Matt Chandler Follow Matt Chandler on Twitter @MattChandler74 Matt Chandler is the lead pastor of The Village Church in Texas. Under Chandler’s leadership, The Village Church has grown from 160 members to over 11,000 across multiple campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In 2012, He became the president of Acts 29 and began to shift its focus toward four …
8 billion people in need. 13 Southern Baptist organizations. 1 morning of your time. At the Global Hunger Relief Run, you can join with 13 SBC organizations the morning of June 13 to combat a life-threatening crisis affecting nearly 8 billion people around the world: hunger. Across every nation, and even every county in America, people are plagued by malnutrition …
As the 2018 Baptist 21 Panel approaches, we want to highlight some featured resources that our attendees should expect to receive: Christian Standard Bible Having been developed by one hundred scholars across seventeen different denominations, the recently released CSB has was translated with “optimal equivalence” in mind. The intention behind this translation was to provide its audience with …
We’re excited to gather in Dallas soon for #SBC18! Before the Convention starts, the ERLC is looking forward to hosting two different events you don’t want to miss. 1. Friday June 8-9 Arrive a few days early for #SBC18 to hear from Russell Moore, Jen Wilkin, Albert Mohler, J . D . Greear, Afshin Ziafat , and many other Southern …
Dr. Kevin Smith Follow Dr. Smith on Twitter @smithbaptist Dr. Smith leads the staff of the Baptist Convention of Maryland and Delaware. In 2015, while serving the Highview Baptist Church in Louisville (KY), he was elected president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. He has studied at Hampton University, the Church of God Theological Seminary, and The Southern Baptist Theological …
God has entrusted parents and churches with the blessing and responsibility of raising up infants and children to love and know him. But this is often easier said than done. Complicating that, Christians affirm different perspectives on the theology and ministry as it relates to infants and children. Common questions that come up are: How are infants and children …
Understanding the Book of Ruth Ruth is a dramatic love story that ultimately points to God’s overwhelming love, which eventually shows itself in the coming of Jesus Christ. Only two books of the Bible are named after women: Ruth and Esther. Esther was a queen, whereas Ruth was a lowly peasant girl. Esther was a Jewish woman who married …
We at B21 have heard from many pastors and leaders within the SBC about the increasing complexities and challenges in Christian life and ministry and the decreasing ability to have candid conversations about those issues. It is for that reason that we are so excited every year to host our annual panel over Tuesday lunch break at the SBC. …
One of the best things about preparing for our panel each year is the opportunity to receive questions from pastors, denominational servants, and local church leaders all across the nation regarding the SBC. The discussion at this year’s panel will be “Faultlines in the SBC.” J.D. Greear, Danny Akin, Matt Chandler, Al Mohler, Russell Moore, and Kevin Smith will address pressing and often controversial issues …
Can you believe it? It is that time of year again when thousands of Southern Baptists will make their way to the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. This year the destination is Phoenix, and as always, this gathering of Southern Baptists is sure to make for some exciting memories. Will there be a “mic drop” moment during …
