Why increase funding for divinity schools of state Baptist colleges while cutting funding to the SBC seminaries?
While Dr. Edwards and Rev. Smith both attended SBC seminaries, these seminaries are no longer likely to serve our church or its members. They train their students in a different leadership style – with considerable authority for the pastor – from what our church as supported and what our pastors have modeled. Since the mid-1980’s, five members and one very active college student from College Park have attended NC divinity schools. No College Park member has attended an SBC seminary in that time.
