# Some Say the SBC Isn't W...  ## Metadata - Author: [[@dmichaelclary on Twitter]] - Full Title: Some Say the SBC Isn't W... - Category: #tweets - URL: https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744115054399887 ## Highlights - Some say the SBC isn't woke & there's nothing to be alarmed about. Don't be so sure. Paul said "a little leaven leavens the lump." The broader SBC may not be full-blown woke, but some places are. A friend recently shared notes from a SEND Philly training. See for yourself🧵 ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744115054399887)) - My friend attended a training who's purpose was "to assist planters, pastors, ministry leaders and lay persons with a heart to serve those within the urban context." ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744116396630100)) - The "urban context" is defined according to progressive priorities using leftist buzzwords. Page 8 describes "marginalized" people as "the other." They are subject to: * Systemic racism * System disparity * Modern day slavery and * Environmental oppression ![[Assets/8b05cbbb59839469b41e53a15bcb1a9c_MD5.jpg]] ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744118019826072)) - Jesus' ministry is presented as a social justice crusade to empower "the least of these." This is a misuse of that text. The "least of these" in Mt25 refers to Christians who are socially ostracized because of their faithfulness to Jesus. It doesn't teach social activism. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744121110986948)) - The biblical justification they provide is simply to accept the social justice framing as valid and then quote texts where Jesus ministers to people who fit those categories. * Poor * Women * Disabled * Strangers * Prostitutes * Criminals Jesus is the "marginalized savior" ![[Assets/af47469117a1279dc622467e95f67b53_MD5.jpg]] ![[Assets/88514c3391c2ad5a5ff6a69d0fdd98d3_MD5.jpg]] ![[Assets/a7dadd1bcf8c1f0fb5efe23bc6b6fc15_MD5.jpg]] ![[Assets/1490601b72f2c07cdb110400a8701f93_MD5.jpg]] ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744122797113389)) - Ministry leaders are instructed to do "incarnational ministry" like Jesus (dubbed "biblical justice") by focusing on marginalized peoples. The definition of biblical justice is provided by Ron Sider, a well known progressive social justice advocate. ![[Assets/868c512a4126d5d99695425c5731f310_MD5.jpg]] ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744126890766599)) - What does this kind of incarnational ministry look like in practice? A buffet of buzzwords. * Opposing systemic oppression * Protest events * Recognizing inequity * Use your power/privilege to be a voice * Advocate for the oppressed Preaching the gospel is barely acknowledged. ![[Assets/a6f6351ad9304fe655990877709c7ffd_MD5.jpg]] ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744130145554736)) - The pastor's #1 task is to preach Christ & him crucified. Trainings like this take a church planter's zeal & guilts them into using worldly means to accomplish spiritual ends. They're taught that Jesus is more of an activist than savior. It's a false gospel that cannot save. ![[Assets/b986deed5f5209d0b0281ca0aae15ed2_MD5.jpg]] ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786744133647765708)) - According to Linked in, the author of this training material is still employed by NAMB. ![[Assets/88255c7ca9caa4a5b7a4eb792847abfe_MD5.jpg]] ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/dmichaelclary/status/1786746573805723675))