I recently attended a national gathering of Baptists that was a stark reminder to me of the desperate need for congregational and clergy health. It wasn’t so much that this group is any less healthy or healthier than other shades of Baptists or other denominations.
What caused my heartburn about the state of health among those gathered was the fact that another group was also meeting at the same large convention hotel and complex. This crowd had gathered for a bodybuilding competition. The juxtaposition of the two groups could not have been more revealing. Let’s just say, they didn’t look very much like most of the Baptist ministers and laity. There wasn’t much chance of confusing the two groups.
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