The Freedom to Go—Raising the Next Generation of SBC’ers: Being a dad is a blast! My wife and I recently celebrated the birth of our second child, a little boy named Campbell Schafers Quinn (“Camp”). It is a tremendous privilege to be entrusted with children and bear the responsibility for their rearing, challenging though it may be. Our desire is …
Urban Church Planting: Poor Planters or Prioritize Planting?
Cities are so fascinating. Each one stands so uniquely with its own strengths and weaknesses. My recent travels have taken me to some of our nation’s largest urban centers. Without exception, I’m always struck by two things: the mass of people populating cities and the lack of churches reaching them. Fortunately, it seems, more believers are focusing their gospel energy …
Two Articles of Concern for GCR
Baptist21 would like to point our readers to two articles that deal with the future of the Southern Baptist Convention. These two articles directly pertain to the GCR and it’s need within the SBC. As always, your thoughts, opinions, and comments are welcomed below. Our Ominous Future by Doug Baker Two Views of the Future by Bryan Wright
GCR Panel @ SBTS: Video and Audio (ALSO LINK TO THE MESSAGE BOARD)
Baptist21 members Jon Akin and Nick Moore were privileged to take part in a panel discussion about Southern Baptists and the Great Commission Resurgence. The panel also included Dr. Russell Moore (Vice President for Academic Administration and Dean of the School of Theology) and Dr. Chuck Lawless (Dean of the Billy Graham School) of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. GCR …
Killing the Fuzzy Gospel – We’ve Got a Problem (Pt. 1)
For a B21 explanation of what the Gospel is, see Jon Akin’s post here. Every problem that we face in our churches is a manifestation of an inadequate understanding and practice of the gospel. Giving problems? You’ve got a gospel problem. Can’t get enough people to sign up for that short term mission trip? Gospel problem. Apathy toward your community? …
The GCR and Gospel-Centered Discipleship
What is essential to a Great Commission Resurgence? This question faces the SBC and the vitality of its future. Dr. Mark Liederbach has an answer to that question that every SBC leader and Pastor needs to hear. His answer, Gospel-Centered Discipleship. In fact, he says, “Thus a Great Commission Resurgence that doesn’t emphasize a resurgence in discipleship is no Great …
Diversity and the SBC: An Interview with Thabiti Anyabwile, Peter Rochelle, Brad Paradis, and Baptist21
Developing a Middle Ground: The Church Disclaimer: Many of us (even myself at times), cringe when it comes to talking about the issue of diversity in the church. In this blog it is not my goal to use the guilt of the past as a bludgeon to move believers into action, but to begin a conversation that assumes that we …
GCR Panel at Southern Seminary
On Thursday October 22nd at 10:00 am, Southern Seminary will be hosting a panel discussion titled “Southern Baptists and the Great Commission Resurgence” during chapel. At the request of Dr. Albert Mohler, Baptist21’s very own Jonathan Akin and Nick Moore will be on the panel representing younger pastors in the SBC. Other panelists include Dr. Chuck Lawless, Dean of the …
SBC21: The Gospel (Conclusion)
The introduction, direction, and explanation for the baptist21 vision series entitled “SBC21: The Duties and Dangers of This Present Hour” has been laid out in two previous posts. Here are Part one and Part two of the introduction to this series. The first blog in the series is dealing with the Gospel, here are Part one and Part two. …
SBC21: The Gospel (Part 2)
The introduction, direction, and explanation for the baptist21 vision series entitled “SBC21: The Duties and Dangers of This Present Hour” has been laid out in two previous posts. Here are Part one and Part two of the introduction to this series. The first blog in the series is dealing with the Gospel, Part one is available here. So, what …