Baptist21 is excited to once again host a lunch panel at this year’s SBC in beautiful Baltimore, MD. Our panelists will be discussing the most pressing issues facing the church and what these issues mean for our mission and engagement in the world. What: A Lunch Panel on Pressing Issues in the SBC Where: Ballroom II on Level 400 of the Baltimore …
Noah: The Movie and the Message
Some evangelicals are up in arms (what else is new?) about the new Noah movie with Russell Crowe and the Nephilim rock people because (surprise surprise) it’s not accurate to the biblical text. So, some are calling for a boycott (again, what else is new?). Shhh… don’t tell them that Jesus didn’t invent the chair like Jim Caviziel’s portrayal …
Every Position Matters
The Major League Baseball season is upon us and playing First Base for the Texas Rangers this year is a man by the name of Prince Fielder. Fielder stands at 5’11’’ and weighs 275 pounds. That is a bit on the heavy side of most Major League baseball players and it is for that reason that Fielder plays First Base. …
9 Essentials of Church Planting – Part 2
Every so often I have a conversation with a dude that is considering church planting. And most of the conversations I have with guys considering or pursuing church planting include questions about what practical essentials a church planter should have. Over the past several years, through tons of conversations with church planters, people who train church planters, and my experience …
9 Essentials of a Church Planter – Part 1
Every so often I have a conversation with a dude that is considering church planting. And most of the conversations I have with guys considering or pursuing church planting include questions about what practical essentials a church planter should have. Over the past several years, through tons of conversations with church planters, people who train church planters, and my experience …
Concerns about Elevation Church
(Note: Before we released this article we sent it to Elevation church with the hope of opening dialogue about these concerns and learning from Elevation church and Pastor Furtick more about the things of which we were concerned. It has now been nearly a week and we have not heard back from them.) The evangelical world is buzzing with concerns …
Free E-Book – W.A. Criswell’s: “The Scarlett Thread of Redemption” by the Gospel Project
Baptist21 would like to commend a free E-Book to you from W.A. Criswell (Click Here). Baptist21 is thankful for men like W.A. Criswell (check out his website with sermons from every book of the bible) that have gone before us and taught us to love the Scriptures and the one to whom the scriptures point. W.A. Criswell is a giant in Southern Baptist …
ERLC Leadership Summit
B21 is excited to promote an awesome conference coming out of Nashville, TN this April. The ERLC will be hosting a Leadership Summit April 21-23 that will address the gospel and human sexuality to equip pastors and church leaders to speak to these critical issues in their own congregations. From broken marriages to pornography to homosexuality, we have all seen how sexual confusion and …
Proverbs Christocentric Sermon Series
Baptist21 is pleased to offer the full collection of Jon Akin’s sermons through Proverbs. Inspired by his PhD dissertation, Jon walks through the book of Proverbs verse-by-verse and theme-by-theme, offering a Christocentric interpretation of the text and practical application to our lives today. In these sermons, Jon examines how the Proverbs are linked to the law and eschatology. Solomon is …
How Can We Emphasize Baptist Distinctions While Remaining Supportive of Non-Baptist Gospel Work?
In this post we will be extending the final installment of Jonathan Leeman’s breakout session at the Virginia Baptist Convention entitled “So is the ‘Baptist’ Brand Really Worth It?” We at B21 hope this series of posts has been helpful to spark thoughts and conversations about the importance of Baptist distinctions in the contemporary church culture. How can we both emphasize Baptist …