Baptist21 mentioned the other day the upcoming address from Dr. Danny Akin concerning the future of the Great Commission Resurgence. This Great Commission Resurgence is something that b21 wholeheartedly endorses. Here is the manuscript of Dr. Akin’s “Axiom For a Great Commission Resurgence.” The video is available below, as well as the audio of the address. “Axioms for a Great …
Upcoming Address About the Future of the Great Commission Resuregence
Baptist21 would like to make you aware of an address that will be delivered on Thursday April 16 by Danny Akin entitled, “Axioms For A Great Commission Resurgence.” This sermon will outline the focus and hopefully the future of a Great Commission Resurgence. Baptist21 will provide the video of the sermon in its entirety as it is made available. In …
B21 and Sojourn @ the SBC (Updated Information)
When (information has changed): June 23rd 11:45am-1:45pm (during a break at this year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville). Why the time change: The time has been moved back because Baptist21 has been informed that the “SBC Presidential Address” will run until nearly 11:30am. Initially, the schedule we were provided by the Executive Committee for this year’s convention schedule had the …
b21 Panel- Promo Video 1 (Ed Stetzer)
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, …
Advance ’09: The Resurgence of the Local Church
A topic of great love to b21 is the Primacy of the Local Church. We will write much about this in our vision series (“SBC21“) that is ongoing. A conference that will highlight this topic and feature world-renown speakers will be held in Durham, NC. We at b21 encourage you to attend and think this conference will be of great …
We Have Reached A Tipping Point
Guest Blog by Dr. Alvin Reid Malcolm Gladwell wrote the book The Tipping Point to examine how seemingly unremarkable events cause a “tip” leading to rapid change in a brief amount of time. We have seen such tipping points in church history. Luther did not know at the time that his nailing of the 95 Theses would create such a …
From Kingdom People: Screwtape on the Southern Baptist Convention
The following blog is published in full with the permission of Trevin Wax. Trevin authors a very fine blog entitled “Kingdom People.” It is worth taking a look at. The following blog was released today and is a great word of warning for the SBC, including us at Baptist21. We have asked his permission to post this because we think …
Some Recent Audio You May Want to Check Out
We think that the following audio and video resources are worth checking out. The opening video is to the recent debate aired on Nightline entitled, “Does Satan Exist?“, check out the rest of the video at the Nightline Website. The rest of the sermons, lectures, and interviews come from the Acts29 Boot Camp in Raleigh, the 20/20 Collegiate Conference at …
Thinking Through Balanced Theology
A dear friend gave me a fascinating article recently written by Dr. Carl Trueman, professor of Church History and Historical Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary. In his article, “A Revolutionary Balancing Act” Dr. Trueman’s major concern is what he calls “the crisis in systematic theology.” Trueman’s thesis is that the growing interest in Biblical Theology is swinging the pendulum too …
A Brief Look at the Nine Marks of a Healthy Church: Mark Two, Biblical Theology
A Brief Look at the Mark: Throughout history, people have longed to believe in an idea or story that makes sense of the world. The reason they long for this is that deep in their hearts they understand there is something that makes sense of reality. The beauty of the Christian faith is we have that overarching story; we have …