Note from B21: We are excited to announce that the author of this post, Paul, is a new B21 contributor. Paul serves on staff at the Church at Brook Hills. Paul and his family just returned from serving the Lord in a context overseas that was primarily Muslim. He will release two blogs over the next few days that have …
FBC JAX Pastor’s Conference
B21 would like to make our reader’s aware of the 25th annual Pastor’s Conference at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. This year’s conference is built around the topic of “Endurance.” FBC Jax has done a great job in putting together a diverse group of speakers. B21 is thankful for the leadership of Mac Brunson and his son Trey in …
SEBTS 20/20 Conference – Conversing with Culture
B21 would like to make our readers aware of an outstanding conference coming up at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS will be hosting its annual 20/20 conference. This year’s topic is “Conversing with Culture: Theology that Plays in Coffee Shops, Classrooms, or Cathedrals.” What the Website Says: Believers are often confronted with hard questions: Why do you believe what you …
B21 in 2011
B21 is excited to launch a new look to our site and events that we will be involved in this year. God was incredibly gracious to us in 2010 by allowing us to continue to write blogs and host events. We are thankful for all who have been involved in what we did in 2010. We are excited about 2011. …
Top Ten SBC2010 Stories (pt 2)
6. Election of Frank Page as the President of the EC: 2009 witnessed the announced retirement of EC President Morris Chapman who had unfortunately ended his time opposing the GCR. The SBC annual meeting saw the election of his replacement, Frank Page, a former SBC President. The EC acts on behalf of the SBC the 363 days the Southern Baptist …
Top Ten SBC2010 Stories (pt 1)
As we close out 2010, Baptist21 wants to take a look back on the year in the SBC. We will list the top ten stories of the year in the SBC, as best we can. 1. The Passing of the GCR: the passing of the GCR could be one of the most significant moments in SBC history, though the full …
Can the Old Testament be of Value to Christians?
Jon Akin recently wrote a 2-part blog on the misuse of the Old Testament in the Church. You can read parts one and two. This raises the question then, how is the Old Testament to be read? And is the Old Testament of value to the church today? Jon Akin, who is completing a PhD in Old Testament studies at …
The Beginning of Foolishness
(Reflections on Prov 9:10) If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, is the fear of man the beginning of foolishness? In my own attempt to live out the Gospel, I constantly fight the fear of man. I am reminded, however, that fear is fundamental to the Christian faith. Not the fear of man, of course, that …
GRINCH ALERT?
Jim Smith at the Florida Baptist Witness has written a thoughtful editorial in response to the insanity of First Baptist Dallas’ Grinch Alert website. We want to encourage you to read the article. We also pray that Christians will embrace the true meaning of the season. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost, not criticize them for acting …
Lottie Moon Ideas by Dr. Chuck Lawless
Over the last two weeks, Dr. Chuck Lawless, Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been tweeting ideas for Southern Baptists to get involved in giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering this year. We hope this list will help you, your family, and your church find a way to …