Recenty, Jonathan Akin and I (Ronnie Parrott) had the opportunity to sit down with Scott Thomas, Director of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network and one of the pastors at Mars Hill Church in Seattle Washington. Acts 29 is a network of over 200 churches with a goal of planting 1000 more in the next 10 years. Scott is heavily involved …
Baptist21 Podcast: Interview with J.D. Greear
J.D. Greear is the lead pastor of the Summit Church, a rapidly growing church of over 3,000 members in Raleigh-Durham, NC. J.D. is committed to the local church and to church planting, having undertaken the goal of planting 1,000 churches in the next 50 years. Currently, they have 12 plants around the world, 7 of which are in Muslim contexts. …
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 …
Some Recent Audio You May Want to Check Out
We think that the following audio and video resources are worth checking out. The opening video is to the recent debate aired on Nightline entitled, “Does Satan Exist?“, check out the rest of the video at the Nightline Website. The rest of the sermons, lectures, and interviews come from the Acts29 Boot Camp in Raleigh, the 20/20 Collegiate Conference at …
The Generation Gap in the SBC: Interactions with Nathan Finn and The Baptist Press Article on Mark Driscoll (Pt. 1)
Nathan Finn’s recent post entitled “The Southern Baptist Generation Gap,” deals with the issue of the lack of younger Southern Baptist messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It is very clear there is a lack of participation in pastors who are under the age 40. This is one of the reasons we started Baptist21. We love the Southern Baptist …
Acts 29’s Raleigh Boot Camp
Baptist 21 is excited about the upcoming Acts 29 Boot Camp in Raleigh, NC and would like to encourage anyone interested in church planting or church revitalization to attend. It will be Wednesday February 4th through Friday February 6th at Vintage 21 Church in Raleigh. Acts 29 is a network of churches that “exists to start churches that plant churches.” …