In addition to student scholarships, new money at Logsdon had been slated for hiring a recruiter, beefing up development efforts and expanding the school's library. At Hispanic Theological School, administrators are adjusting plans adopted by trustees based on projected increases in income, said President Albert Reyes. We are having to adjust our plans accordingly. However, I do feel we have made all Texas Baptist churches aware of the need for supporting not only the schools but other programs in Texas. I think over the years we'll see more churches switching, because they'll understand how the changes are being made at the SBC level.
Many churches are simply slow to embrace change, they contend.
Churches that have given a certain way for a long time are slow to change. Nevertheless, some believe the change could have happened faster if the BGCT had presented the budget plan to the churches in a different format. That's the heart of this thing. In earlier years, when the BGCT changed its percentage split with the SBC, churches were not presented the old option and the new option together, he noted. In his view, the remittance form should have presented only the approved Texas budget, along with an opportunity for churches to write in any other variation they desired.