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Just to clarify, ‘Some of my best friends are Baptist.’ When I was in business we had an account at a local ‘full service station.’ Joe always came out to service my trucks. Pleasant friendly guy, a Christian by all signs. One day I missed Joe, and asked Jim Groner the owner, ‘Hey, where is Joe?’You don’t know? Old Joe is now the pastor of Unity Baptist. You could have pushed me over with a feather. From pumping gas to the pastor of the 2nd largest Baptist church in town.Being COG I remembered, ‘We had to climb the ladder, pay our dues, etc. (Even knowing some one helped a lot) Here this Baptist church takes my friend, who had NEVER pastored a church as the senior pastor. I did not know when Joe pumped gas, that he was a graduate of a Baptist seminary. Joe has been there now over 20 years. Great guy. My son and grandsons have all served as the church music directors. I said that to explain what I have learned, Baptist preachers know how to preach and pray. BUT the deacons are a different story. We have visited Joe’s church and many Baptist churches around the country and the Baptist Deacon can pray the longest prayers I have ever heard. Once at a church in Pennsylvania the deacon prayed so long (naming every legislature state and federal methinks) that the preacher basically dismissed after reading a text.I said that to say,

Cojak, son, when I read the above comment, I couldn't git nothing else outta what ya posted. A Baptist church? Baptist? The only Baptist in the Bible was John, an that was his vocation, not his denomination.The great Church of God is named 8 times in the KJV. 8 times!!!!!!!!!!!An you attended a Baptist church anyways? Sonnnnnnnn...................

Cojak, son, when I read the above comment, I couldn't git nothing else outta what ya posted. A Baptist church? Baptist? The only Baptist in the Bible was John, an that was his vocation, not his denomination.The great Church of God is named 8 times in the KJV. 8 times!!!!!!!!!!!An you attended a Baptist church anyways? Sonnnnnnnn................... yeah but they had donuts and coffee. Mama even taken her coffee to the pew (I did sneak one sip, I didn't think that would hert)Mama still won't eat in church, but dranking is okay since them preachers do it. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

I guess some havent spent any time in a spirit filled baptist church..

Cojak, son, when I read the above comment, I couldn't git nothing else outta what ya posted. A Baptist church? Baptist? The only Baptist in the Bible was John, an that was his vocation, not his denomination.The great Church of God is named 8 times in the KJV. 8 times!!!!!!!!!!!An you attended a Baptist church anyways? Sonnnnnnnn................... yeah but they had donuts and coffee. Mama even taken her coffee to the pew (I did sneak one sip, I didn't think that would hert)Mama still won't eat in church, but dranking is okay since them preachers do it.

Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Theology aside, I like the Baptist model of church government. Most churches are autonomous although they identify with a bigger movement. Either way you look at it we all answer to someone. For some it's the AB. For others, it's the chairman of the deacons.

I agree C6th and I didn't mean to paint with a broad brush. I just mean that many Baptists have a much more elevated definition of a deacon than what is biblically stated. Paul says that being a deacon is definitely something that should be honorable though.