Looks like the IMB site has the new policy…
March 23rd, 2006 | Posted in » Baptist Issues
The new policy which has everyone (including me) so disappointed has been posted on the IMB website.
Worth your time to review! I can’t say that I feel any better about this, but at least I now know exactly what it is we’re talking about.
There are two items that appear to conflict in this policy:
(From the General Trustee Responsibilities section)
2. Trustees are expected TO REPRESENT the interests of all Southern Baptists in global evangelism, not primarily the interests of Southern Baptists in his/her state. In other words, each trustee represents the total constituency, not any particular segment within the geographical United States.
(From the Trustee Standards of Conduct section)
1. Individual IMB trustees must refrain from public criticism of Board approved policies. Experience has shown that it is not possible to draw fine lines in this area. Freedom of expression must give way to the imperative that the work of the Kingdom not be placed at risk by publicly airing differences within the Board.
Maybe I’m just dense, but how does the Board expect “to represent the interests of all Southern Baptists” adequately when board members (trustees) aren’t allowed to discuss “differences within the Board” with Southern Baptists?
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