Almost four months away, this year’s Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference — the first in the GCR Era — promises to be something totally different.  Different is not always a bad thing, but radically different may not necessarily be a good thing either. As the speakers and worship leaders for the Pastors’ Conference were announced, some Southern Baptists began to express varying levels of concern about some of those who were invited to participate (see here, here, here, and here).  Most of the criticism (rightly so) has focused on the invitation extended to Jamar Jones – “Executive Director of Music and Fine Arts at the Potter’s House Church of Dallas, Texas, Bishop T.D. Jake, Senior Pastor” —  to lead instrumental music at the Phoenix Pastors’ Conference. Others have well expressed the theological concerns of having someone … Read entire article »