The Calvinism wars continue in the SBC Last February, the 1,300-student Louisiana Baptist Convention college in Pineville became the latest signpost in the Southern Baptist debate over Calvinism after it decided not to renew the contracts of three faculty members and a personal column from Aguillard prompted speculation that he intended to purge more Calvinist faculty. Louisiana College was placed on probation for administrative issues after former president Joe Aguillard stepped down from the presidency amid accusations of financial and administrative misconduct. Im disappointed with the decision, but it does give us a good opportunity to, as we say, get our house in order in advance of the arrival of the new president, Argile Smith, interim president at the college, told The Town Talk. The Louisiana College board of trustees had reportedly asked President Joe Aguillard to resign. It was the latest move in a tussle over claims that Aguillard misappropriated funds and lied to administrators and trustees, which mushroomed into a lawsuit over financial and administrative misconduct. At the time, Aguillard told his senior leadership team he has no plans to step down, The Town Talk reports. Trustees voted to designate Aguillard president emeritus and grant him a tenured professorship in the graduate teacher education program, the Baptist Standard reports. Argile Smith, the colleges executive vice president, is filling a one-year interim presidency, the Shreveport Times reports. Last February, the 1,300-student Louisiana Baptist Convention college in Pineville became the latest signpost in the Southern Baptist debate over Calvinism after it decided not to renew the contracts of three faculty members and a personal column from Aguillard prompted speculation that he intended to purge more Calvinist faculty. christianitytoday/gleanings/2014/june/accreditation-decisions-handed-down-controversial-southern-.html
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 06:01:06 +0000
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