Recently B21’s own Ronnie Parrott sat down with Dr. Ronnie Floyd, the pastor at Cross Church and the immediate past president of the Southern Baptist Convention, to talk about the highlights of his presidency, the 2016 convention, and uniting the generations within the SBC.
B21 Panel Video SBC 2016
At this year’s momentous SBC in St. Louis, B21 gathered key leaders in evangelicalism–J. D. Greear, Danny Akin, David Platt, Albert Mohler, Matt Chandler, Russell Moore–to discuss pressing issues in the SBC and evangelicalism as a whole. B21’s own Jon Akin moderates this year’s panel that touches on issues such as the decline of the American church, racism and …
Until All Have Heard: A Conversation with Page, Mohler, Akin, and Platt
At this year’s SBC in St. Louis B21’s own Jon Akin moderated a few panel discussions at the Cooperative Program booth, talking about pressing issues with key leaders in the SBC. In the second of these discussions he sat down with Frank Page, Albert Mohler, Danny Akin, and David Platt to talk about Baptists and global mission.
Three Reflections on Baptism
This post was originally published on Acts29’s blog. One of the joys of being a church planter is the opportunity to disciple, equip, and instruct our people on important aspects of the faith often for those who have very limited knowledge of these things. The importance of baptism is one of these opportunities we should take to disciple our people …
Vision of the Future of the SBC with J. D. Greear and Jimmy Scroggins
At this year’s SBC in St. Louis B21’s own Jon Akin moderated a few panel discussions at the Cooperative Program booth, talking about pressing issues with key leaders in the SBC. In the first of these discussions he sat down with J. D. Greear and Jimmy Scroggins to talk about the future of the SBC.
Principles for Christian Engagement in a Social Media World: A Humble Response to Drs. Vines and Draper
Recently, Drs. Jerry Vines and Jimmy Draper wrote an open letter to Southern Baptists that was posted at Baptist Press. The main topic of the letter was disagreements between Southern Baptists about the 2016 Presidential election, specifically disagreements over Southern Baptist leaders who chose to attend the evangelical leaders meeting with Donald Trump. Vines and Draper urged, “Disagreements with fellow …
What Then Shall We Do? Perspectives on Recent Racial Tragedies
With the recent tragedies of fatal shootings outside of St. Paul, Baton Rouge, and Dallas, it is critical that all Christian leaders both think through this pressing issue well and lead their people to do the same. Racial tension is a problem in our country, and we as Christ-followers must be in the forefront as our nation strives for peace and …
Pastor as Evangelist
As a pastor, I cannot expect church members to do what I’m not willing to do, myself. I believe it’s safe to assume that most pastors would agree with that statement. A pastor preaching on generosity, but isn’t giving financially to the church, would be quickly rebuked if exposed. Similarly, one who emphasizes the importance of spiritual disciplines, but neglects …
Interview with SBC President Steve Gaines
The SBC in St. Louis offered many pivotal moments in the life of our convention that will not soon be forgotten. Quite possibly the foremost was the neck-and-neck presidential election between Steve Gaines and J. D. Greear. The election warranted an almost unprecedented third ballot, after the first two did not end in a simple majority for either candidate. Just before …
Tim Pattersons’ Reflections on the SBC 2016
(Photo attributed to Baptist Press) The SBC in St. Louis offered many pivotal moments in the life of our convention that will not soon be forgotten. (If you haven’t already, see James Merritt’s amendment concerning the resolution on the Confederate flag and Dr. Moore’s defense of the religious liberty of Muslims and all faith groups) In the coming days we at B21 will be running …