8 Reasons to Leave the SBC

8 Reasons to Leave the SBC

1. God commands believers not to be bound with unbelievers.

2. It is not wise stewardship to give to an organization that is inefficient in missions and promotes false teaching.

3. It is most likely impossible to recapture the convention for orthodoxy.

4. There simply are not enough conservative leaders left willing to do the hard work of reform.

5. Attempting to recover the convention wastes time and resources better spent building alternatives.

6. We live in a post-institutional world.

7. Even if the SBC is recaptured, accountability, transparency, and orthodoxy are threatened because of its size.

8. It is much more accountable, efficient, and fulfilling to function on a local level according to human scale.
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[RedeemedSteve]

I totally agree that everything seems to be dying around us. The gospel and the separation from the world has never been more real than these past few years. The Lord has made us believers for such a time as this. Stay strong brothers and sisters. Our citizenship is in heaven!

[tburks]

My husband and I tried to get our local SBC church to understand and respond to the current issues and drift from scripture over the past several years much to no avail. We finally ended up moving to an independent Baptist church that is biblically sound and like a breath of fresh air, although leaving our church family was extremely difficult. We couldn’t stand the compromises anymore.

[roxiecrews]

Jon, you have done so well to share from the depths all the “goings on” in the SBC, their Seminaries/ we are thankful for your voice and wisdom in sharing.I remember saying to one of our sons not so long ago that my husband and I feel as if we have lost everything we hold dear. So, I feel your pain at the grieving of the losses you’ve had. You always bring us back to the glorious Truth of our Lord Jesus Christ and what He has secured for all of us who are “in Him”. Love you like a son!🥰🙏🏼

[worditoutwoman]

This really saddens me. I belong to an SBC church. Thank you for opening this discussion. I need to study more about this and pray deeply about this. Oh, it’s so heartbreaking if what you’ve been talking about here (and your other videos) are accurate. Thank you for talking about this.

[thomaslongiii]

Hello brother. I was at the SBC21 annual meeting. I was shocked. I mean really shocked at what I witnessed. Not from those standing on the stage projecting their superior status down on me, but all those messengers sitting around me that were simply following without discernment. If it was said from the stage, it was followed. It was an eye opening experience.

[jordancain]

I have left the SBC. Either my Church will be affiliated with Founders or some independent Reformed Church of some kind. I know this may sound crazy to some but if the only faithful Church were some Presbyterian Church, I will take my family to it. Hopefully, they’ll accept a Baptist in their midst but I want to hear the Gospel... From now on until KING JESUS returns, the faithful will be in smaller Churches scattered around the world. The associations will probably be very small too. Instead of going to seminary, let’s have some, “strip mall seminaries, ” and bring back those Bible Institutes for our churches. In the near Orwellian universe, there will be smaller Biblical Churches led by unknown Pastors but known by The Great Shepherd! If you have great books, keep them well hidden. We may exchange books among each other soon. The historic mainline denominations are done and It will all be okay. The LORD is working. Stand with Christ! Be encouraged Saints!

[TheRoger]

And He will give them over to a reprobate mind. So we see the winnowing begin. God placed Litton there to separate the wheat from tares. Be strong Brothers and Sisters. Stand with Christ!

[Hi]

If your Church has a library ask them to give you the old books they are throwing out. I’ve been doing that for decades and have ended up with a lot of out of print books.

[adrianepreville]

This is what happens when the church follows the ways of the world…

[laurenkuo]

We had to leave a denomination over false teaching; my husband was an ordained pastor and we had been with one church for over ten years. Our kids all grew up in that church and we had helped to start a school. But it became impossible to minister within the existing authorities; there was so much corruption. It was heartbreaking but let me tell you when we attended a new church just to worship, we experienced such joy and freedom. So yes, the pain will be there but once you leave, it will be so wonderfully freeing! And God opened up new doors of ministry for us overseas - beyond our imagination. You have to look at leaving with an attitude of joyful expectation.

[aztec]

The sad truth is, that if you leave, the SBC won't even remember your name as you walk out the door. Shake the dust from your feet and go where the Spirit leads.

[Chaz-oqvl]

Jon, love your well researched insights, supporting evidence, and biblical perspective as the foundation.

[twilleymom]

Great video brother. I was voted out of an SBC in 2007 over "reformed theology." The motion for my termination said "Reformed theology is not the same as traditional baptist theology therefore I move that you vote out Chris Twilley." I also say "I didn't leave the SBC, the SBC left me." The ironic thing is that the church had as their doctrinal statement, the New Hampshire confession. I preached through each article of it in a sermon series and that widened the conflict. It was all part of God's plan to waken me up to the state of things and to progress me in my sanctification. I am so blessed to be a part of Anchored in Truth and am currently planting a church as part of this missions network. They are committed to planting Christ centered, biblically healthy churches. I appreciate your analogy so much, "It will be small at first but it will be healthy." We formed our membership 2 years ago, have 21 members and have 2 baptisms coming up. I'm preaching through Romans right now and no one got mad when I got to chapters 8 and 9. The Lord is at work! Thank you for your ministry.

[sabbagecabbage]

This is so hard. My husband and have been back and forth for about a year or so on whether we should leave our small church in the SBC.
One of our concerns has been the use of orange curriculum written by Andy Stanley among others for our children.
And the initial encouraging of social distancing, etc the past 1.5 years.

The independent fundamental baptist church down the road never stopped and never slowed down. We visited a few times and wow!
It's so hard to make that leap, because we truly love our church family.
We have a lot to pray about.

[mtac]

Please post time stamp for when he gets to the 8 reasons

[TheJpep]

They do not understand the gospel and rebel against the authority of scripture. The end.

[ajlancaster]

A former pastor of mine (a man I respect) gave his assessment of the convention and his last statement was that "there was no leftist drift in the SBC". I have moved several times in the last 15 years and I can tell you that the search for a solid baptist church is difficult. And I am in the Bible belt! My former pastor may be "too close to the fire to see the flames" because I have seen the drift for quite a few years.

[curtismcdaniel]

Thank you brother for all that you share and teach here! You have helped me greatly!

[JulieRNeidlinger]

I left a church/denomination (partly by force). It wasn't easy. But I can now see how, when you're loyal or very plugged into a denomination, you can't see the slide to the left and, even worse, you find yourself defending it. You put some trust in the denomination's traditions, history, and assume leaders are being vetted. You're firmly on that denominational train and you go where it takes you if you don't get off of it. It takes a lot to step out of and back from and see the real picture. Very freeing. Hard, but freeing.

[phil]

I don’t think the leadership at my church pays any attention to the SBC, for good or bad. It’s kind of like a bill you always pay but never question why you keep paying it.