Bellvue Baptist Church
A few weeks ago, I posted with comments on stories about Steve Gaines’ leadership at Bellvue Baptist in Memphis. The more I read about it, the more sad I get. The most recent article on the matter pretty well sums up what’s happened in the last month or so.
It makes me sad on so many fronts, but especially two. First, that the whole world has to hear as this church deals with this mess. If it were a smaller church, chances are no one would care. But it’s Bellvue. Whether you’re a congregation of 30 or 30,000, you’ve got to be sad when your church gets this kind of publicity.
Second, that the matter has been handled in such a political way, instead of open and honest dialogue. If there was no wrongdoing, answer the questions. If there was wrongdoing, ‘fess up and answer the questions. No matter what really happened, the worst thing you can do is sit on it and hope it will go away.
I, for one, offer my prayers for the people and leadership of Bellvue – that they will be able to have open and mature dialogue about this problem, and that together they can seek God’s continued will for their church family.
