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Associated Baptist Press continues to underscore the partnership between Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and C.J. Mahaney
An Associated Baptist Press (ABP) article by Bob Allen underscores more details of the liaison between Al Mohler and C.J. Mahaney and their respective institutions, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and C. J. Mahaney's pastor's school. Allen reports:
Recently Sovereign Grace Ministries welcomed its 16th Pastors College class and the second in Louisville, Ky., where the ministry headquarters relocated in part to strengthen connections with Southern Seminary.
“The first year proved to be a rich one with much blessing coming from our new location, including our degree-completion program with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,” the group reported on its website.
Last November, Sovereign Grace Ministries announced the program allowing Pastors College alumni to pursue a master of divinity degree from Southern Seminary without disrupting their church ministry.
The program allows transfer of up to 35 credit hours from the Pastors College to Southern Seminary, more than a third of the way toward the 94 hours required for the M.Div. in Christian ministry. Flexible learning options including online courses and brief intensive classes make it possible for Sovereign Grace pastors to complete their studies without moving to Louisville.
The 2013 Southern Baptist Convention indicated through a strongly worded resolution its reservations about partnering with certain individuals and organizations under official sex abuse scrutiny by encouraging "all denominational leaders and employees of the Southern Baptist Convention to utilize the highest sense of discernment in affiliating with groups and or individuals that possess questionable policies and practices in protecting our children from criminal abuse." And while the jury is still out concerning the precise role and/or degree of Mahaney's involvement in the Maryland child sex abuse scandal, Mahaney's role as "head Apostle" of the church and CEO of the denomination now being undeniably scrutinized for lack of healthy child protection policies, neither Mahaney nor his organization(s) can, in any reasonable sense of the terms within the SBC resolution, be counted among those without questionable policies and practices for protecting children from criminal abuse. Hence, it seems clear ministry partnerships, educational liaisons, or even speaking engagements at Cooperative Program funded entities with C.J. Mahaney and/or his organization(s) breach both the language and intent of the 2013 resolution adopted by Southern Baptists.
Therefore, why are trustees for both Southern and Southeastern seminaries allowing employees of our denomination to sponsor, support, and even partner with C.J. Mahaney and his organizations?
That's a question any Southern Baptist can write to the trustees and ask.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary trustee names and addresses-- Download 2013 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Trustees
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary trustee names and addresses-- Download 2013 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Trustees
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