David Platt serves as Pastor of the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. He holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Georgia and a M.Div., Th.M. and Ph. D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also served as Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching and Apologetics, as well as Staff Evangelist at Edgewater …
A Call to Young Southern Baptists
One of the goals of baptist21 and one of the contributing factors to its formation was the hope to encourage more activity and participation from younger SBC’ers. It was and is our hope to compel more of the younger generation to stay in the SBC as well as persuade others to join. Our Purpose statement says, “We pray that this …
b21 Panel@SBC: OPEN LETTER AND INVITATION TO B21 READERS
Dear Baptist 21 Reader, Thank you for reading our blog and supporting what we are doing here! Our mission at Baptist 21 is to see greater faithfulness to and cooperation in the Great Commission among Southern Baptists in the 21st century. Part of that mission includes encouraging younger leaders within SBC to stay in the SBC and get involved in …
B21 Panel Promo: Dr. Albert Mohler
What: B21@SBC “b21 Panel” – A forum discussion about the present and future of the SBC. Each panel member will briefly address a key issue in SBC life, and this will be immediately followed by Question/Answer time. Topics will include: the benefits of cooperation, the great things the SBC is doing, changes the SBC needs, how we involve younger leaders, …
Blog at Between the Times: GM and the SBC
Guest Blog at Between The Times from Don Dunavant, Professor of Christian Studies, California Baptist University Monday morning, June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for bankruptcy. The once number one car maker in the world came to an ignoble demise. Started in 1908, for most of its one hundred and one year history GM was synonymous with the America idea …
An Interview with Dr. Johnny Hunt and a Short Message About the GCR
Recently Baptist21 had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Johnny Hunt, Pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock Georgia and current President of the Southern Baptist Convention and ask him several questions about the Great Commission Resurgence. This interview will be published in two parts within the next few days. Here are three of the questions Dr. Hunt answers in …
Great Commission Filing for Bankruptcy?
Jimmy was one of the craziest country boys I’ve ever known. Whether riding his horse full speed into ponds, fighting, or jumping off query cliffs, for good or for ill, he has always been willing to make things happen. Several years ago, Jimmy became a Christian, steadily growing ever since. The last couple of years he’s actually served as a …
b21 panel @ SBC: Short Blog Interview with Danny Akin
In anticipation of b21 panel, Baptist21 has asked all the panel members to participate in a short blog interview to highlight some of the topics to be discussed. Below is information about the event and Dr. Akin’s short blog interview. What: Baptist 21 Panel Q&A @ The Southern Baptist Convention Who: Danny Akin, Mark Dever, Albert Mohler, Daniel Montgomery, Ed …
Third Generation Conservatives in the Southern Baptist Convention (part 3): Misconceptions
Guest Blog by Steven A. McKinion He is the Associate Professor of Theology and Patristic Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught Theology, Church History, Hermeneutics, and Historcial Theology classes at Southeastern Seminary. Dr. McKinion’s area of specialization is Patristic Theology. He holds the following degrees: B.A., Mississippi College; M.A., University of Mobile; Ph.D., King’s College, University …
At This Year’s SBC: 9 Marks @ 9
It is our hope, at b21, that many will attend the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville. And we especially want to encourage more and more younger SBC’ers to attend the SBC (we hope to blog about this soon). B21 believes there are many compelling features and events at this upcoming SBC that should entice many to come. For instance, the …