On Monday September 28 at 1pm Eastern Time Baptist 21 contributor Jon Akin will be on the “Calling for Truth” radio broadcast to discuss his recent post “The Gospel and Culture: Taken.” This live, call-in radio broadcast is on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1, and it is hosted by Paul Dean an SBC pastor. The broadcast deals with …
Do You Have a Question for the b21 Panel? (UPDATED)
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, THERE MAY BE SEATS AND MEALS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. UPDATE: Baptist21’s panel discussion for this Friday during lunch time of the “God Exposed” conference is almost full, so sign up as soon as possible. The panel will feature Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Mark Dever, J.D. Greear, and Mark Liederbach. The event will take place in …
The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? (Part 3)
Part One of The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? – The Primacy of the Local Church Part Two of The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? – The Primacy of the Local Church Continued A lean, streamlined Church Planting Network (Simple Planting) – Note: Aaron Coe, a Planter through NAMB, has helped us with the information in …
2 Videos from J.D. Greear: GCR Task Force Video and the 9’s
Baptist21 will continue to release the GCR Task Force videos from each member as they are released. This one from J.D. Greear fits greatly with our current series “The Future of Church Planting in the SBC.” He talks about the Primacy of the Local Church and good parachurchism. Check out this video. And check out J.D. Greear and his ministry, …
The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? (Part 2)
Part one of this series, The Primacy of the Local Church in Church Planting The Primacy of the Local Church should also help the mission board make church planting its primary concern (maybe only concern). The main focus of a home mission board should be the planting of churches. It should be a church planting network. Why? Jesus promised that …
The Future of Church Planting in the SBC? (part 1)
In all of the talk about the Great Commission Resurgence (GCR), part of the conversation usually drifts to what will help energize the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Many believe that the denomination is at defcon4 (though a small minority sees no issues with declining baptisms, membership, giving, and other ominous factors). What will help revitalize the churches that make up …
GCR Task Force Videos: Albert Mohler
The website Pray4GCR will regularly be releasing videos by the members of the GCR task force. Each member has been asked a couple of questions to spur their video interview. Up first is Dr. Albert Mohler on “Could We Be Doing More?” Let’s continue to pray for this task force as they seek to move a Great Commission Resurgence forward.
A New W.A. Criswell Podcast
Part of Baptist21’s purpose is to acknowledge that “We are grateful to God for the Southern Baptist Convention and the heritage that has been given to us as Southern Baptists. We do indeed stand on the shoulders of giants, men and women of God, who have persevered in contending for the faith and declaring Jesus to the nations in cooperation …
The Great Commission Resurgence and Islam(pt 3): Bridges to the Gospel
Series By Rony Tomo, Guest Blogger Working With Muslims in the Middle East Part One, The Great Commission Resurgence and Islam Part Two, The Great Commission Resurgence and Islam: Barriers to the Gospel After looking at some of the common barriers that Christians face when discussing the Gospel with Muslims, I now want us to examine three possible bridges that …
The Great Commission Resurgence and Islam(pt. 2): Barriers to the Gospel
By Rony Tomo, Guest Blogger Working With Muslims in the Middle East Part One, The GCR and Islam First of all, I must make it clear that I am sharing about my encounters with devout Muslims because I have had the most contact with them. To clarify the term, devotion does not mean that one wants to join a …