Dr. Ed Stetzer is known around the world for his expertise in church planting and missiology. He is an exemplary husband, father, church planter, pastor, missiologist, and leader. Dr. Stetzer has planted churches in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia and transitioned declining churches in Indiana and Georgia. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters …
b21 Panel Bio: Mark Dever
No one, in my estimation, has contributed more to the church’s understanding of ecclesiology in the past decade than Dr. Mark Dever. His book, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church has become a staple for the pastor’s library, and his writing continues to deepen understanding for churches across the world as to who the church is and what is its …
Baptist21 Podcast: Interview with Dr. David Nelson (pt. 2)
In Part One, Dr. Nelson addressed why he is a Southern Baptist, why he believes in a “good ecumenism,” why he is committed to being Baptist, that a major problem in the SBC is that we do not agree on the gospel, his understanding of the gospel, the necessity of theological triage, and why he thinks we need to examine …
b21 Panel Bio’s: David Platt
David Platt serves as Pastor of the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. He holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Georgia and a M.Div., Th.M. and Ph. D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also served as Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching and Apologetics, as well as Staff Evangelist at Edgewater …
Baptist21 Podcast: Interview with Dr. David Nelson
David P. Nelson is senior vice president for academic administration and dean of the faculty at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he teaches courses in systematic theology and worship. He is a contributor to the Between the Times blog. Dr. Nelson has served on church staffs in Texas, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. He has contributed to A Theology of the …
A Call to Young Southern Baptists
One of the goals of baptist21 and one of the contributing factors to its formation was the hope to encourage more activity and participation from younger SBC’ers. It was and is our hope to compel more of the younger generation to stay in the SBC as well as persuade others to join. Our Purpose statement says, “We pray that this …
b21 Panel@SBC: OPEN LETTER AND INVITATION TO B21 READERS
Dear Baptist 21 Reader, Thank you for reading our blog and supporting what we are doing here! Our mission at Baptist 21 is to see greater faithfulness to and cooperation in the Great Commission among Southern Baptists in the 21st century. Part of that mission includes encouraging younger leaders within SBC to stay in the SBC and get involved in …
B21 Panel Promo: Dr. Albert Mohler
What: B21@SBC “b21 Panel” – A forum discussion about the present and future of the SBC. Each panel member will briefly address a key issue in SBC life, and this will be immediately followed by Question/Answer time. Topics will include: the benefits of cooperation, the great things the SBC is doing, changes the SBC needs, how we involve younger leaders, …
Video Interview with Dr. Johnny Hunt (Part 2)
Recently Baptist21 had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Johnny Hunt, Pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock Georgia and current President of the Southern Baptist Convention and ask him several questions about the Great Commission Resurgence. This is the second part of the interview. You can watch the first part here. In this part of the interview, Dr. Hunt …
Blog at Between the Times: GM and the SBC
Guest Blog at Between The Times from Don Dunavant, Professor of Christian Studies, California Baptist University Monday morning, June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for bankruptcy. The once number one car maker in the world came to an ignoble demise. Started in 1908, for most of its one hundred and one year history GM was synonymous with the America idea …