Toward that end, the site requires that people use their full name when commenting. I dont know anything about Pastor Dates using a slur I havent heard anything about it, nor do I know anything about the context, response, or outcomes. Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago | Chicago IL His decision came two days after West made a similar argument in a Baptist Standard op-ed. Calling him "the greatest young preacher in our nation today," Rev. With teary eyes, I just told them I hope that they accept my recommendation when that time comes. This isnt something that I read or something that I watched; this is a ministry that I participated in and had a front row seat to as a kid, said Dates, who grew up at Salem and attended its former school, Salem Christian Academy. - Charlie Dates, pastor of Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago, a church aligned with the Progressive National Baptist Convention, a mostly Black denomination, and also with the Illinois Baptist State Association, which is an SBC affiliate. Thats the good ol boys club. So we decided to cooperate and join our church to the SBC in what is known as a dual affiliation. Progressive was once, decades ago, the kind of leading force of churches on the South Side. As for me, I will always be grateful. The Rev. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. Progressive Baptist Church, a century-old historically Black congregation, was briefly part of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Raised on the southside of Chicago, he came of age having welcomed Christ into his life early. His wife Kirstie also followed up to pray with me and further encourage me. My approach at Salem will be similar once I have learned again the way of the land. Pastor Charlie Dates speaks at Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago. I just only pray he does not become spread too thin by leading two large churches. Theres just no way you can pastor a church that big being involved in all of the details, right? Meeks has led the African American congregation, now at nearly 10,000 members, since its founding in 1985. When did the theological architects of American slavery develop the moral character to tell the church how it should discuss and discern racism?

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