[Faith Presses On]

Essentially, Kentucky Baptist Fellowship includes both CBF and CBF/Southern Baptist-supporting churches. I can’t understand why the SBC wouldn’t tell churches that they have to either support them and them only, or go to the CBF. There is no having it both ways with the Lord.

[Mr Rogers]

The CBF broke away from the SBC because they wanted to ordain women. They are a liberal alternative to the SBC.

The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship seems to have been formed to support the CBF, although it allows member churches to give money to the SBC as well.

[righttackle44]

I can’t understand why the SBC wouldn’t tell churches that they have to either support them and them only, or go to the CBF.

The Southern Baptist Convention does not dictate policy to churches that cooperate with it. If a church does something not in conformity with Southern Baptist polity or policy, then the entire convention would vote on whether or not to withdraw fellowship for that particular church. The state Southern Baptist Convention would do the same as would the local association of Southern Baptist churches.

This could well happen. But unless there is a Convention resolution explicitly spelling out the body's expressed will, there will not be an official reprimand to the church beforehand. There may be serious criticism from Southern Baptist pastorsm leaders, and members, and there could even be a specially called Convention or Association session on the matter. But Southern Baptist bodies do not dictate local church policy.