Third Generation Conservatives in the Southern Baptist Convention (part 3): Misconceptions

  Guest Blog by Steven A. McKinion He is the Associate Professor of Theology and Patristic Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught Theology, Church History, Hermeneutics, and Historcial Theology classes at Southeastern Seminary. Dr. McKinion’s area of specialization is Patristic Theology. He holds the following degrees: B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., University of Mobile; Ph.D., King’s College, University …

At This Year’s SBC: 9 Marks @ 9

It is our hope, at b21, that many will attend the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville. And we especially want to encourage more and more younger SBC’ers to attend the SBC (we hope to blog about this soon). B21 believes there are many compelling features and events at this upcoming SBC that should entice many to come. For instance, the …

Dooming the Great Commission Resurgence to Failure

A guest post from Ryan Hutchinson. Hutchinson is the Senior Vice President for Business Administration at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dooming the Great Commission Resurgence to Failure…Caught Up on the Ninth and Forgetting the Other Nine I have been working on a plan.  The plan is how to doom the Great Commission Resurgence to failure.  It is simple and brilliant, …

Stories of Interest in SBC Press: Hunt with Controversial Thoughts on GCR and Ezell to be nominated SBC Pastor’s Conference President

Recently, there have been two articles of note in Southern Baptist Press. The first is an interview with Pastor Johnny Hunt about the Great Commission Resurgence. He covers some controversial topics, such as: why a GCR, why so much “push back” from Baptist state executives, a GCR motion for the Convention in Louisville calling for a task force to study …

Johnny Hunt Podcast On the GCR

Recently Dr. Johnny Hunt sat down for an interview answering questions related to the recent Great Commission Resurgence document. The questions asked include: 1.  Who authored this document? 2.  What is the purpose of this document? 3.  Has the document been altered in any way since it was publicly released on the Great Commission Resurgence website on April 27, 2009? …

Questions About the GCR?

The Great Commission Declaration has seen great success since its release three weeks ago. The number of signatories climbs every day. At the three-week mark, there are over 2,100 signatories. This signature list boasts notable names such as Johnny Hunt, Albert Mohler, Danny Akin, Jack Graham, OS Hawkins, Jeff Iorg, Richard Land, Thom Rainer, Paul Pressler, Ronnie Floyd, Russell Moore, …

Have Your Question Asked @ The B21 Panel

There is just over a month left before the Southern Baptist Convention arrives in Louisville. There is certainly a large buzz around the recent Great Commission Resurgence Declaration released by Dr. Danny Akin and Dr. Johnny Hunt. This is sure to be a hot topic at this year’s convention. As many of you have already heard, Baptist21 and Sojourn Community …

Follow Your Heart? The Bachelor, Miss California, and Your Church

  Growing up it seemed that nearly every movie I watched ended with the moral imperative, “follow your heart!”   And the implication is that as long as you trust your heart and act accordingly you can’t go wrong.  Recently, I was reminded that this idea is far from fading.  A couple of fresh examples are the latest season of The …

“Y We R & Y We Think U Should B SBC” (Part 2)

Part one of “Y We R & Y We Think U Should B SBC” 3. Theological Education. We provide, arguably, the finest theological education in the world, and we do so at manageable prices because the churches of the SBC cooperate and give to cut the cost for Southern Baptist seminarians. Indeed, the “church folk” of the SBC love to …