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 …
Johnny Hunt Podcast On the GCR
Recently Dr. Johnny Hunt sat down for an interview answering questions related to the recent Great Commission Resurgence document. The questions asked include: 1. Who authored this document? 2. What is the purpose of this document? 3. Has the document been altered in any way since it was publicly released on the Great Commission Resurgence website on April 27, 2009? …
Generational Issues and the SBC: Panel Q&A (video)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary recently held a panel discussion on the topic of the Generational Divide in the SBC. The panel consisted of Danny Akin, JD Greear, David Nelson, and Nathan Finn. This panel discussion covers some very important topics. This panel discussion may be seen as quite controversial, but it is a must view. Some of the topics included: …
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, …
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 …
Thoughts Around the Blogosphere on Akin’s ‘Axioms of a GCR”
Here is a brief catalog of blogs discussing Danny Akin’s “Axioms for a Great Commission Resurgence.” Below are some excerpts from these blogs, we recommend checking them out for the entirety of their story. Also, at the bottom is a catalog of links to other blogs that have mentioned Dr. Akin’s “Axioms” that we are not providing excerpts from. …
Upcoming Address About the Future of the Great Commission Resuregence
Baptist21 would like to make you aware of an address that will be delivered on Thursday April 16 by Danny Akin entitled, “Axioms For A Great Commission Resurgence.” This sermon will outline the focus and hopefully the future of a Great Commission Resurgence. Baptist21 will provide the video of the sermon in its entirety as it is made available. In …
Addressing Membership Decline in the SBC (pt. 3)
This is part of a series of blogs written when this Tennessean article came out several months ago and due to the transition of our site, they were delayed in release. It has been so long that now the Stetzer article is no longer available at the Tennessean. It may be available atEdStetzer.com but I was unable to find it. The …
SBC21: The Duties and Dangers of This Present Hour — Part 2
This series will be divided into three sections with many posts in each section. Each section will be offered with biblical, theological consideration. The first section will touch on our past. There are many things from our SBC history and heritage that we are grateful for and have learned much from. We are indebted to godly men and women who …