教会的下任会长就是这一转变生生的体现。 路特于1986年接管富兰克林街道浸信会教堂,当时该教区信徒数目已缩小到了几十人,因为很多白人会员已经逃往郊区。路特一手把该教区发展光大,到 2005年卡特里娜飓风来袭时,该教区已经有7千名信徒了,大多是黑人。教堂因飓风进水达3米,已经重建。现在的会员已接近5000人。
Yet Mr Luters rise to the presidency of the organisation is more than a matter of symbolism.He is a true-blue Southern Baptist who inveighs against gay marriage and abortion from thepulpit, but also displays a gift for passionate, humorous preaching that has its roots in hispast as a street minister. This has made him an inspiring speaker at previous SBCconventions. The man who first suggested his candidacy, Danny Akin, president ofSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, told a reporterthen that he believed Mr Luter would be elected on merit, regardless of race or colour. But,he added, he gives us an opportunityto say something about who we want to be.
然而路特升职为会长不单是形式上的象征。 他是一位坚定的南方浸信会信徒,在讲坛上常常怒斥同性婚姻和堕胎;他还展现了幽默热情的布道天赋,作为街道牧师他的天赋展露无遗。 这也让他成为以往美南浸信会集会上振奋人心的演说家。 首位推举他为候选人的是Danny Akin,北卡罗拉威客森林南方浸信会神学院的院长,他告诉记者:路特的当选是因为德才,与种族肤色无关。 但他补充道,他给我们一个机会...告诉世人我们究竟想成为什么样的人。
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