This was my response to a JD Greer article.  I received a request from the Baptist Courier to respond to this article.  Below is my full response.  I invite you to read the JD Greer article

To Whom it May Concern:I am a 31 year old pastor of a Southern Baptist Church and I am concerned about the relevancy of the SBC.  My fear for the future of the SBC is two-fold. First, my generation of young ministers are flocking to voices outside of convention leadership for ministry direction.  While my more seasoned collegeas (over 40) still find leadership from tride and true Southern Baptist's like Johnny Hunt & Charles Stanley my generation is giving an ear to a different set of leaders.  Men like Matt Chandler, Darrin Pactrick, Rick Warren and Ed Stetzer, all of which are Southern Baptist themselves but find themselves outside of the leadership influence of the SBC.  I fear that the SBC leadership is soon going to have very little impact within my generation set and we will continue to seek out leadership from leaders like Andy Stanley, Mark Driscoll, and Craig Groeschel, who seem to have a true desire to see our generation succeed and don't see us as misguided, illigitmate, step-children, as we are often made to feel.  Secondly, I fear that if the convention doesn't try to attract the current generation, then in the coming decades the cubbard of leaders to pick from is going to be bare.  This reality is imminent.   Soon the unwanted stepchild complex of my generation will takes it toll and we will have moved out to fathers who seem to care about our passions.  Ultimately, leaving our beloved convention impotent without future leadership.

Will Browning
Journey Church

Baptist Courier Article:  http://tinyurl.com/dh8x8y

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