‘Gospel’ inequity

As I understand it, over two-thirds of CP (Cooperative Program) money goes to reaching one-third of the U.S. population — namely the Southeast. When you add all the resources spent by local churches on their own outreach, staff and buildings, at the end of the day, only a scant percentage of SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) giving goes to combating great pockets of lostness in the world. Brothers, this should not be. I am saddened that this means the loss of state convention jobs, but I hope for sweeping changes from the GCR (Great Commission Resurgence) Task Force to address this “gospel” inequity.

K.J. Pugh
Northport, Ala.