Southern Baptist Leaders Lament Funding Cuts
Texas board's action to reduce funding called 'bad for common missions causes'
By David Porter & Art Toalston | posted 10/01/2000 12:00AM
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The board viewed a video that featured ministries around the state of Texas and interviews with ministers and people impacted by the missions efforts. The video pointed out that Corpus Christi, the site of next month's annual convention, means body of Christ.
One board member criticized the video as a series of sound bites designed to justify taking money away from the SBC.
The board approved sending a total budget of $52,068,485 to the annual convention for approval.
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Related Elsewhere
The Chicago Tribune also ran a story about the proposed cuts controversy.
Visit the homepage of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Read up on the controversy at the Southern Baptist Convention's news site, Baptist Press.
Previous Christianity Today articles about strife between Texas Baptists and the SBC include:
SBC Funding Imperiled | Texas Baptists resolved reduce monies for SBC seminaries and programs. (Sept. 25, 2000)
Submission Rejected | State convention counters SBC marriage statement. (Dec. 27, 1999)
Texas Baptists Counter Official Southern Baptist Stance on Marriage | Baptist General Conference of Texas goes back to 1963 statement, rejecting 1998 vote. (Dec. 11, 1999)
Conservative Texans Form New Group | (Sept. 11, 1999)
Split Nearing for Texas Convention | (Feb. 9, 1989)
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