We recently sat down for the B21 Podcast for a 2-part interview with Amy Whitfield who is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and who also serves as the Assistant Parliamentarian for the Southern Baptist Convention. In this interview, we talked with Amy about the upcoming SBC, the difference between motions and resolutions, election of …
Submit A Question – 2019 B21 Panel
At Baptist21, we’re all about giving our readers and affiliates a voice in the greater SBC. In keeping with this notion, we want to know what questions you have for our B21 panelists at this year’s SBC Annual Meeting in Birmingham, AL. The 2019 panel guests will include: Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Jen Wilkin, Author and Bible Teacher …
Revitalization with Dr. Andy Davis – B21 Podcast – Part 2
The second installment of our interview with Andy Davis is now live. In this episode, Nate Akin and Dr. Davis dig deeper, exploring what practices are best for leading healthy churches. Subscribe to our podcast or stream this episode at the following channels: iTunes Spotify Google Play
Revitalization with Dr. Andy Davis – B21 Podcast – Part 1
Dr. Andy Davis is an author, professor, and founder of Two Journeys Ministry–an organization helping pastors in their personal sanctification and gospel advancement. He’s also the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Durham, NC, a congregation he took through a major revitalization process, some years ago. Baptist21’s Nate Akin sat down with Dr. Davis for a two-part interview, exploring some …
Danny Akin – Raising a Missional Family – via TGC
One of our favorite segments from the 2019 TGC National Conference included Dr. Danny Akin’s talk “Little Global Hearts: How to Give Kids a Vision for the World”. In this session, Dr. Akin provided some very practical steps we can all implement to help our families gain a better understanding for living on mission. Having raised four boys who are …
Baptist Ecclesiology: with Dr. John Hammett
Dr. John Hammett is the Senior Professor of Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and few have contributed more to Baptist ecclesiological studies. In our latest episode of the B21 podcast, Nate Akin converses with Dr. Hammet on ecclesiology, regenerate church membership, and what Akin believes to be the single best ecclesiology book on the market today. Listen now …
Lessons Learned in Church Planting
Our friends at the Pillar Network sat down with church planter Fabian Portunato, lead pastor of Revolution Church in Miami, Florida, to discuss one thing he knows now that he wishes he knew prior to launching. Watch his response below.
Top 5 Posts of 2018
As the writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens“. If you’re like many, perhaps at the end of each year you too like to ponder the past twelve months. We at Baptist21 are no different. As each year sunsets, we find it advantageous to take stock of …
Leading Towards Greater Diversity
While speaking at the 2018 Unite Conference, church planter Clint Darst, spoke on some of the important steps needed to help leads one’s church towards greater ethnic diversity. We at Baptist21 found this brief talk to be of value, and we hope you and your elder teams will as well. To learn more about Clint’s church & his …
Mergers – Breakout Session from Unite 2018
Four years into a stagnant church plant, the leaders of Cross Fellowship knew something had to be done… Providentially, God provided a solution at just the right time: a merger with a new, like-minded church plant team. A year later, the two congregations are fully united, meeting in a new, downtown facility, reaching the lost, and growing deeper spiritually. This is …