Ezell Sends “Divorce Notice” to State Conventions, Expects Alimony

NAMB Effectively Cancels Historic Partnerships while SBC takes their gifts of $46 million/year

Just a few weeks ago not only did Ezell send a “Divorce Notice“ to partnership with 24 Non-Southern State Conventions, he fully expects that the 24 Conventions he is divorcing to pay him alimony via their Cooperative Program and Annie Armstrong mission gifts to fund his failed strategies. Since his election, Kevin Ezell has expressed […]

The NAMB President: Violations of Law, SBC Constitution and Biblical Commands

NAMB President Fails to Live and Lead Above Reproach

Review of evidences from various sources, primarily from firsthand experience or knowledge, and printed evidence reveals that the NAMB President Kevin Ezell has repeatedly violated (1) US Laws (one which the lawsuit is based), (2) the SBC Constitution and Governing Docs, and (3) Biblical Commands.   Individually and collectively, these violations reveal a pattern that warrants […]

NAMB vs. SBC & McRaney in 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

NAMB Places Entire SBC at Risk in Federal Courts with False Claims

Place:  5th Circuit Court of Appeals West Courtroom 600 Camp Street New Orleans, LA  70130 Date:  Feb. 6, 2020 Time:  Morning session – 9:00 AM While the legal case on Feb. 6 in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is between McRaney and NAMB (President Kevin Ezell), the real risk to the future of the SBC before a Holy […]

Court Filings and News Report Collection: McRaney vs. NAMB/Ezell

Court Filings and Various Articles Published on Our Legal Case

In Dec. 2019, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against NAMB’s request to NOT have oral arguments heard.  The judges granted our request to argue before a panel of 3 judges.  The publicly conducted and audio recorded court proceeding will take place Feb. 6, 2020 at 9:00 AM in New Orleans LA, unless NAMB Trustees […]

Fake NEWS via NAMB Leadership?

Thru BP NAMB Leaders Purposefully Deceived the SBC and Damaged

NAMB Trustees in Open Letter, In June 2016 and May 2017 Baptist Press printed false, damaging information provided to them by NAMB leaders.  What the NAMB Trustees were told, what the NAMB Trustees approved in June 2016, what was subsequently reported in BP, and what really happened are not the same.  That did not happen accidentally, […]

Reflection on Ruling, Its Impact and Future Direction

Resolved and Looking for Just Resolution

Short Summary Statement “While the judge did not rule on the merits of the case, we were stunned at the judge’s reversal of his previous rulings by dismissing the case on ecclesiastical grounds.  The new precedent should be sobering for all involved in voluntary partnerships with the SBC.  This ruling makes acceptable under ecclesiastical protections what […]

5 Current Impacts of GCR on SBC Network Partners

Churches, Associations and State Partners

The 2010 SBC Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) intentionally brought radical shifts in NAMB’s leadership, strategy, and priorities in funding and staff.  Are Southern Baptists better off and stronger, or worse off and weaker?  What are the measurable results and the impact on the self-regenerating missions funding and sending system?  What is happening at the local level in […]

Facing Down the 3 Faces of Kevin Ezell

Is the SBC Up to the Challenge?

David Platt gave us a glimpse into the Closed Door behaviors of some SBC leaders.  Who was he talking about?  He didn’t name names, but it is likely that NAMB President Kevin Ezell was one of the leaders he was referring to.  More on that later. 3 Persons: Public, Closed Door, Secret Pastor Clayton Cloer […]

Title Your Choice: State Conventions Suck, or 5 Heart Attacks, or Leading Above Reproach

Are you in a State Convention that Sucks? Does the NAMB Prez want Your State Exec to Have a Heart Attack? Living and Leading Above Reproach: Can We get there from Here? Integrity involves the consistency of one’s public, private, and secret life.  Living and leading above reproach is the biblical requirement of leadership.  The […]

The NAMB Diaries

Revelations into the Actions of NAMB Leadership

Diaries are started and kept for a variety of reasons…to record thoughts, feelings, highs and lows, new beginnings and important endings.  Diaries are a record of ones life in short form for personal reflection and future recollection. After completing a series of 8 articles on “Is the New NAMB Really Working?,” Sandy and I believe […]