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 …
Leading in the 21st Century Conference
Baptist21’s Nathan Akin will take part in a Pastor’s Conference to be held at Henderson Hills Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma and we would like to invite you to be a part of it as well. What: A free Conference entitled, “Leading in the 21st Century” REGISTER HERE In a letter from the Elders they describe the purpose of the …
B21 Panel Registration Back Open
Baptist21 is thrilled to announce that we have been able to move the venue for this Friday’s B21 Panel on Gospel-Centered Preaching and that will allow us to open back up registration. There is still limited seating, so register soon to hear from Danny Akin, Thabiti Anyabwile, Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, and David Platt on Gospel-Centered Preaching. REGISTER HERE Further …
Chandler to Join B21 Panel
Pastor Matt Chandler, of the Village Church, will join the B21 Panel to be held at this year’s 9Marks Conference @ SEBTS. The Panel will focus on the topic “Gospel-Centered Preaching in the Local Church.” Pastor Chandler is well-known in the evangelical world for his contributions to this topic (see video clip above). B21 is thankful to add him to …
B21 PANEL AT THE 9MARKS CONFERENCE
It is alarming that in evangelicalism so many preachers have jettisoned the weekly preaching of the gospel in order to regularly give their congregations “practical tips” on how to live a nice Christian life. It seems that this reality is driven by a misunderstanding of the gospel. Many preachers/Christians see the gospel as merely the “plan of salvation” or …
B21 Panel SBC2010 Audio
Baptist21 held its 2nd annual B21 Panel at the SBC. The panel took place in Orlando during Tuesday’s Lunch at the SBC. The members of the panel were Danny Akin, Matt Chandler, Ronnie Floyd, Johnny Hunt, Albert Mohler, David Platt, Jimmy Scroggins, and Ed Stetzer. The panel discussed issues pertaining to the gospel, the SBC and its future, the Great …
The Blessings of Participating in the Great Commission
This is a guest blog by Will Galloway (pseudonym): Former Missionary in Central Asia I attended the 2010 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) this past week. The main subject of the meeting was the report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force (GCRTF). As a result, many of the sermons preached during the Pastor’s Conference, which took …
B21 Panel @ SBC2010 Bio: Danny Akin
We are excited to have Dr. Danny Akin participating in the b21 panel at the 2010 SBC. Register for the panel. Dr. Akin has been one of the leading voices calling for a Great Commission Resurgence in the SBC (below check out the video of the original GCR Axioms message that Dr. Akin delivered last year). He is also a …
GCR is About Access not Degree
As I have navigated the various responses towards the proposals set forth by the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, I have observed several unfortunate misconceptions. Chief among these misconceptions is the thought by some that the Task Force and proponents of the GCR are saying that people in India are “more” lost than those that have not trusted Christ in …
Recent GCR Articles of Note
Baptist21 would like to make our readers aware of several noteworthy GCR articles and a series of blog posts at Between the Times. Recently, Ed Stetzer released a blog entitled, “Will Southern Baptists Ignore the Ongoing Decline?” In this article he writes: A LifeWay report released today showed that overall SBC membership continues to decline—for the third straight year. Despite …