This is a review of Eric Mason’s book Manhood Restored: How the Gospel makes Men Whole. We want to thank Jason Wright, MDiv student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, for doing this book review at the request of Baptist21. This book is available for purchase here. “Another book on manhood?” I wasn’t sure I wanted to delve into another book designed to give a …
Disturbing Trends at Baptist Colleges (Part 2)
Written by Jon Akin. You can view part 1 of this post here. What are we to make of all this? Let me make three observations: 1. People will continue to lose faith in the Baptist process In all three cases, we have seen a process play out where these situations were reviewed, and in all three cases it seems …
Disturbing Trends at Baptist Colleges (Part 1)
Written by Jon Akin In the last year, there have been disturbing events surrounding three Baptist state colleges/universities: Exonerated moderate theology at Carson Newman (CN) A subcommittee of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (TBC) exonerated CN as accountable to Baptist convictions in October of 2012 after a yearlong investigation. This is disturbing for 3 reasons: First, the report gives the impression …
Orphan Justice: How to Care for Orphans Beyond Adoption
This is a review of Johnny Carr’s book Orphan Justice: How to Care for Orphans Beyond Adoption. We want to thank Keelan Cook, doctoral student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, for doing this book review at the request of Baptist21. This book is available for purchase here. Take care of orphans. It is pretty clear this is a command to the church …
Steve Timmis on Changing Church Culture
Written by Jon Akin I sat down recently with Steve Timmis and asked him how to move a traditional church towards biblical community. Here are some helpful insights from him on leading in a revitalization effort, but I think they are applicable to culture making in a church plant as well. Timmis argues that culture triumphs over strategy. So, a …
Russell Moore: A Conversation About Ethics, SBC, and America (Part 6)
This is an ongoing post of a recent interview with Russell Moore, the President-Elect of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. B21′s Jon Akin sat down with Dr. Moore to interview him about his new role and the future of the ERLC. You can view the first blog regarding this interview here. In this video, Dr. …
Russell Moore: A Conversation About Ethics, SBC, and America (Part 5)
This is an ongoing post of a recent interview with Russell Moore, the President-Elect of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. B21′s Jon Akin sat down with Dr. Moore to interview him about his new role and the future of the ERLC. You can view the first blog regarding this interview here. Dr. Moore will be …
Announcing the 2013 Baptist21 Panel at the SBC in Houston
Baptist21 is excited once again to host a lunch panel at this year’s SBC. We will discuss pressing issues facing the SBC, such as: engaging culture, mission, church planting, Calvinism, difficult ethical questions, and more… Please plan to attend! What: A Lunch Panel on Pressing Issues in the SBC Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, in General Assembly Theater B on …
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Russell Moore: A Conversation About Ethics, SBC, and America (Part 4)
This is an ongoing post of a recent interview with Russell Moore, the President-Elect of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. B21’s Jon Akin sat down with Dr. Moore to interview him about his new role and the future of the ERLC. You can view the first blog regarding this interview here. Be sure to click …