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“You have ruined the BGCT, we are going to break you.”
- Paul Pressler, speaking to several people in the hallway outside the Texas Conservative Fellowship meeting Monday Night.
“This was the beginning of the end of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.”
- Richard Land, executive director of the SBC Christian Life Commission, speaking to reporters.
“They were more ready to try a new convention than I thought they were. I was pleasantly surprised with the aggressiveness of the statements.”
- Walt Carpenter, speaking about the Conservative Fellowship meeting. (Carpenter has chartered a new state convention and serves as editor of the Texas Baptist magazine.)
“This was a classic example of a railroad job.”
- Miles Seaborn, pastor, Birchman Baptist Church, Fort Worth, and Southwestern Seminary trustee who voted to fire Russell Dilday (referring to the convention, not the firing of Dilday)
“It’s time to let them start swimming in red ink. If they can’t hear the sound of our votes, let them listen to this sound,” he quipped, jingling coins in his pocket.
- Dee Slocum, pastor, Highland Baptist Church, Amarillo
“I believe 500 to 1,000 churches will direct their giving around the Texas Baptist convention to the Southern Baptist Convention.”
- Ronnie Yarber, pastor, Gross Road Baptist Church, Mesquite
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