Baptist21 would like to make our readers aware of some great resources. First, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary recently hosted its 20/20 Conference: A City Within a City: Church, Culture & Counter-Culture. The speakers at this conference included Danny Akin, Matt Chandler, J.D. Greear, Clayton King, and David Platt. Below are the videos from the 20/20 conference Matt Chandler – What …
B21’s Jon Akin Preaching @ FBC Woodstock
Recently, B21’s Jon Akin was given the privilege to preach at the Church of SBC President Johnny Hunt (First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Georgia). He preached all three morning services and the evening service. Below you will find both sermons. In one sermon, Jon exposited the Temptation Narrative in Matthew In the other, Jon took the congregation through the Noah …
Pivotal Night for the GCR
Tonight is pivotal in the march toward a Great Commission Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention. After last year’s overwhelming vote to form a Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, the time has come to hear about the progress of this task force. Ronnie Floyd, Chairman of the GCRTF Committee is asking for all to pray for this evening as he …
ReFocus Panel Discussion
Baptist21 would like to make our readers aware of “ReFocus” an exciting opportunity in SC next Tuesday in conjunction with the South Carolina Baptist Convention Evangelism Conference. From ReFocus Website: ReFocus is a collective endeavor to gather young leaders across South Carolina and to encourage them to reFocus on the gospel and the Great Commission in our state and in …
Baptist21 Podcast: Jon Akin’s Sermon Series “The Gospel and Proverbs” (pt. 3)
Baptist21 picks back up on Jon Akin’s sermon series through the Proverbs. Here is an excerpt from his first blog about this series: Proverbs is a favorite book for many Christians. But for many that is because they view the proverbs as “the Hebrew version of Dear Abby” (Russell Moore). They see Proverbs as giving practical tips on how to …
UPDATE: B21 Mini-Conference in Missouri (DATE CHANGED)
DUE TO SOME UNFORESEEN CONFLICTS THE DATE OF THE B21 EVENT IN MISSOURI HAS BEEN MOVED TO MONDAY, MAY 10. Baptist21 will be putting on a mini-confernece in Missouri at the First Baptist Church of Arnold. We are grateful to FBC Arnold and Pastor Kenny Qualls for opening up their facilities to host this event. What: A mini-conference covering the …
B21 Podcast: Jon Akin’s Sermon on GCR Axiom 8 – A Commitment to a Methodological Diversity that is Biblically Informed
Previous Sermons in the Series: Part one of this series: (Lordship of Christ) – Philippians 2 Part two of this series: (Gospel-Centeredness) – Matthew 4 Part three of this series: (Commitment to the Great Commandments) – Matthew 22:34-40 Part four of this series: (Inerrancy and Sufficiency of the Bible) – 2 Timothy 3:14-17 The recording for part five is not …
b21 Podcast: Interview with Acts29 Network Director Scott Thomas
Recenty, Jonathan Akin and I (Ronnie Parrott) had the opportunity to sit down with Scott Thomas, Director of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network and one of the pastors at Mars Hill Church in Seattle Washington. Acts 29 is a network of over 200 churches with a goal of planting 1000 more in the next 10 years. Scott is heavily involved …
A Warning from California State Convention President Walter Price (part 2)
Part one: “A Warning from California State Convention President Walter Price” Below is part 2 of Walter Price’s California Baptist State Convention President’s Address. Walter Price is the Pastor of Fellowship in the Pass Church in Beaumont, California. Part 2: What’s At Stake? Let’s remind ourselves what is at stake? Evangelism/Missions: We live in a state with almost forty …
A Warning from California State Convention President Walter Price (part 1)
Baptist21 would like to make you aware of the California Baptist State Convention President’s Address. The President of the California Baptist Convention is Walter Price (check out his blog). Walter Price is the Pastor of Fellowship in the Pass Church in Beaumont, California. Baptist21 was provided this transcript by Mark Rogers and will post it in full. Below is part …