Brace yourself for the world's boringest blog post Today everything at the convention went so smooth it is unbelievable. We were an hour ahead during the morning sesion. There was no more than one nominee for any officer position, there was no discussion on any piece of business and there was no miscellaneous business.

We were out for our lunch break at 11:00

After lunch the session was just as smooth. We got out 15 minutes early. It is truly amazing, I've never seen a group of baptists get together and have no discussion on anything. There were breakout sessions in the afternoon, one at 3:15 and one at 4:15.

I attended the session led by Mark Dever on the future of the church. I'll try to sum up a 45 minute lecture in 2 sentences. Here goes... The church is going to lose the culture war. The church will survive by being distinct from the culture. It's probably unfair to do that, and horrendously oversimplified, but I saved you a trip to Greensboro.

Then I attended a listening session for the proposed changes to the giving plans. I have always been opposed to the giving plans in North Carolina. (Which allow the churches to taylor the way they give to the BSCNC. Even if they exclude the SBC altogether.) But I was inclined to not support the unified giving plan going in because it is still pretty customizable, and you can still exclude the SBC. But the committee that put together the new giving plan put my mind to rest. They spoke with passion and respect for one another. And it seemed truly bathed in prayer. I will vote yes tomorrow.

I skipped the final evening session, and am writing this post as it is going on.

Tomorrow will not be nearly as smooth. We have a biannual budget to vote on, and the giving plan. there will definitely be discussion.

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