What is it: A collaborative effort between Baptist21 and SEBTS to highlight the Primacy of the Local Church and Mission through Church Planting. Specifically, this meeting will focus on the church planting churches that are in partnership with SEBTS and highlight them for students that potentially feel the call to church planting, as well as trying to highlight good models …
Church Planting Networks: Multiplying Church Centers (Pennsylvania)
The Northeast has become the least reached area in America. But there are some very exciting things happening there in the area of church planting. This is true in the Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey. This state convention is partnering with local churches and allowing them to train future church planters for their area! One of the churches leading …
Chandler to Join B21 Panel
Pastor Matt Chandler, of the Village Church, will join the B21 Panel to be held at this year’s 9Marks Conference @ SEBTS. The Panel will focus on the topic “Gospel-Centered Preaching in the Local Church.” Pastor Chandler is well-known in the evangelical world for his contributions to this topic (see video clip above). B21 is thankful to add him to …
Resource Recommendation: Tim Keller’s “Preaching the Gospel”
Years ago I was introduced to this resource. At the time, I really didn’t know Tim Keller or anything about his ministry in NYC. My brother recommended this resource to me and it was particularly helpful during a time of trial in my life. At Baptist21, one of our main focuses is on “gospel-centrality.” I can think of no one …
Radio Interview with B21′s Jon and Nathan Akin
Baptist 21’s Jonathan and Nathan Akin sat down with Chad Bresson to do a radio interview for THE PATH FM during this year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando. The Path is a Christian radio station that broadcasts out of Cedarville University. Bresson asked about Baptist 21, the SBC, youth movements in Evangelicalism, local church ministry, the Great Commission Resurgence, church planting, …
The Gospel of Jesus in the Life of King Joash
Baptist21 is committed to seeking gospel-centrality among the nations through the church to the glory of King Jesus. Part of seeking gospel-centrality is learning to read the Bible rightly and understand how the gospel of King Jesus is the central theme of the entire bible (Lk. 24). So, B21 author Jon Akin (who is completing a PhD in O.T. Studies) …
ESSENTIAL EDWARDS COLLECTION HALF OFF
Owen Strachan and Doug Sweeney wrote and assembled the Essential Edwards Collection (Moody, 2010). These are excellent works that make Edwards’ writing accessible to a wide audience. Many believe that Jonathan Edwards is the greatest theologian America has produced. Strachan and Sweeney have given the church a great gift by making his theology and writings available to us in this …
B21 PANEL AT THE 9MARKS CONFERENCE
It is alarming that in evangelicalism so many preachers have jettisoned the weekly preaching of the gospel in order to regularly give their congregations “practical tips” on how to live a nice Christian life. It seems that this reality is driven by a misunderstanding of the gospel. Many preachers/Christians see the gospel as merely the “plan of salvation” or …
Church Planting Networks: FBC Woodstock
The GCR vote is over, but now the real work of actually seeing a Great Commission Resurgence come about begins! One of the highlights of the entire GCR report was the focus on church planting as the best strategy for sustaining a long term assault on the lostness of North America. Our hope is that as we are enabled over …
Wisdom from the Old Guys; Augustine
A dear friend of mine on his personal blog recently began citing short, pregnant quotes from church history’s key figures; men we often refer to as the old dead guys (you can visit Ross’ blog here). These include Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Edwards, and many more. I thought this would be helpful on occasion for our readers as well, …