Where the Conservative Resurgence Began

The “conservative resurgence” that transformed the Southern Baptist Convention three decades ago began in the halls of Second Baptist Church in Houston, the movement’s chief architect told seminary students April 15.

Paul Pressler, a former Texas Appeals Court justice known principally for his idea of using the appointive powers of the SBC to effect change in Baptist institutions by appointing only trustees who affirm biblical inerrancy, shared the story in a panel discussion with co-founder Paige Patterson – today president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas – during a celebration of the dedication of a new chapel at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo.