2016 is an extremely unique presidential election year in the USA, mainly because of the polarizing nature and character questions surrounding the two main candidates. While Baptists are not as monolithic a group as some would perceive them to be, and while Baptists never vote for a single candidate as a whole, usually it is clear which presidential candidate the …
Refugee Crisis: Part Two, Encouragement
This is a guest post by an IMB missionary currently serving in the field, who has elected to write anonymously for security reasons. The war in Syria has trudged onward for over five years. Refugees have been affected since day-one. The debate about “what to do” really got heated up when refugees started pouring into Europe in 2014. Since then there has …
Refugee Crisis: Part One, Discouragement
This is a guest post by an IMB missionary currently serving in the field, who has elected to write under a pseudonym for security reasons. The war in Syria has trudged onward for over five years. Refugees and internally displaced peoples have been affected since day one. Many in the west, however, have only become aware of their difficulties for a little …
Legacy Churches
Today we’re featuring a guest post by Brian Lowe, the Acts 29 Southeast Network Director. We at B21 are passionate about church planting, and that includes the important role of legacy churches. We’re very thankful for the work of A29, and hope this post is both a blessing and an encouragement for all of us to engage in the mission! We started …
State Baptist Editors and This Week’s Fake SBC Controversy
Recently a hilarious website called the BabylonBee has taken the evangelical world by storm. It is a parody site that shares poignantly funny (and fake) new stories that often hit close to evangelical stereotypes. Some of my personal favorites so far have been: “John Piper Gently Informs David Platt that Everyone Knows about Secret Church,” “Animal Control Corrals Cage-Stage Calvinist …
How Should Someone Think about the Sunday Gathering?
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near – Hebrews 10:24-25 The New Testament has no category for a “me and Jesus Christianity.” Telling one of the …
A Tribute to Criswell: Part 3 Pastor of the Local Church
B21 exists to be a voice for the next generation of pastors and leaders in the SBC, but we also began with a strong commitment of honoring the past. Many great men have come before us, and we have taken the last three posts to honor one. ICYMI, check out Part One and Part Two. W. A. Criswell may be the best preacher …
Registration for the B21 Panel at SBC St. Louis is now open!
The most wonderful time of the year for every Southern Baptist is coming, and registration for this years B21 Lunch Panel at the SBC is now open! You can register here! For a little extra incentive, if you secure your spot before May you get a discounted ticket with our early bird special! Where: St. Louis America’s Center (Level 2 Rooms …
A Tribute to Criswell: Part 2 Preacher of the SBC
The above video is from Southeastern Seminary’s Spring Convocation 2014 when they installed Jim Shaddix as the W. A. Criswell Chair of Expository Preaching. It features Criswell’s sermon from the 1985 Pastor’s Conference at the Southern Baptist Convention entitled “Whether we Live or Die” that was a watershed moment in the battle over the Bible within the SBC. B21 exists to …
A Tribute to Criswell: Part 1 Preacher of the Local Church
B21 exists to be a voice for the next generation of pastors and leaders in the SBC, but we also began with a strong commitment of honoring the past. Many great men have come before us, and we want to take the next three posts to honor one. W. A. Criswell may be the best preacher to come along in the past …