Former
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson released a
statement in late November addressing a statement from Kevin Ueckert, chairman
of Southwestern’s board.
“While
I do not have any interest in continued dialogue related to Southwestern’s
Trustees or officials, I do always want the whole story to be told,” Patterson
wrote. “As Chairman Ueckert indicated in
his recent letter to Southwestern’s donors, I am deeply appreciative for
anything that the trustees did to recognize my 42 years of training preachers
and missionaries in the denomination, including 15 years at Southwestern
Seminary.
“I
was unable,” Patterson continued, “to accept the Executive Committee’s proposed
settlement agreements because all contained a strict nondisclosure clause. I have launched no campaign against
Southwestern and do not intend to do so.
But neither will I sign a statement that commits my family and me to
positions that we cannot guarantee. One
wonders what I have done to generate such a request. I would have thought the trustees would know
me well enough after 42 years to know that I would never sign such an
agreement. Nevertheless, for this
reason, I was unable to accept the proposed settlement agreements.”
-article
in Southern Baptist Texan, January,
2019, print copy, p. 13.
-David R. Brumbelow, Gulf Coast Pastor,
January 7, AD 2019.
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