Today came a Baptist Press article that was released and supposedly came from the Executive committee of the IMB Trustees.
This article was presented on Baptist Press, the Southern Baptistn of Texas, the Florida Baptist Witness website, and possibly many others.
Per Wade Burleson:
I have spoken this afternoon with Tom Hatley, Chairman of the Trustees of the IMB. He told me that Tammi Ledbetter’s article”, released via Baptist Press earlier this morning, needs clarification. What Tammi said in her journalistic article, according to Tom, should not be considered official statements by him.
Tom will be issuing an official statement tomorrow. I have read Tom’s offical statement and it is different from the Texan article in two critical areas — the very areas which caused me concern.
I would think the Texan will issue a couple of clarifying statement themselves, and will wait to see if that is the case.
The unfortunate thing is that this gives a perception of the issues that Tom Hatley does not subscribe to. Now all these papers are now going to have to present a retraction, reprint, correction or something of the like. If they choose to do that. Unfortunately, everyone jumped the gun. I’m curious to read the explanation by the SB of Texas, and assume that this was a mistake on Tammi Ledbetter’s part as she didn’t fully report the thoughts of Tom Hatley.
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David is an entrepreneur, pastor, coach, and author. He has his doctorate from George Fox Seminary where he studied under Len Sweet, his M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has done post graduate work in communications from the University of Alabama and the University of South Florida. He lives with his wife Brenna Phillips in Smyrna, DE. 
