Churches are showing their true colors as they contribute. According to this theory, 19.5 percent of churches agree with the changes, 42.4 percent favor the old way of budgeting and relating to the SBC, and 14.9 percent don't like either method and are drafting their own giving formulas. Plus, 23.2 percent have not contributed to the BGCT budget yet this year. To be fair, we should note the BGCT expedites the multiplicity of giving options. Churches can contribute exactly as they wish because the BGCT honors their autonomy.
Some churches are confused about the changes, and some pastors are keeping their people uninformed.
BGCT Executive Board and Baptist Standard staff continue to hear from laypeople. Some Texas Baptists are making decisions based on erroneous information. A pastor in another community visited a prospect. Those assertions couldn't be more untrue. They are scurrilous and defamatory.