Have Your Question Asked @ The B21 Panel

There is just over a month left before the Southern Baptist Convention arrives in Louisville. There is certainly a large buzz around the recent Great Commission Resurgence Declaration released by Dr. Danny Akin and Dr. Johnny Hunt. This is sure to be a hot topic at this year’s convention. As many of you have already heard, Baptist21 and Sojourn Community …

We Have Reached A Tipping Point

Guest Blog by Dr. Alvin Reid Malcolm Gladwell wrote the book The Tipping Point to examine how seemingly unremarkable events cause a “tip” leading to rapid change in a brief amount of time. We have seen such tipping points in church history. Luther did not know at the time that his nailing of the 95 Theses would create such a …

Baptist21 @ The Southern Baptist Convention

Let us begin by thanking those of you who took time to vote on our poll asking whether or not you would attend an event hosted by baptist21 at the annual convention. Due to an overwhelming response, we have decided to hold an event during the week of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky (June23-24). We at …

Third Generation Conservatives in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 2

Guest Blog by Steven A. McKinion You can read the first part of this post here In the previous article I attempted to identify distinctives of a segment of third generation SBC conservatives.  In this article I will explain some ways in which those distinctives are the result of the influences of first and second generation conservatives. The first generation …

The Generation Gap in the SBC: Interactions with Nathan Finn and The Baptist Press Article on Mark Driscoll (Pt. 2)

The following continues the discussion on the reasons younger pastors are choosing to disengage from our convention. Please See Part 1 here II. Some are not creating a compelling vision for those they pastor Finn states: “Simply put, the current generation of engaged Southern Baptists have not replicated their denominational involvement in the rising generation. There are notable exceptions: I think …

The Generation Gap in the SBC: Interactions with Nathan Finn and The Baptist Press Article on Mark Driscoll (Pt. 1)

Nathan Finn’s recent post entitled “The Southern Baptist Generation Gap,” deals with the issue of the lack of younger Southern Baptist messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It is very clear there is a lack of participation in pastors who are under the age 40. This is one of the reasons we started Baptist21. We love the Southern Baptist …

The Passion of the Persecuted

On November 18, 1951, the United States Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, provided a collection of affidavits accusing the Communist Romanian government. He wrote that the peoples freedom of expression and the freedom of press have been “have been willfully, callously and systematically violated by the Romanian government.” That very same year, under the watchful eye of the Romanian government, …

Guest Blog: “Why I Am a Southern Baptist” by Alvin Reid

Dr. Alvin Reid is the Bailey Smith Chair of Evangelism Professor at Southeastern. He is a student-favorite on the seminary campus as well as among many high school and college-aged students who have the privilege to hear him speak. He is an author, and we at Baptist21 wait eagerly for his co-authored book with Mark Liederbach entitled “The Convergent Church.” …

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