Back in June, I had the opportunity to meet Don Hinkle. While I did not know much about him, he seemed like a reasonable man who understood the issues facing the SBC. Since that time, I have enjoyed reading his articles on Thoughts and Adventures.
Today, he has posted an article dealing with the recent announcement of Dr. Mohler’s candidacy for president of the SBC. In it he states some rebuttals to those who object to Dr. Mohler (a sitting SBC seminary president) becoming president of the SBC. In particular, he states this:
Some object to a Mohler presidency because he is the president of an SBC agency. So what? The SBC has looked to its seminaries in the past for denominational leadership. Several seminary presidents have served as SBC president. To suggest that there is some kind of conflict of interest is baseless and implies our current agency leaders – and especially the 80-plus-member SBC Executive Committee that oversees Cooperative Program allocations – are inept. Nothing could be further from the truth.
What Bro. Don points out has been the modus operandi from some of the reformers. Make statements that either question the intelligence or integrity of your opponents. One can do this by either stating that the professors of a seminary who sign both the abstract of principles and the BF&M are “pretending they adhere to the BFM 2000″ or insinuating that trustees are duplicitous in their behavior between open and closed door sessions. (Just to show a couple)
As June approaches and other candidates vie for the presidency, we should be careful of the information that is used to either endorse or unfairly denounce someone for the presidency of the SBC.
The bottom line is this, Dr. Mohler’s tract record shows us that he has the leadership capability, the intellectual prowess, and a passion in reaching the world for Christ. These ingredients will do the SBC well in selecting her next president.
Posted in Dr. Al Mohler, SBC Issues
