A guest post from Ryan Hutchinson. Hutchinson is the Senior Vice President for Business Administration at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dooming the Great Commission Resurgence to Failure…Caught Up on the Ninth and Forgetting the Other Nine I have been working on a plan. The plan is how to doom the Great Commission Resurgence to failure. It is simple and brilliant, …
Stories of Interest in SBC Press: Hunt with Controversial Thoughts on GCR and Ezell to be nominated SBC Pastor’s Conference President
Recently, there have been two articles of note in Southern Baptist Press. The first is an interview with Pastor Johnny Hunt about the Great Commission Resurgence. He covers some controversial topics, such as: why a GCR, why so much “push back” from Baptist state executives, a GCR motion for the Convention in Louisville calling for a task force to study …
Questions About the GCR?
The Great Commission Declaration has seen great success since its release three weeks ago. The number of signatories climbs every day. At the three-week mark, there are over 2,100 signatories. This signature list boasts notable names such as Johnny Hunt, Albert Mohler, Danny Akin, Jack Graham, OS Hawkins, Jeff Iorg, Richard Land, Thom Rainer, Paul Pressler, Ronnie Floyd, Russell Moore, …
Have Your Question Asked @ The B21 Panel
There is just over a month left before the Southern Baptist Convention arrives in Louisville. There is certainly a large buzz around the recent Great Commission Resurgence Declaration released by Dr. Danny Akin and Dr. Johnny Hunt. This is sure to be a hot topic at this year’s convention. As many of you have already heard, Baptist21 and Sojourn Community …
Follow Your Heart? The Bachelor, Miss California, and Your Church
Growing up it seemed that nearly every movie I watched ended with the moral imperative, “follow your heart!” And the implication is that as long as you trust your heart and act accordingly you can’t go wrong. Recently, I was reminded that this idea is far from fading. A couple of fresh examples are the latest season of The …
“Y We R & Y We Think U Should B SBC” (Part 2)
Part one of “Y We R & Y We Think U Should B SBC” 3. Theological Education. We provide, arguably, the finest theological education in the world, and we do so at manageable prices because the churches of the SBC cooperate and give to cut the cost for Southern Baptist seminarians. Indeed, the “church folk” of the SBC love to …
A Call for Foot Soldiers in a Great Commission Resurgence: The Positives and the Pitfalls for Young Leaders
Recently, I had the privilege of writing an article for “Outlook,” The magazine of Southeastern Seminary. The topic given to me was “what Young Leaders were doing well and not so well in pursuing a Great Commission Resurgence?” That magazine is now available, check it out here, with articles about Muslims in Amsterdam, technology and Great Commission work, Convergent Church, …
“LIFE BETWEEN THE CURTAINS”
On February 6, 2009, at just after four o’clock in the morning, my wife and I welcomed into the world our first child, a baby boy named Silas. Naturally, this was one of the most joy-filled moments of our lives and one we will always remember. Just minutes after Silas’ birth, however, our joy was marred with a mixture of …
Exciting Announcement: Toward a Great Commission Resurgence in the SBC, A Declaration
Over a week ago Baptist21, along with several other blogs, posted the video and manuscript of Danny Akin’s address “12 Axioms of a Great Commission Resugence in the SBC.” Since then the address has received wide coverage and response around the blogosphere. Well the Great Commission Resurgence agenda is moving forward again. Today there is an exciting announcement of a …
“Y WE R and Y WE Think U Should B SBC”
It is often times easy to take “swings” at the SBC and in many cases rightly so. A convention of imperfect churches will always be imperfect. Yes, we have many warts, and this causes many to focus attention on the blemishes. Sadly, those imperfections often blind us to the really good things that Southern Baptists are doing. Not only …