SBC Loyalty?

Written by Jon and Nathan Akin Our grandfather was a deacon in a cooperating Southern Baptist Church. He was a blue collar worker who gave generously and sacrificially in cooperation with other likeminded churches so they could send more missionaries, plants more churches, and train more gospel ministers together than they could apart. This giving allowed the Foreign Mission Board …

B21 Panel Florida Baptist State Evangelism Conference

Baptist21 will be hosting a panel lunch at this year’s Florida Baptist Evangelism Conference. Baptist21’s Scott Wilson will moderate the discussion. Scott is the senior pastor of FBC Melbourne, Florida Topic: Disciple-Making: An Ancient Call for the 21st Century Church Some Topics Covered: Priority of Disciple-Making Discipleship and Small Groups Church Planting And more…

Aligning with Hate? Tim Tebow, Greg Doyel, & First Baptist Dallas

I was raised in a loving Christian home where my parents taught me the grace and love of Christ at an early age. However, that did not keep me from being surrounded by the trappings of fundamentalism in the Bible-belt. While my parents and pastors taught me that we are all sinners (“bad guys”) in need of the death and …

The Cross Church School of Ministry

Today on the blog, we wanted to provide an exciting opportunity for those who are called to ministry. Dr. Ronnie Floyd, Pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas, recently announced that his church would begin the Cross Church School of Ministry.  This is a great opportunity to gain ministry experience at a great multi-site church. You can find all the …

B21 Book Review: J.D. Greear’s “Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart”

Review by Aaron Lumpkin Greear, J.D. Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved. Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2013, xiv+128p., $12.99, hardback. Have you asked Jesus into your heart? J.D. Greear has. A lot. In fact, he believes he may hold the world record for doing this. In Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart, …

Sacrificing Our Children to Molech

One of my favorite short stories that I read in school was “The Lottery.” It tells the fictional story of a festival on June 27th in what seems to be a small, Middle America farming town. The story describes the townspeople gathering in the square while children play, women gossip, and the men talk about farming and the weather. Then, …

B21 Panel – Baptism Questions: Appropriate Age? Spontaneous? Time Between Conversion & Baptism?

Recently, Baptist21 hosted a panel discussion on current topics facing the church at the 9Marks Conference at SEBTS. The panelists included: Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, Tony Merida, and David Platt. The panelists discussed topics ranging from politics to baptism to church membership and more. This clip considers questions about baptism, like– Appropriate Age? Spontaneous Baptisms? Time …

B21 Panel: Should Believers Baptism by Immersion be Required for Membership?

Recently, Baptist21 hosted a panel discussion on current topics facing the church at the 9Marks Conference at SEBTS. The panelists included: Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, Tony Merida, and David Platt. The panelists discussed topics ranging from politics to baptism to church membership and more. This clip considers the question – Should Believers Baptism by Immersion be …

B21 Panel: Is Church Membership Biblical/Necessary?

Recently, Baptist21 hosted a panel discussion on current topics facing the church at the 9Marks Conference at SEBTS. The panelists included: Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, Tony Merida, and David Platt. The panelists discussed topics ranging from politics to baptism to church membership and more. This clip considers the question – Is Church Membership Biblical/Necessary?   The …