Comments on: Joy Fenner Elected President of BGCT http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/10/joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct News & Commentary About All Things Baptist Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael Westmoreland-White http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/10/joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct.html#comment-1555 Michael Westmoreland-White Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=331#comment-1555 The BGCT has now caught up with most of the world--nearly 100 years after Helen Barrett Montgomery, another missions leader and the first woman to publish a translation of the NT into English in her own name, was elected president of the Northern Baptist Convention in 1911. (The NBC is now the American Baptist Churches, USA.) Montgomery thereby became not only the first woman to head a Baptist convention, but the first woman to lead ANY denomination in the U.S. At the time, the WMU in the SBC could not even deliver its annual report to the SBC in person--a man had to read it for the women!<br/> Texas Baptists are emerging from the dark ages. I think I hear a fish singing. The BGCT has now caught up with most of the world–nearly 100 years after Helen Barrett Montgomery, another missions leader and the first woman to publish a translation of the NT into English in her own name, was elected president of the Northern Baptist Convention in 1911. (The NBC is now the American Baptist Churches, USA.) Montgomery thereby became not only the first woman to head a Baptist convention, but the first woman to lead ANY denomination in the U.S. At the time, the WMU in the SBC could not even deliver its annual report to the SBC in person–a man had to read it for the women!
Texas Baptists are emerging from the dark ages. I think I hear a fish singing.

]]> By: David Lowrie http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/10/joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct.html#comment-1552 David Lowrie Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:01:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=331#comment-1552 Big Daddy Weave,<br/><br/>It was quite of ride. As Peter commented, "oh my! and beaten by a girl"...I tend to look at it like this. The BGCT chose a wonderful Christian woman and leader to guide us this year. <br/><br/>As I said publicly I am going to do all I can help Joy succeed, because her mission is my mission: the mission of building the KINGDOM not little kingdoms. She will need all of our help. There may be troubled waters ahead, but if we pull together we can do more together as the slogan says.<br/><br/>Concerning the close vote, I choose to see this as our convention coming together at the table not division. <br/><br/>I totally agree with the observation that the most telling number of the event was not the close election, but the lack of participation. Apathy and indifference may be our greatest threats ahead.<br/><br/>We must get more people to the table and I would encourage our younger generation to step up and speak out. There may be no better time to get involved than now, because we must begin to search for new ways for us to reach Texas and the world together.<br/><br/>Thank you for the part you play in challenging us to think, and to be engaged in the process.<br/><br/>David Lowrie Big Daddy Weave,

It was quite of ride. As Peter commented, “oh my! and beaten by a girl”…I tend to look at it like this. The BGCT chose a wonderful Christian woman and leader to guide us this year.

As I said publicly I am going to do all I can help Joy succeed, because her mission is my mission: the mission of building the KINGDOM not little kingdoms. She will need all of our help. There may be troubled waters ahead, but if we pull together we can do more together as the slogan says.

Concerning the close vote, I choose to see this as our convention coming together at the table not division.

I totally agree with the observation that the most telling number of the event was not the close election, but the lack of participation. Apathy and indifference may be our greatest threats ahead.

We must get more people to the table and I would encourage our younger generation to step up and speak out. There may be no better time to get involved than now, because we must begin to search for new ways for us to reach Texas and the world together.

Thank you for the part you play in challenging us to think, and to be engaged in the process.

David Lowrie

]]> By: Bennett Willis http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/10/joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct.html#comment-1550 Bennett Willis Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=331#comment-1550 I add up 51.9% and 48.5% and get 100.4%. It really should add up a little closer to 100.<br/>Bennett I add up 51.9% and 48.5% and get 100.4%. It really should add up a little closer to 100.
Bennett

]]> By: Chuck http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/10/joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct.html#comment-1547 Chuck Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:43:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=331#comment-1547 Big Daddy,<br/><br/>The real story of the BGCT vote, to me, is how few messengers showed up for the first contested race in years.<br/><br/>Do I hear crickets in the live audio from Amarillo?<br/><br/>By the way, who did you have to delete? Or does "by the author" refer to the commenter himself? Big Daddy,

The real story of the BGCT vote, to me, is how few messengers showed up for the first contested race in years.

Do I hear crickets in the live audio from Amarillo?

By the way, who did you have to delete? Or does “by the author” refer to the commenter himself?

]]> By: peter lumpkins http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/10/joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct.html#comment-1543 peter lumpkins Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=331#comment-1543 Aaron,<br/><br/>Oh my! And beaten out by a girl. Of all the ...<br/><br/>With that, I am...<br/><br/>Peter Aaron,

Oh my! And beaten out by a girl. Of all the …

With that, I am…

Peter

]]> By: James http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/10/joy-fenner-elected-president-of-bgct.html#comment-1541 James Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:03:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=331#comment-1541 Well, the people in power win again. . . what a shock. Will they continue to mismanage missions money? Only time will tell. But they could not do any worse than they have done in the past. Well, the people in power win again. . . what a shock. Will they continue to mismanage missions money? Only time will tell. But they could not do any worse than they have done in the past.

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