Day 2 of “Southern Baptists Evangelicals and the Future of Denominationalism” at Union University Hal Poe–“The Gospel and Its Meaning: Implications for Southern Baptists and Evangelicals” Concerning evangelism in the 20th cent, ‘American evangelicals reduced the Gospel to a ‘presentation’…as many in American culture began to ask questions, however, many of the answers went beyond the standard answers of the …
Southern Baptists Evangelicals and the Future of Denominationalism: Union University, Oct 6-9, 2009 (Live Blog-Day 1, Ed Stetzer and Jim Patterson)
Demoninationalism–Ed Stetzer Two Faulty Assumptions about Demoninationalism: 1. Denominations are necessary or even an integral part of the mission of God 2. Mistake to attemp to interpret the role of denominationalism in the life of the local church apart from the Missio Dei Denominations may not be necessary, but are valuable. They are good tools to be used in the …
SBC21: The Gospel (part 1)
This is the opening blog in a vision series entitled “SBC21: The Duties and Dangers of This Present Hour” that baptist21 will post over the coming months. The introduction, direction, and explanation for this series has been laid out in two previous posts. Here are Part one and Part two of the introduction to this series. In a recent interview …
Jonathan Akin on the “Calling for Truth” Radio Broadcast
Recently Baptist 21 contributor Jon Akin was on the “Calling for Truth” radio broadcast to discuss his recent post “The Gospel and Culture: Taken” (link: http://www.baptisttwentyone.com/?p=2725). In this interview host Paul Dean and Jon discuss the fact that there are themes in every culture, but specifically American pop culture, that mimic the Gospel. These “Gospel themes” in cultural expressions like …
Creation Care: A Theology of Creation Stewardship
Baptist21 would like to make our readers aware of an upcoming conference discussing Creation Care at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Below is information about the event from the SEBTS Website. This conference promises to identify and discuss some of the major issues surrounding this oft-debated topic. From Southeastern Conferences Website: On October 30 and 31, 2009, The L. Russ Bush …
Audio: b21 Panel @ God Exposed
Baptist21 recently held a panel discussion on the topic, “What is a Great Commission Church?” The panelists were Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Mark Dever, J.D. Greear, and Mark Liederbach. These men addressed a packed room about a variety of topics. Some of these topics included the definition of a church, multi-site, diversity in the church, and advice for young pastors …
The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? (Conclusion)
Part One of this Series, Primacy of the Local Church Part Two of this Series, Primacy of the Local Church Continued Part Three of this Series, A Streamlined Network Conclusion- Many seemed to be concerned about the future of the SBC, though they may be concerned about different things. Some are concerned that the SBC way is being lost because …
BAPTIST 21 ON THE RADIO
On Monday September 28 at 1pm Eastern Time Baptist 21 contributor Jon Akin will be on the “Calling for Truth” radio broadcast to discuss his recent post “The Gospel and Culture: Taken.” This live, call-in radio broadcast is on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1, and it is hosted by Paul Dean an SBC pastor. The broadcast deals with …
Do You Have a Question for the b21 Panel? (UPDATED)
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, THERE MAY BE SEATS AND MEALS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. UPDATE: Baptist21’s panel discussion for this Friday during lunch time of the “God Exposed” conference is almost full, so sign up as soon as possible. The panel will feature Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Mark Dever, J.D. Greear, and Mark Liederbach. The event will take place in …
The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? (Part 3)
Part One of The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? – The Primacy of the Local Church Part Two of The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? – The Primacy of the Local Church Continued A lean, streamlined Church Planting Network (Simple Planting) – Note: Aaron Coe, a Planter through NAMB, has helped us with the information in …