Lee Saunders has been a strong voice on BGCT matters for some time. A former candidate for First Vice President of the convention, Lee’s voice was respected by all of us in the blogging world. He, of course, writes the blog called, Deep In The Heart.
Lee’s church has voted to leave the BGCT and become part of another convention in Texas. That means, of course, that Lee’s commentary on the BGCT will, of necessity, be that of an outsider in the future. My guess is he has too much integrity to comment on a convention in which he no longer participates, just as I have refrained from commenting on the inner workings of the other convention.
I for one will miss Lee’s analysis. He always helped me sharpen my own views and helped me to see some things I may not have otherwise seen. For the most part, he was spot on with his observations. I sometimes felt, though, that he never really understood how the BGCT was different from most other state conventions. That is true of a lot of guys who come into Texas from other states. It takes a bit of time to understand the culture in Texas denominational goings on. I know how elitist that sounds, but I do not mean for it to be.
I believe Lee understood us about as well as anyone else who comes into our state from other convention experiences. Perhaps it is that very fact that enabled him to provide some insights we might otherwise not have known.
Texas is one of a handful of states that is able to stand on its own without any help from the SBC. That is one of the things that caused so many SBC leaders so much consternation back in the eighties. They knew Texas did not need them and that birthed a number of issues that caused great divisions to exist.
All in all, Lee contributed. His voice was welcome and it will be missed. God speed, Lee.
1 comments:
I know him mostly from deep in the heart, but am gonna miss him!
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