By BRAD BANKS, Owenton Baptist Church pastor For the past several years, the Southern Baptist Convention has been marked by a series of decisions that have eroded the trust of many pastors and churches. From the promotion of CRT, blind eyes to plagiarism, questionable ministry and business partnerships, and the inability to define the word pastor. Add to this the $13 million spent on a sex-abuse task force fueled by exaggerated claims, and the frustration deepens.