In a previous post it was stated that until further notice the posts on SBC Heritage would deviate from the historical nature of the blog and report on issues at Louisiana College. As of today, SBC Heritage will return to its historical focus. All posts written concerning Louisiana College will appear on the Daily Bleat. Thank you to all my readers who have shown support during this trying time for Louisiana Baptists.
This letter was written by Joshua Eldridge, an undergraduate Biblical Studies student at Louisiana College, and originally appeared on his blog, Beckon and Muse. He emailed this letter to Dr. David Hankins and has yet to receive a reply. This was reposted here with permission.
Dr. Hankins,
To begin, my name is Joshua Eldridge. I am a senior at Louisiana College in year five, majoring in Biblical Studies. I planned on attending for another year while my wife is finishing up her Bachelors of Nursing. My guess is, you are very busy, so I will try hard not to bore you with a wordy email flowing from a broken heart.
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This post was written by Josh Breland and orignally appeared on his blog, the Daily Bleat.
I am not at liberty to say much right now, but I will share what I can. I was informed yesterday that my site, The Daily Bleat, Drew Wales’ site, SBC Heritage, andLCStudents.org are now blocked on campus internet. Students are no longer able to access these sites via the campus network.
I was also informed that I, and Drew Wales, are officially under investigation by the administration of Louisiana College for possible violations of the student handbook, specifically “making disparaging comments” about Louisiana College and/or college faculty/administration.
That is all I can say right now but I ask for your prayers for the Louisiana College administration, Dr. Joe Aguillard, Drew Wales, and myself. I do not know exactly what will happen in the coming days but will update you when I am able. Thank you for your prayers and support during these difficult times at Louisiana College.
Last week the Baptist Message, the Louisiana Baptist Convention paper, published an article in which Dr. Joe Aguillard, President of Louisiana College, “articulates” his position on Calvinism.
This post will examine the last paragraph of that article and serve as an appeal to the Board of Trustees to weigh the evidence and consider a reinstatement of the professors who received nonrenewal letters earlier this semester.
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LCStudents.org is a recently launched site designed to give the student body of Louisiana College a voice. All students and parents of students of Louisiana College are encouraged to carefully consider the reasons listed on the site and signing their name to it via the contact form.
The issues raised on the website are serious and affect all areas of study at Louisiana College. The recent events at LC are not problems particular to the Christian Studies students, but to all students and parents paying tuition. All information submitted will remain confidential and only be presented to the board of trustees.
The contact information requested is only for verification purposes only. The administrators of the site want to prevent anyone who wishes to remain off the list from being inadvertently signed to the document so contact information will be necessary to provide that safeguard.
Again, any personal information will not be revealed, only the names of the signatories; the list will be placed directly into the hands of the board of trustees and not viewed by any professors or members of administration or faculty of Louisiana College.
In the midst of the removal of three professors at Louisiana College and the controversy that soon followed, it is easy to forget another issue looming in the distance. In the coming semester, Louisiana College will face the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS) to discuss the school’s standing with the association.
The Town Talk released an article on Friday, February 8, 2013 which reminded central Louisiana residents that accreditation is a serious issue at Louisiana College (LC). There are three causes for alarm in the article.
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There is often a lot of talk about “Baptist distinctives,” and what that means for Southern Baptists. Usually, the list
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includes things like regenerate church membership and baptism by immersion. If there is such a thing as a Southern Baptist distinctive it is our Cooperative Program (CP).
The Cooperative Program has definitely seen better days, but its days could be far, far worse. Dr. David Hankins, Executive Director of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, former Vice President of the CP, and co-author of One Sacred Effort: The Cooperative Program of Southern Baptists, has spent a good portion of his ministry safeguarding the CP and has the opportunity to do it once more. As stated before, the Southern Baptist Convention is watching to see what happens at Louisiana College and if unity and cooperation will prevail. If it fails, this disunity and lack of cooperation could spread in the SBC and put our beloved CP at risk.
The story of Louisiana College (L.C.) burning is a story thousands in the SBC are following. The morale on campus is as low as it has ever been since my arrival at L.C., and as a graduate student at the Caskey School of Divinity it is heartbreaking to see this division over Calvinism taking place on campus. The news of three professors’ non renewals, a “position on Calvinism” released by the President, the eruption of the blogosphere, and a confusing and incomplete follow up statement from the President have all made the L.C. campus an interesting place to be recently. These events have led to many facebook discussions, distracted students, and very concerned faculty and staff. L.C. is not a favorable place to work or study at the moment.
There is hope in the midst of this turmoil, however. There is a leader across the river in the Louisiana Baptist building. The Executive Director of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Dr. David Hankins, is for cooperation. He has served as Vice President of the Cooperative Program and Vice President for the Convention Policy of the Executive Committee. He has served on the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Board of Directors for Dallas Baptist University. Dr. Hankins also served on the Executive Committee of the SBC.
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SBC Heritage is a blog focused on the history of the Southern Baptist Convention. The recent events surrounding the non renewal of contracts at Louisiana College have hit close to home. Both admins for this blog are graduate students at the Caskey School of Divinity. It is deeply troubling and this situation bears watching. Until this is over, the thrust of the posts found here will be toward the events taking place at LA College. It seems appropriate at the present time given the number of page views across multiple blogs this story has generated. The convention is watching. Many people in the SBC say Calvinism is not worth dividing over, yet it seems the powers that be in the LBC think otherwise. SBC Heritage will be back to its historical posts as soon as this event has run its course.
This post is a response written by a LA College Undergraduate Student which was posted on facebook. I have contacted Devin and he agreed that I could share it. In case you missed it, you can read all related posts here, here, here, and here.
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In 1962 the Southern Baptist Convention was in the midst of a struggle which Herschel Hobbs took head on in his President’s Address, “Crisis and Conquest.” In this address he calls for unity in the convention and he first references Scripture as he quotes the apostle Paul:
The apostle Paul gives us the answer. “For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” (1 Cor. 14:8). The present-day religious scene finds too many gospel trumpets giving forth an uncertain sound.
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