Moving in the Right Direction? Encouraging Trends in the SBC

On June 15th, 2010, the messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to pass the recommendations put forth by the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. Following this meeting, it was unclear how soon the passing of these recommendations would begin to trickle through our convention. Within these last four months several decisions have been made that I believe are indications …

Submit a Question for B21′s Panel on Gospel-Centered Preaching

B21 is excited to host a panel on Gospel-Centered preaching. It will take place during the lunch break of the 9Marks Conference at SEBTS on September 10th in the Ledford’s Multi-Purpose Room. The lineup for the panel is an all-star list of preachers: Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, and David Platt. Here are some of the questions …

A Response to David Williams

David Williams recently wrote a GCR viewpoint piece in Baptist Press and I’d like to interact briefly with his argument. I disagree with Mr. Williams that NAMB’s primary strategy should be “supporting and undergirding the work of the state conventions.” I think most Southern Baptists think that NAMB is supposed to be a church planting network in North America, and …

Submit a Question for 2010 SBC B21 Panel

There is a week left before the Southern Baptist Convention begins in Orlando. There is certainly a large buzz around the recent Great Commission Resurgence Task Force Recommendations.  This is sure to be a hot topic at this year’s convention. Baptist21 will be hosting an event on Tuesday, June 15th from 11:45 – 1:45, called the B21 Panel. There will be a panel …

B21 Panel @ SBC2010 Bio: Ed Stetzer

Dr. Ed Stetzer is known around the world for his expertise in church planting and missiology. He is an exemplary husband, father, church planter, pastor, missiologist, and leader. Dr. Stetzer has planted churches in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia and transitioned declining churches in Indiana, Georgia, and Tennessee. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters …

What’s Your Question About the GCR?

Baptist 21 will be moderating a Panel on the Great Commission Resurgence at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary on April 28, 2010 from 10:00 – 11:00 am in Binkley Chapel. The panel will include a live discussion with Daniel Akin, Al Gilbert, and J. D. Greear moderated by Baptist21. The panel will also include  Ronnie Floyd, Albert Mohler, and Johnny Hunt …

10 Questions for Darrin Patrick

The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has asked Baptist21 to do a video interview with Darrin Patrick, Pastor of Journey Church in St. Louis, Missouri and Vice President of the Acts29 Network. Over the next few days we will be collecting questions to ask Darrin in this video interview. We want to hear your questions! What questions would you like to …

B21 Panel @ the 2010 SBC

B21 Panel @ SBC2010: Baptist21 will once again host a panel luncheon during the Tuesday lunch break of the Southern Baptist Convention. We are excited to provide this panel as a time to hear from key voices in the SBC. We are confident this event will have a lineup that is compelling to ministers, especially young ministers, in helping us …

Ministry Resource Recommendation: The Leadership Opportunity

The Leadership Opportunity: Living Out the Gospel Where Conflict and Leadership Intersect by Peacemaker Ministries is an exceptional resource for resolving conflict within the local church. Amidst the sea of leadership studies, this resource stands alone in seeking to equip leadership teams to lead well in these frequent but difficult moments where leadership and conflict intersect. Conflict provides an opportunity …

The 20/20 Collegiate Conference

The 20/20 Collegiate Conference is fast approaching and we would like to invite you to be a part of this exciting conference at Southeastern Seminary. The theme for the 2010 20/20 Conference is A City Within A City: Church, Culture & Counter-Culture. We hope you would consider making the trip to Wake Forest for this important conference. You can register …