“God Exposed,” A 9Marks Conference

9Marks and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary are co-sponsoring a conference on 9Mark’s first mark of a healthy church, “Expository Preaching.” Southeastern’s webpage about “God Exposed” says this conference, “will call pastors and church leader to embrace and defend expositional preaching as a means to strengthen and grow the church. Expositional preaching – that which has as its aim to explain …

The Gospel and Culture: Taken

The Bible is quite clear that all of Scripture points to Christ (Luke 24:25-27). Indeed, the purpose of the Bible is to bring people to salvation through faith in Jesus (2 Tim 3:15). But, Paul goes even further than that when he tells the church at Ephesus that all things are being united in Christ (Eph. 1:10). Not just the …

One 21 …The Forum

We want to make our readers aware of an upcoming conference. The 121 Forum is an exciting event taking place on August 28-29, 2009. The 121 Forum will be co-sponsored by Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church and the Missouri Baptist Convention. This event is being promoted as “A conference where we can have serious discussions about communicating the Word of God …

Pray for the Great Commission Resurgence

The Great Commission and a Great Commission Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention will never be accomplished apart from the power of prayer. So, the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force has announced a website that is asking for 5,000 people to sign up to pray for a Great Commission Resurgence and to pray for the Task Force as they carry …

B21 RADIO INTERVIEW WITH THE PATH (CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY RADIO)

Baptist 21 writers Jon Akin and Walter Strickland recently sat down with Chad Bresson to do a radio interview for THE PATH. The Path is a Christian radio station that broadcasts out of Cedarville University. Bresson asked Baptist 21 about the events of the Convention and what is in store for Baptist 21. You can check out the interview here. …

Christmas in August

Christmas in August: At this year’s SBC Dr. Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, challenged the Southern Baptist Convention to have a Christmas in August to make up for the Lottie Moon Mission’s Offering shortfall this year. Due to this shortfall, there are qualified missionaries that will be left at home because we cannot send them. In order …

Baptist21 Podcast: Jon Akin’s Sermon on GCR Axiom 2-Gospel Centered

Part one of this series (Lordship of Christ) is available here. Jon Akin is taking his congregation through Bible texts that relate to the different axioms of the GCR and showing why the local church should care about the GCR. Part 2 of this series deals with axiom 2, “A Commitment to Gospel-Centeredness. We call upon all Southern Baptists to …

Baptist21 Podcast: Interview with J.D. Greear (pt.2)

  Part one of this interview is available here. Connect with the baptist21 podcast through I-Tunes here or through our Podcast Feed here. In part two, J.D. talks about church planting nationally and internationally, church revitalization, multi-site, small groups, challenges facing the SBC, and more. [podcast]http://www.baptisttwentyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/JD-Greear2.mp3[/podcast] Interview Questions: Note: This interview came pre-convention The Summit plants nationally and internationally, are …

Thoughts from an IMB Missionary about Restructuring for Gospel-Centered Ministry

By: Marcus DeWare (pseudonym of a Guest Blogger who is a missionary in a high-security area) I recently returned from an annual meeting of IMB colleagues.  Serving on the field sometimes requires families and individuals to be isolated from co-workers.  This annual meeting is a great time to congregate with co-laborers to worship God, encourage one another in our work, …