Baptist Statesmanship

Fighting among SBC ranks seems to get most of the press these days; however, I read an article on the Baptist Press Blog that reported great Baptist statesmanship by none other than Dr. Duke McCall, former president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. McCall spoke at the sesquicentennial service, during which the new Duke K. McCall Pavilion was dedicated. Although Dr. McCall is known as a moderate, and acknowledged that he did not agree with everything that the current conservative leadership of the seminary does, he encouraged all alumni and friends of the seminary to rally together and support the seminary. It is important to note, Dr. McCall is regularly listed in The Tie, the seminaries quarterly publication, as a financial contributor to the seminary - he practices what he preached.

This conservative Southern Baptist appreciates Dr. McCall's statesmanship. More of us should learn from his example.