Got it. Perhaps I didn't read it well enough. Again, I ask your forgiveness.

In Christ,
R. Dean Pesnell, 205-821-4989, rdeanpesnell@...
Pastor, Katherwood Baptist Church
Officer/Chaplain, Birmingham Police Dept.
II Cor 5:17
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From: "Pastor David Warner" <dwarner@...>
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>I didn't think the article was against the Cooperative Program.  I thought
> it was a case of one church (then a missionary endeavor) who remained an
> independent when the Cooperative Program started.  It really wasn't a post
> against you (SBC) but for them (IFB).
> DW
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R Dean Pesnell [mailto:rdeanpesnell@...]
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:20 AM
> To: pastorsforum@...
> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] The SBC was a group of independent church
> until
>
>
> Okay, I'm sorry I misunderstood. If you had said the site was great, that
> would have been one thing, but you said the article was 
> "great...especially
> for IFB." The article was against the Cooperative Program, an SBC program.
> It seemed to be a, "we're better than you because we do it better" type
> post.
>
> Honestly, I'm not trying to pick a fight with you and I really do believe
> you didn't mean any harm. I just wanted some clarification. Thanks for 
> your
> response.
>
> In Christ,
> R. Dean Pesnell, 205-821-4989, rdeanpesnell@...
> Pastor, Katherwood Baptist Church
> Officer/Chaplain, Birmingham Police Dept.
> II Cor 5:17
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pastor David Warner" <dwarner@...>
> To: <pastorsforum@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:02 PM
> Subject: RE: [PastorsForum] The SBC was a group of independent church 
> until
>
>
>> It's history, Dean.  For IFB who are interested in reading about the
>> history
>> of the movement in different parts of the country it's just another
>> interesting read.  I'm glad you like it too.  No, it wasn't a competition
>> things.  It actually shows we have a common heritage with many SBC guys.
>> For the life of me I can't figure out your response.  Really, I can't.
>> Surely you have misunderstood something but I don't see it.
>>
>> DW
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: R Dean Pesnell [mailto:rdeanpesnell@...]
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:51 PM
>> To: pastorsforum@...
>> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] The SBC was a group of independent church
>> until
>>
>>
>> DW, I love you in the Lord, but I can't for the life of me figure out why
>> you say this is great for IFB. Are we in competition here? One of the 
>> guys
>> who is a member of Katherwood but has not been active since I came, 
>> called
>> me the other day. He asked if I would upset with him if he moved his
>> letter
>> to the local IFB church. I told him that if that is what he felt led to 
>> do
>> and if he would become active, I would think it was great.
>>
>> If I have misunderstood, please forgive me. I will humbly accept your
>> correction, but I think an explanation is appropriate here.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pastor David Warner" <dwarner@...>
>> To: "Pastorsforum@Associate. Com" <pastorsforum@...>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:38 PM
>> Subject: [PastorsForum] The SBC was a group of independent church until
>>
>>
>>> This is a great little article.  Especially for IFB.
>>> In fact, this whole site is great.  Lots of Baptist history and so much
>>> more.
>>>
>>> Here's a snippet.
>>>
>>> But the believers in the convention were raising a ruckus inside the
>>> house
>>> of the SBC. They conferenced, they preached, they exposed the 
>>> seminaries,
>>> they made the status quo pretty mad. And then the co-operative program
>>> came
>>> along. Dr. Crumpton said that the SBC was a group of independent 
>>> churches
>>> until the co-operative program made you a Southern Baptist by monetary
>>> co-operation. That monetary co-operation mostly had to do with missions.
>>>
>>> The truth of the waste of money from the co-operative program was laid
>>> bare
>>> by a Brazilian missionary who revealed in a sermon preached at another
>>> church, that only 3 cents on every dollar given ever got to the
>>> missionary
>>> on the field.
>>>
>>>
>>> "James Crumpton: Defining the Independent
>>> Fundamental Baptist Movement"  by James Beller
>>>
>>> Here's the link:
>>> http://www.21tnt.com/archive_for_articles/crumpton.htm
>>>
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>>> things, charity."
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