Post SBC Annual Meeting fun…

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So, Will and I have barely seen each other for the past couple of days, but when we were all together as a family last night we enjoyed it by playing with our little girl. She has grown so much and is still doing really well! Will was playing with her and since she loves to “stand up” now, he was seeing how she would do by holding her by the waist instead of under the arms. Other than already looking like a member of the LolliPop Guild, she did pretty well. Also, check out more new pics of her on the Flickr page…

What Article IX of the GCR Could Look Like

With the SBC Annual Meeting just around the corner, there has been lots of discussion over the Great Commission Resurgence led by Dr. Johnny Hunt and Dr. Danny Akin.  It seems like the biggest discussion has been over Article IX which calls for a commitment to a more effective convention structure.  Some are for it; others against it.  Some were for it a few years ago, but now are against it.   

However, I believe that the answer to what Article IX looks like has already been answered.  In Feb 2007 at the Baptist Identity conference, Dr. Mike Day presented a topic called “The Future of Baptist Associations and State Conventions” in which he presented the history of these two associations as well as his suggestions for what the future could look like. 

I would recommend that EVERYone coming to the SBC could/should have to listen to Dr. Day’s suggestion for associations and conventions.   Timmy Brister was there live blogging the event and provided a summary of Dr. Day’s speech.  Here’s the link for the notes: http://timmybrister.com/2007/02/15/baptist-id-dr-mike-day-on-the-future-of-baptist-associations-and-state-conventions/.

Here’s the summary of his paradigm for the future:

1. Church-driven
2. Priority-based
3. Resource-focused
4. Institution-free
5. Strategically-managed
6. Regionally-located but not geographically bound
7. Denominationally-connected buy not in its traditional ways

Note: At the 31:30 mark, he references Morris Chapman from the 2004 Baptist Identity conference when he called for a possible need for a “major overhaul” of the SBC and that it may be a matter of necessity . . .

Who’s Laughing Now?

Maddie Laughing

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While I have many ideas of things to post about, I just can’t help posting pics and video of our daughter Maddie. It has been great to be out of school and have some more time to spend with her and Beth. We started playing Peek-a-boo the other day and here’s the result:

1 Baseball game, a swimsuit, and many diapers later…

Ha! We’ve had a fun time hanging out together as a family since Will has graduated seminary. This is actually my first day of summer It’s been nice…went to get the oil changed and ate lunch with my hubby and baby at Chik-fil-A. What more could a person ask for? A nice running car and a full belly with my family? What birthday wish! haha…We have been running all over since we’ve had all this “free” time…Abbey Road on the River with my sister, Abbey, last weekend, Louisville BATs game this past Tuesday, dinner w/ Brock and Jenny on Friday, sat out by the pool on Saturday, lunch with my parents halfway at Cracker Barrel on Sunday, and went to school w/ Maddie boo on Monday! whew! And now, we’re at Tuesday, June 2nd…our little girl is almost 3 months old already! It’s amazing how a baby can spark a conversation with strangers….it’s also amazing how people don’t mind talking about dirty diapers…if you know me, you know I’ve never minded talking about that