During the Sunday morning worship service on May 26, 2024, Ed Young, Sr., retiring Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, introduced his son Ben as the church’s new Senior Pastor. The announcement came as a surprise to many church members because like the great majority of Baptist churches, Second Baptist Church’s bylaws called for a congregational vote on major issues such as hiring a new pastor or approving the annual budget.
A stark reminder for each one of us to pray for our pastors and our church families. Blackaby's "Experiencing God" mentions the more individualistic we become as Christians, the less we understand God's vision for the church... and we understand the will of God for our church when we listen to the whole body express what they are experiencing in the life of that body." Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this most important information. It is hard for me to understand the actions of 2nd Baptist Church, Houston. Will be interesting to see how all of this plays out!
I have been a virtual attendee to second baptist since the pandemic. I have been supportive of Pastor Ben and his teaching but the 'sermon' he gave after Easter was really just a rant about this very real issues. I have not attended since. I hope and pray that Pastor Ben and the Jeremiah group who are also longtime Second Baptist members can reach a resolution in a Biblical way. It seems such a waste of tithes to fight this lawsuit in the courts.
It’s a hard spot for the many people who are a part of Second Baptist’s ministry. I hope the church will find a way through this situation in a way that honors God and the gospel.
Always shocked when evangel-prots belittle criticize or reject the hierarchy of the RC or Eastern Orthodox Churches. The 🧮 multiple, cyclical, 💋 cringe, nasty, 🙈🖤 unimaginable non-loving, power hungry 💎🚘💰 leadership / succession turf-wars I've seen since 1979 have driven more people from the flock than I can bear to count. We are all broke and we all got our stuff, but that ain't nothing 🌪️ once you've rode out 🗣️😣❤️🩹⛈️ a fearsome protest-ant church split....⛪💲🏦🎯📲🔔🎸🎶🇺🇲🎤👺🎯
For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matthew 7:14
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A stark reminder for each one of us to pray for our pastors and our church families. Blackaby's "Experiencing God" mentions the more individualistic we become as Christians, the less we understand God's vision for the church... and we understand the will of God for our church when we listen to the whole body express what they are experiencing in the life of that body." Thank you for sharing.
Imagine my surprise. 🙄
Wow! Thanks for sharing this most important information. It is hard for me to understand the actions of 2nd Baptist Church, Houston. Will be interesting to see how all of this plays out!
It’s an interesting situation for sure. Hope you’re doing well!
Sounds like Someone knew something early and said nothing till it was a done deal.
I have been a virtual attendee to second baptist since the pandemic. I have been supportive of Pastor Ben and his teaching but the 'sermon' he gave after Easter was really just a rant about this very real issues. I have not attended since. I hope and pray that Pastor Ben and the Jeremiah group who are also longtime Second Baptist members can reach a resolution in a Biblical way. It seems such a waste of tithes to fight this lawsuit in the courts.
It’s a hard spot for the many people who are a part of Second Baptist’s ministry. I hope the church will find a way through this situation in a way that honors God and the gospel.
This is why I prefer presbyterian polity and can tolerate BCOs
Always shocked when evangel-prots belittle criticize or reject the hierarchy of the RC or Eastern Orthodox Churches. The 🧮 multiple, cyclical, 💋 cringe, nasty, 🙈🖤 unimaginable non-loving, power hungry 💎🚘💰 leadership / succession turf-wars I've seen since 1979 have driven more people from the flock than I can bear to count. We are all broke and we all got our stuff, but that ain't nothing 🌪️ once you've rode out 🗣️😣❤️🩹⛈️ a fearsome protest-ant church split....⛪💲🏦🎯📲🔔🎸🎶🇺🇲🎤👺🎯