Reflections on Louisiana College and the President Aguillard Interview

The whole situation at LC is a sad one. No matter which side one takes in this controversy, when allegations of dishonesty are being made at a Baptist institution, it is heartbreaking. Our desire in the interview was to shine light on this situation and to quote Alfred from the newest Batman, for “truth to have its day.” We attempted …

B21 Panel SBC 2013 Video and Audio (Updated)

B21’s panel at this year’s SBC discussed discipleship, cooperation, Calvinism, cultural engagement (in particular the homosexuality debate), and more.  The panel included: Danny Akin, Matt Carter, Albert Mohler, Russell Moore, and David Platt. Audio of the Panel

B21 Video Interview with LC President Aguillard

  B21′s Jonathan Akin sat down with President Joe Aguillard of Louisiana College to talk about the controversy surrounding his school. The audio is available now, the video will be available soon. Jon has written about this controversy  – In addition, here is an article from the local newspaper The Town Talk on the Louisiana College Situation.

B21 Interview with LC President Joe Aguillard

  B21’s Jonathan Akin sat down with President Joe Aguillard of Louisiana College to talk about the controversy surrounding his school. The audio is available now, the video will be available soon. Jon has written about this controversy  – In addition, here is an article from the local newspaper The Town Talk on the Louisiana College Situation

The Conservative Resurgence, Calvinism, and Plurality of Elders

By Nathan Akin Southern Baptists were given a great gift in the Conservative Resurgence (CR) as we reaffirmed our commitment to Sola Scriptura. We were taught in the Resurgence an absolute commitment to the inerrancy, authority, and sufficiency of the Scriptures. We are indebted to men like Patterson, Pressler, Criswell, Rogers, Vines, and many more for this work. This work is …

CP Transparency

Shared expenses and Southern Baptist State Conventions In our previous post (SBC Loyalty?) we focused mainly on our generation, but this post speaks more to the generation before us. It would seem that there is a lack of transparency when it comes to allocating the CP dollars that ma and pa Southern Baptist are sacrificially giving, specifically in terms of …

SBC Loyalty?

Written by Jon and Nathan Akin Our grandfather was a deacon in a cooperating Southern Baptist Church. He was a blue collar worker who gave generously and sacrificially in cooperation with other likeminded churches so they could send more missionaries, plants more churches, and train more gospel ministers together than they could apart. This giving allowed the Foreign Mission Board …

B21 Panel Florida Baptist State Evangelism Conference

Baptist21 will be hosting a panel lunch at this year’s Florida Baptist Evangelism Conference. Baptist21’s Scott Wilson will moderate the discussion. Scott is the senior pastor of FBC Melbourne, Florida Topic: Disciple-Making: An Ancient Call for the 21st Century Church Some Topics Covered: Priority of Disciple-Making Discipleship and Small Groups Church Planting And more…

B21 Book Review: J.D. Greear’s “Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart”

Review by Aaron Lumpkin Greear, J.D. Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved. Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2013, xiv+128p., $12.99, hardback. Have you asked Jesus into your heart? J.D. Greear has. A lot. In fact, he believes he may hold the world record for doing this. In Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart, …