Last year, The Dissenter reported on the newly-proposed partnership between the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board (NAMB) and a heretical “evangelism” ministry called He Gets Us. He Gets Us, as we demonstrated, is not only a gay-affirming ministry that will help you find a pro-LGBTQ church, but it also preaches a false gospel of inclusivism. He Gets Us is essentially a PR campaign for Jesus that attempts to make Jesus more palatable to the world.

NAMB, which is led by Kevin Ezell, has a historical pattern of partnering with organizations without doing his due diligence. For example, NAMB is still in partnership with a major megachurch in Florida that is regularly baptizing openly practicing and unrepentant homosexuals to plant churches. NAMB also regularly plants churches with women pastors in opposition to the SBC’s statement of faith.

Nate Schlomann, a Reformed Baptist and pastor at Village Church in Midlothian, Virginia, has recently sparked a conversation among Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) members regarding concerns and growing discontent about the North American Mission Board (NAMB). In a series of tweets, Schlomann outlines several key issues that have led some churches to defund the organization, calling for change and increased transparency within NAMB.

A series of recent tweets by Schlomann has highlighted a growing discontent among Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) members about the North American Mission Board (NAMB), leading some churches to defund the organization. The concerns stem from four primary issues: a lack of financial transparency, favoritism in hiring, an egalitarianism problem, and questionable leadership.

Schlomann and other concerned individuals call for an audit of NAMB’s finances, citing a lack of trust in how funds are being allocated. They point to a website, reformnambnow.org, which details concerns about the organization’s skyrocketing assets, reserves, and property holdings. Schlomann suggests that there may not be as many church planters as needed due to the excessive funds being held in reserve.

He also expresses concern about the hiring practices of NAMB, claiming that high-profile SBC members who find themselves in need of a job often land a vice president position at NAMB. He argues that Cooperative Program (CP) funds should not be used to benefit friends at that level.

Furthermore, Schlomann addresses the issue of egalitarianism within NAMB, stating that the organization has an egalitarianism problem that has seen little progress. He points out that when multiple egalitarian church plants were discovered, no one was held accountable, and NAMB leadership appears to be soft on the issue.

Lastly, Schlomann criticizes NAMB’s leadership for continually associating with individuals and organizations that push the convention to the left. He argues that this never happens in the other direction, raising questions about the intentions of NAMB’s leaders.

Schlomann’s tweets demonstrate the growing trend of discontent with the elite leadership in the denomination among the rank-and-file SBC churches and church members, and many are calling for change within NAMB. Although he acknowledges that there are good people within the organization, Schlomann and others believe that the issues raised cannot be justified and will continue to defund NAMB until meaningful change occurs.