James Merritt, “Rastus”, and Racial Reconciliation in the Southern Baptist Convention.
“We’ve made a lot of progress, but we have a long way to go.” So said former Southern Baptist Convention President (SBC) and founding pastor of Cross Pointe Church James Merritt during the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention in Birmingham. Merritt made these remarks while participating in a six-person panel on Racial Reconciliation. According to Merritt, … Read more