We at B21 are very excited to welcome Dr. John Piper as one of our panelists for this year’s SBC luncheon panel event. Piper and his wife Noël have five children and an ever growing number of grandchildren. Modeling longevity in the pastorate, Piper has served as Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota for …
SBC 2011 B21 Panel Bio: Kevin Ezell
Kevin Ezell currently serves as the newly appointed President of the North American Mission Board. Born in Germany (where his father served in the Air Force), Kevin was raised in Paducah, KY, where he graduated from Lone Oak High School. From there, he went on to obtain a bachelor of science degree from Union University in Jackson, TN, an M.Div …
B21 Panel Advance 2011
B21 will once again host a lunch panel discussion at the Advance the Church Conference. This years panel is entitled, “Lessons from the Trenches: Challenges to Planting Healthy Churches.” Panelists: – Darrin Patrick- The Journey, St. Louis, MO https://journeyon.net/ – Eric Mason- Epiphany Fellowship, Philadelphia, PA https://www.epiphanyfellowship.org/ – Tyler Jones- Vintage21 Church, Raleigh, NC vintage21.com – David Bowen- Church …
B21’s Nathan Akin Interviewed
Recently, B21’s Nathan Akin was interviewed at a “Missions in March” event in Douglasville, GA at Prays Mill Baptist Church. The interview was conducted by the Pastor of Prays Mill, Josh Buice, and covered topics of the SBC, Missions, Ministry and Baptist21. Video Interview: B21’s Nathan Akin
B21’s Nathan Akin to do a Webinar for NC State Convention
B21’s Nathan Akin will lead a webinar for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina on the topic, “Raising Up Future Elders and Church Planters: How to be Intentional about 2 Timothy 2:2.” Nathan will take a look at how local churches should be intentional about multiplying leaders and will draw on the internship he went through at Open Door …
Guest Blog: Hope for NAMB
Guest blog by Pastor Dwayne Milioni: Milioni is the lead pastor at Open Door Baptist Church in North Raleigh. Under Milioni’s leadership Open Door has trained and sent out leaders for seven church plants (check out their locations). He has also led in the formation of the North American Church Planting Foundation, a church-planting network that facilitates church planting through …
Missional-Discipleship Event at NC Baptist Convention
B21 would like to make our readers (especially NC readers) aware of an event to be held at this year’s North Carolina Baptist Convention. This event will take place immediately after the Pastor’s Conference ends and B21’s Nathan Akin will take part in it. (You will want to be a part of the Pastor’s Conference as well, it features Johnny …
Leading in the 21st Century Conference
Baptist21’s Nathan Akin will take part in a Pastor’s Conference to be held at Henderson Hills Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma and we would like to invite you to be a part of it as well. What: A free Conference entitled, “Leading in the 21st Century” REGISTER HERE In a letter from the Elders they describe the purpose of the …
Radio Interview with B21′s Jon and Nathan Akin
Baptist 21’s Jonathan and Nathan Akin sat down with Chad Bresson to do a radio interview for THE PATH FM during this year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando. The Path is a Christian radio station that broadcasts out of Cedarville University. Bresson asked about Baptist 21, the SBC, youth movements in Evangelicalism, local church ministry, the Great Commission Resurgence, church planting, …
3 GCR Articles of Note
Baptist21 would like to draw our reader’s attention to three GCR Articles of note. These three articles highlight important issues that are at stake and they are worth time reading as we think through how to be Southern Baptists in the 21st Century. The first article is by the State Executive of the Baptist Convention of New York. The second …