What do you know? Beth Moore’s high-profile departure from the Southern Baptist Convention is causing some of the folk in the pews to wonder about their denomination.
Most in our church don’t think a lot about the SBC. Most are content with our collective mission and happy we give to it at a rate triple what we gave just two years ago.
That all changed this past week after the departure of Beth Moore.
I’m fielding MANY more questions than I used to, from many people who have never asked before and who I never thought would take a critical interest. In the past week I’ve responded to emails, talked on the phone, and over private messages on social media with a noticeably larger number of folks about the SBC. I’ve spent more time in the last week defending our affiliation than I have in the past 5 years combined.
I think it’s sad that a conspicuous departure like Moore’s is what it takes to trigger second-thoughts out in the pews — I mean, what about all the loopy stuff the pastor says every week? — but whatever diminishes their malign influence is a good thing.