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Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Southern Baptist Roots
A. 1845–1900
Southern Baptist Convention Established
Foreign and Home Mission Boards
European Baptist Mission Expansion
Christian Education
Role of Women in Foreign Missions
State Conventions
Civil War Impact
Women’s Missionary Societies
Resistance to Role of Women in Missions
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
B. 1900–Present
Sunday School Board
Baptist World Alliance
Brotherhood
Baptist Student Movement
Annuity Board
Early Fundamentalist Issues
Confession of Faith (1925) Versus a Creed
Cooperative Program
Great Depression Impact
Post World War II European Developments
Baptist Faith and Message (1963)
Conservatives versus Moderates in the Modern Era
Patterson’s—Pressler’s Plot
Chapter 2: Impact of Fundamentalist Takeover
About The Bible
Purpose of the Bible
Inerrancy
Conference on Biblical Inerrancy
Language in the Marketplaces
Accusations Against Others for Not Believing the Bible
The Bind: A Crisis of Conscience
Early Efforts Toward Reconciliation
Call for Parity
Peace Committee
Responses to Fundamentalism
Authority Over Information
Exclusion of Women
Exclusion of Lay Leadership
Further Baptist Developments in Europe
Changes in SBC Leadership
Further Responses to Fundamentalism
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FMB Trustees Pressure Rüschlikon Seminary
FMB Trustees Defund Rüschlikon Seminary
Fundamentalist Communication
Fundamentalist World Vision
False Accusations Against Missionaries
FMB Trustees Reconsider Defunding
FMB Trustees Refuse to Reverse Defunding
Chapter 4: The (non) Apology
Birth of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Europe
Dorfweil Statement
International Baptist Church of Brussels Defunds European Baptist Convention
CBF Supports Rüschlikon
EBF—FMB Consultation
Peter Barber’s Statement
The Hamburg Agreement
Full Text of the Apology
Denial of the Apology
The Meaning of An Apology
Authority Over Truth
Chapter 5: One Missionary’s Journey
Education, Evangelism and Missions in Church
Education
My First Pastorate
Sneads, Florida
Beginning a Missionary Career
Vicenza, Italy
Language Study
Milan, Italy
European Baptist Convention
Unity in Diversity
Membership in European Baptist Federation and Baptist World Alliance
First Visit To A Communist Land
Growth and Expansion
Partnerships in the Gospel
A Vision for the Nations
New EBF Leadership
Building Churches Where Walls Stood
EBF Presidency
FMB’s New Policy in Europe
Unity In EBF Threatened Over Role of Women in Leadership
Authority Over Church Offerings
1994 Interlaken Baptist Assembly
The Ultimatum: Like It Or Get Out!
Renewed Resolve
Chapter 6: The Gospel of Jesus Christ
The Voice of Jesus Christ
The Authority of Jesus Christ
The Authority of Jesus Christ in Scripture
Love: The Greatest Test of Christians
Love and Christian Leadership
Warnings Against Presenting Another Gospel
Unity in Christ
State of the Southern Baptist Convention
Deceptive Unity in Annual SBC Meetings
The 1997 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting
The 1999 SBC: Declaration of Complete Victory!
The 2000 SBC: Authority Over Jesus Christ
Partiality Toward Men
Authority Over Missionaries and Their Message
SBC Fundamentalist Leaders Preach and Practice Another Gospel
Chapter 7: Appeal to the Churches
Aspects of Another Gospel in SBC Fundamentalist Movement
1. Rebellion Against God’s Greatest Commandments
2. Commitment of Evil Against Others, Especially Christian Leaders
3. Failure to Live by the Truth
4. Rejection of the Ministry of Reconciliation
5. Quenching the Spirit and his Gifts in Themselves and Others
6. Closing the Door of Freedom Opened by God
7. Establishment and Enforcement of Partiality
8. Refusal to Listen to the Church
9. Self Exaltation
10. Ignoring Biblical Warnings Against Disobedience to God
The Only Legitimate Division
Conflicts of Accountability
The Coming Crash
Chapter 8: Actions for Churches
Study and Ask Questions About the Bible
Study and Ask Questions About Your Church
Hold Church Leaders Accountable to the Church
Study and Ask Questions About Your Church and the Cooperative Program
Create Open Forums of Discussion
Chapter 9: A New Vision for a New Future for Southern Baptists
Potential in Ourselves
New Southern Baptist Convention Leadership
Unity in the Southern Baptist Convention
Potential Destinies
Inclusiveness of Genders and Generations
Gender Barriers
A Vision for the Nations of Love and Inclusion
IMB Fires Missionaries
2003 SBC Defunds Baptist World Alliance
Baptist World Alliance Accepts CBF into Membership
SBC Votes to End Membership in Baptist World Alliance
Rebuilding Relationships with Baptist Partners
Relationships with Other Christians
Sharing Resources
Hear What the Spirit Is Saying to the Churches
Epilogue
Appendix A: Consortium of New Baptist Seminaries
Appendix B: Letter to IMB Missionaries
Notes
Additional Recommended Reading
Index
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