B21 Panel @ SBC2010: Baptist21 will once again host a panel luncheon during the Tuesday lunch break of the Southern Baptist Convention. We are excited to provide this panel as a time to hear from key voices in the SBC. We are confident this event will have a lineup that is compelling to ministers, especially young ministers, in helping us …
Some Recent Resources: SEBTS 20/20 and Advance the Church
Baptist21 would like to make our readers aware of some great resources. First, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary recently hosted its 20/20 Conference: A City Within a City: Church, Culture & Counter-Culture. The speakers at this conference included Danny Akin, Matt Chandler, J.D. Greear, Clayton King, and David Platt. Below are the videos from the 20/20 conference Matt Chandler – What …
B21’s Jon Akin Preaching @ FBC Woodstock
Recently, B21’s Jon Akin was given the privilege to preach at the Church of SBC President Johnny Hunt (First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Georgia). He preached all three morning services and the evening service. Below you will find both sermons. In one sermon, Jon exposited the Temptation Narrative in Matthew In the other, Jon took the congregation through the Noah …
Pivotal Night for the GCR
Tonight is pivotal in the march toward a Great Commission Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention. After last year’s overwhelming vote to form a Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, the time has come to hear about the progress of this task force. Ronnie Floyd, Chairman of the GCRTF Committee is asking for all to pray for this evening as he …
ReFocus Panel Discussion
Baptist21 would like to make our readers aware of “ReFocus” an exciting opportunity in SC next Tuesday in conjunction with the South Carolina Baptist Convention Evangelism Conference. From ReFocus Website: ReFocus is a collective endeavor to gather young leaders across South Carolina and to encourage them to reFocus on the gospel and the Great Commission in our state and in …
Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Revisited
In the month of February it is a common practice to pause and take the measure of historical figures in the struggle for civil rights in America. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a figure that stands heads and shoulders above those fighting for justice, equality and brotherhood in the mid twentieth century. At times accusations of infidelity and a …
Ministry Resource Recommendation: The Leadership Opportunity
The Leadership Opportunity: Living Out the Gospel Where Conflict and Leadership Intersect by Peacemaker Ministries is an exceptional resource for resolving conflict within the local church. Amidst the sea of leadership studies, this resource stands alone in seeking to equip leadership teams to lead well in these frequent but difficult moments where leadership and conflict intersect. Conflict provides an opportunity …
P2P: Discerning the Call (part 3) – Our Calling to a City
Make sure to check out the rest of this series: “Preparing2Plant” and check out the Denver2011 Site Before I begin this post I’d like to continue the habit of recommending a few resources that are related to church planting: Aaron Coe, The Role of the Sending Church in Church Planting Aaron Coe, Assessment of Church Planters Makes all the Difference …
Baptist21 Podcast: Jon Akin’s Sermon Series “The Gospel and Proverbs” (pt. 3)
Baptist21 picks back up on Jon Akin’s sermon series through the Proverbs. Here is an excerpt from his first blog about this series: Proverbs is a favorite book for many Christians. But for many that is because they view the proverbs as “the Hebrew version of Dear Abby” (Russell Moore). They see Proverbs as giving practical tips on how to …
P2P: Discerning the Call (part 2b) – Our Calling to a “Method” (The Local Church)
Make sure to check out the other posts in this series on Preparing2Plant Churches Part 2a of this blog: Discerning the Call – Our Calling to a “Method” (The Local Church) 2. A “Receiving” Church/es Church planters, especially those who “parachute” from the outside, have a reputation for disrespecting the already-established churches in the area. We can easily view ourselves …