Matt Stewart, the Senior Pastor of South Shore Baptist Church in Crownsville, MD, has reviewed the recently released book PROOF: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace by Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones. Baptist 21 expects you will find this book a helpful addition to your ministry of engaging and articulating to others the grace of God and …

In this panel B21’s Jon Akin leads a discussion concerning the Great Commission Resurgence and SBC state conventions. Headlined by leading voices–the newly elected SBC President Ronnie Floyd, the President of SEBTS Danny Akin, Lead Pastor of FBC West Palm Beach Jimmy Scroggins, and the Kentucky and Illinois state execs, Paul Chitwood and Nate Adams respectively–this panel tackles the controversial and …

Dean Inserra, Lead Pastor of City Church Tallahassee, sits down with Dan Darling of the ERLC and talks about engaging this culture with a biblical sexual ethic.     Dean also surveys the different responses of churches to this issue in his blog post “Preaching Homosexuality: Four Kinds of Churches.” In this witty and piercing post he breaks down the field into four camps: …

Over the next couple of weeks Baptist21 will be extending video segments from helpful conversations held at this year’s Southern Baptist Convention. Stay tuned to hear key leaders address some of the hot issues facing today’s life and ministry. Today we look back at a helpful discussion led by Andrew Walker from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. In this …

I had the privilege of participating in a panel at this year’s SBC on “The Future of the IMB.” The SBC was created for the purpose of having an international mission board that propagates the gospel, so the future of the IMB is massively important. As I contemplated our discussion of the IMB’s future, I later thought of four suggestions …

At the SBC 2014 the Executive Committee hosted a lot of quality events at their Cooperative Program booth from TED talks on pressing issues to panels with helpful discussion, and in case you missed it, B21 will be extending some of these resources to you! – In this panel, “Fault Lines Within the SBC,” Frank Page, the President of the SBC Executive …

In light of Father’s Day, we extend to you the second part of Jed Coppenger’s post, “11 Lessons Every Great Dad Should Teach Their Kids.” If you missed Part One, you can view it here. We pray that these posts will be both an encouragement and challenge to dads of all ages.  11 Lessons Every Great Dad Should Teach Their Kids: …

11 Lessons Every Great Dad Should Teach Their Kids: Part One Yesterday, like any father who cares about the health of his children, I was taking my kids to Krispy Kreme for some doughnuts. Along the way, surprisingly, an argument broke out between my two oldest children over whether or not dads know everything. As flattering as it was, I …

For this week’s Ten Free Tuesday we’re happy to announce the winners of our panel giveaways from last week’s luncheon at the SBC. It was a great time of open conversation with some of the leading voices in the SBC. If you still haven’t gotten a chance, check out the video of the panel here. Also, we’re very excited to announce the …