Christ Over All 5.15 David Schrock, Brad Green, & Mark Coppenger • Interview • "Five Reasons to be Thankful for the Southern Baptist Convention" & "Stewardship of Our SBC Land"
Mar 16, 2026
Brad Green, scholar and teacher who writes on theology and culture, and Mark Coppenger, pastor and longtime SBC leader and professor, join David Schrock. They discuss reasons to be thankful for the SBC and areas of concern. Conversations touch on leadership needs, the sex-abuse crisis, institutional drift and how churches steward land and influence. Short, candid reflections on reform and future directions.
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Cooperative Program Powers SBC Missions
- The SBC remains uniquely effective for missions and ministerial training through pooled cooperation like the Cooperative Program.
- Mark Coppenger and David Schrock recount personal formation from SBC institutions, showing cooperative structures funded pastors, seminaries, disaster relief, and IMB service.
Grassroots SBC Formation Through Pageants And Deputation
- Mark Coppenger recalls grassroots SBC life like Royal Ambassadors, GA coronations, deputation, and seminary affordability as formative cultural memory.
- He shares running deputation, state choir festivals, and son serving with the IMB as concrete examples of SBC formation.
Overcorrection Creates New Institutional Harms
- Institutional efforts meant to fix problems can produce new harms if applied without wisdom, likened to ecological failures like Agent Orange, Dust Bowl, and kudzu.
- Coppenger argues SBC reforms sometimes overcorrected, producing persistent stains (race, programs) rather than clean solutions.
