DHBC

Our friends at DHBC have been in the national news lately. I just wanted to take some space and say good work and godspeed. Keep up the good and important work I read about weekly in the email updates - the real work of ministry - rather than getting caught up in denominational politics like those throwing stones at you. Thanks for remembering that God has given us more important things to do than "defellowshipping" and excluding. There is enough of that in the world without churches doing it too.

I am especially glad to hear that Mimi will be attending the meeting at which you all are defellowshipped, saying: "I don't think it will change their minds, but hopefully it might inspire some women who are struggling in Southern Baptist churches." Thanks for being a pioneer Mimi, and thanks to our DHBC family for always supporting your ministry staff so courageously, past and present. Trinity and I are with you in spirit.

For our other blog readers, if you want to know what I'm talking about here are some of the news links:

ABC News National
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/baptists-planning-disown-church-female-pastor/story?id=10252735

Atlanta Journal and Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/southern-baptists-may-cut-414925.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963

Fox 5 Atlanta
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/woman-pastor-causes-stir-with-convention-032910

WSBTV ABC local
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/22992013/detail.html

Associated Baptist Press
http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/4954/53/

Baptist Today
http://www.johndpierce.com/2010/03/fundamentalism-continues-and-continues.html