Update: The leadership of the SBC Pastors’ Conference and Dr. Ben Carson’s team have come to a mutual decision that he withdraw from speaking at the Conference. Here is a link to Willy Rice’s statement. We have recognized all along that this decision is Pastor Rice’s alone to make, and we can’t imagine how difficult the decision has been. We …
Biblical Preaching: A Discussion Panel at the SBC
B21 is excited to promote The Gospel Project’s panel on Biblical Preaching at this year’s SBC in Columbus. Join the panel with Ed Stetzer, H.B. Charles Jr., Chip Henderson, and J.D. Greear on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 6:30-8:00am at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Battelle Grand A/B on Level 3. They only have a limited seating capacity of 400, so sign up …
New Speaker for the 2015 B21 Panel
B21 is happy to announce a new addition to our stellar lineup of panelists for our lunch panel at the SBC in Columbus: Dr. H.B. Charles Jr. H.B. Charles, Jr. serves as the Senior-Pastor of the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. A third-generation pastor, H.B. made his profession of saving-faith in the Christ as Savior and Lord and …
Russ Moore’s Insights on Boycotting
In light of the recent firestorm over the Indiana RFRA law, where parties on both sides have called for boycotting, we wanted to re-post Russ Moore’s insights on boycotting. He gave this interview immediately after he was elected as President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. We are pumped that Dr. Moore will be with us at this year’s …
A Story Too Good to Be Untrue
The best movie I took my daughters to see in the past year was Big Hero 6. The story is about an orphaned genius named Hiro who loses his brother Tadashi in a fire, but befriends Tadashi’s invention – a loveable healthcare robot named Baymax. Baymax, Hiro, and a rag tag group of 4 other self-professed nerds team up as …
4 Reasons State Conventions Should Consider Making Drastic Changes
In the last two posts, I mentioned a few of reasons why I love state conventions and what I’d like to see state conventions change. But change is hard. Yet, there are a few reasons why I think at this time state conventions are in a position to make more drastic changes than they could in the past. The nature …
Is Proverbs 22:6 a Promise?
Many Christian parents feel guilty when their children do not “turn out right.” They ask questions like, “What did we do wrong? What else could we have done?” What is more problematic is that the guilt so many Christian parents feel finds its root in the Bible. After all, Proverbs 22:6 states, “Train up a child in the way he …
4 Ways I Wish State Conventions Would Change
As mentioned in the last post, over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to talk to non-SBC pastors about moving their church to cooperate with the SBC for the advancement of the gospel. Not all of them have locked arms with us, but several have. Inevitably, in every conversation—no matter the state—the largest stumbling block to partnering with …
B21 Lunch Panel SBC 2015
Baptist21 is excited to announce our first panelist for this year’s SBC lunch panel in Columbus, Ohio–New International Mission Board President David Platt. More panelists to be named in the days ahead. What: A Lunch Panel on Pressing Issues in the SBC Where: Greater Columbus Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom 5 When: Lunch Break Tuesday, June 16th of the SBC (we will start immediately after the …
4 Things I Love About State Conventions
Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to talk to several non-SBC pastors about partnering with the SBC for the advancement of the gospel. Not all of them have locked arms with us, but several have. In just about every conversation—no matter the state—the largest stumbling block to partnering with Southern Baptists is the state convention. Many times, …