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P2P: Discerning the Call (part 3) – Our Calling to a City

Make sure to check out the rest of this series: “Preparing2Plant” and check out the Denver2011 Site Before I begin this post I’d like to continue the habit of recommending a few resources that are related to church planting: Aaron Coe, The Role of the Sending Church in Church Planting Aaron Coe, Assessment of Church Planters Makes all the Difference …

Journey of an Unlikely Southern Baptist

This is the first post of the newest Baptist21 contributor, Bryan Barley. Bio: Bryan Barley is Director of Evangelism at Promised Land Community Church in Creedmoor, NC. He has a BA in History from the University of South Carolina, where he also met his wife, Megan. They live in Wake Forest, NC where Bryan is pursuing a Masters of Divinity …

Questions Surrounding the Executive Committee: Part 1

Recent decisions made by the leadership of the Executive Committee (EC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are causing many to ask what is going on with the EC and if this is the moment to call for the accountability of its leadership. These events include: 1) The EC “Report” at the 2009 SBC, 2) “Stories” in Baptist Press (BP), …

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 …

Advance ’09: The Resurgence of the Local Church

A topic of great love to b21 is the Primacy of the Local Church. We will write much about this in our vision series (“SBC21“) that is ongoing. A conference that will highlight this topic and feature world-renown speakers will be held in Durham, NC. We at b21 encourage you to attend and think this conference will be of great …

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 …

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 …

Interview with Aaron Coe, Pastor of the Gallery Church in New York City

Recently, Jonathan Akin and Ronnie Parrott had the opportunity to interview Aaron Coe, Pastor of the Gallery Church in New York City. Aaron is an innovative leader with a vision to see the people of New York City hear the love of Jesus through the words and deeds of the Gallery Church. In this interview Aaron fields questions about …

Third Generation Conservatives in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 1

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 …