Three Biblical Reasons to Commit Attending the Southern Baptist Convention This Year By Dr. A. B. Vines Dr. A.B. Vines, Sr. serves as the Senior Pastor of New Seasons Church in San Diego, CA. Over the past twelve years, New Seasons Church has grown from an African American church of 67 members to a thriving multiethnic congregation of over 1,800 …
We’re excited to gather in Dallas soon for #SBC18! Before the Convention starts, the ERLC is looking forward to hosting two different events you don’t want to miss. 1. Friday June 8-9 Arrive a few days early for #SBC18 to hear from Russell Moore, Jen Wilkin, Albert Mohler, J . D . Greear, Afshin Ziafat , and many other Southern …
Dr. Kevin Smith Follow Dr. Smith on Twitter @smithbaptist Dr. Smith leads the staff of the Baptist Convention of Maryland and Delaware. In 2015, while serving the Highview Baptist Church in Louisville (KY), he was elected president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. He has studied at Hampton University, the Church of God Theological Seminary, and The Southern Baptist Theological …
Gospel Leadership: Why I Believe J.D. Greear Is Right For Southern Baptists By Vance Pitman Vance Pitman is the Senior Pastor of Hope Church in Las Vegas, NV and the City Catalyst for Send Las Vegas. Hope’s congregation has grown to over 3,000 people in small groups desiring to connect people to live the life of a Jesus follower. He …
The Time is Now: Why I Will be Voting for J.D. Greear By James Merritt James Merritt is the former President of the Southern Baptist Convention (2000-2001). He received his M. Div and Ph. D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Currently, Dr. Merritt serves as the Lead Pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia. …
Anytime a new leader steps into an organization, change certainly follows. While the degree of change varies from leader to leader, every leader is a change agent. With the SBC Executive Committee (EC) in the process of prayerfully searching for its new CEO, it’s a great time for us to consider what types of changes are needed at the Executive …
Most pastors lead congregations that are made up of three types of people: people who love them no matter what they do, people who hate them no matter what they do, and people who are somewhere in between. SBC entity presidents are in similar situations. They have people who love them no matter what they do, hate them no matter …
What difference can one dollar make? Well, one dollar a week from each active Southern Baptist could double the number of IMB missionaries on the field. Our friends at Brainerd Baptist Church and the IMB have just recently rolled out a new initiative called ONEforSEVEN. This initiative encourages each Southern Baptist to give an additional dollar per week to the …
When the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) convenes in June, at least two men will be nominated for president: J.D. Greear and Ken Hemphill. Both men are my brothers in Christ and my friends. I love them, and I am extremely grateful for their ministries. I have nothing negative or unkind to say about either one of them. As we move …
Today we welcome Dr. Mark Coppenger as a guest writer on Baptist21. Dr. Coppenger is Professor of Christian Apologetics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and managing editor of the online Kairos Journal. You can follow him on Twitter at @mcoppenger. When I sensed God’s call to pastoral ministry, some thought it odd that I would go to seminary for …
