From James Grant:

I finally got around to reading iMonk’s rant on the ten year focus on evangelism in the SBC. It is well worth the read. I agree with him. The last thing the SBC needs to do is focus on evangelism. There are a lot of other things the SBC should be focusing on, and Spencer mentions some of them. For example,

1. We need to have healthy churches.
2. We need to have a clear Gospel message.
3. We need meaningful church membership.
4. We need pastors who can grow disciples.
5. We need Christians on mission in the world where God’s placed them.
   We need to love people.
6. We need to live authentically human lives.
7. We need a missional mindset for going into the world.
8. We need to see our prevailing sins, like materialism, classism, racism and involvement in the prosperity Gospel.
9. We need to repent of our pragmatism, because it’s not true that if just one walks forward, everything we did was right.

I agree 100% and would add several other problems. But Spencer goes on to say, “We’re like a hospital with real problems. Doctor problems. Staff problems. Quality problems. Effectiveness problems. People aren’t getting well. Some are getting a lot worse. Some aren’t making it. And we are concerned……about getting more patients.” Take a moment and read his whole rant.