that the age of denominationalism is past.
It does us no good -- and actually does us harm -- to dwell on our size, numerical goals and our heritage. We can't live in the past. Our heritage is only as meaningful as its most recent application, meaning that all we have done in reaching the nations for Christ does not guarantee us relevance in the future. Being "Great Commission People" and "People of the Book" means daily seeking opportunities to engage the world with the power of the Gospel but in humility and with a heart of service.
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