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Bart Barber: “The Ballgame Has Changed” in the SBC

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In the Christ and Culture podcast with Ken Keathley and Benjamin Quinn, we explore how the Christian faith intersects all avenues of today’s culture through conversations with leading thinkers.

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Bart Barber is the pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, a normal-sized church in Texas. But last June he was elected as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention. He tells us about his conversion, his call to ministry, and how he found himself elected. He tells us about his commitment to joy amidst the serious issues of our day. (“I will not spend a year bereft of a merry heart.”)

But then, we speak about those serious issues — namely, the sexual abuse crisis. Bart recaps what the SBC has done, and he updates us on the work of the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force. “They’re about to start releasing actual actions,” he explains. “The ballgame has changed.”

Plus, in “Headlines,” Dr. Benjamin Quinn talks about Damar Hamlin and the dignity of athletes. In “On My Bookshelf,” Dr. Christy Thornton recommends a book.

Don’t forget to register for our upcoming conference “Exploring Personhood: Human Formation,” which will be on the Southeastern campus on Feb. 2-3. Learn more here.

Timestamps:

  • “Headlines” (2:01)
  • “Christ & Culture Conversation” with Bart Barber (5:42)
  • “On My Bookshelf” with Christy Thornton (27:56)
"We haven’t really done anything yet.... It’s about to change."

Highlights

  • “The Southern Baptist Convention is full of people who could provide good leadership for Southern Baptists.”
  • “God created us as human beings to be able to experience seriousness and joy, and sadness and laughter.”
  • “I think it’s fair to say that we haven’t really done anything yet. That’s totally fair to say. It’s about to change, very quickly, measured in days, not in weeks. We’ve needed to do the work to accomplish effective change…. The ballgame has changed.”
  • “While there’s little we can do, the little we can do can be very influential.”

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