Comments on: When I Am Ashamed to be a Southern Baptist

By: MBC, Acts 29, and ‘Cultural Liberalism’ « Provocations & Pantings

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:19:40 +0000

[...] Acts 29 and the MBC (April 28, 2007) * When I Am Ashamed to be a Southern Baptist (December 11, 2007) * Let’s Talk About Accountability–Let’s Talk About You and Me [...]

By: Blue Collar Theology 20: Karis, Schreiner, and Christ « Provocations & Pantings

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:28:18 +0000

[...] Theology 20: Karis, Schreiner, and Christ Those of you who remember from last December the fallout between Acts 29 and the Missouri Baptist Convention will likely recall Karis Community Church and their pastor Kevin Larson who was one the churches [...]

By: Quotes and Links re: Journey, Acts 29, Alcohol and MBC « Intersection

Quotes and Links re: Journey, Acts 29, Alcohol and MBC « Intersection — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:04:44 +0000

[...] Timmy Brister’s post – here [...]

By: The “Show Me” state shows no love for Acts 29 | Pointifications

The “Show Me” state shows no love for Acts 29 | Pointifications — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:27:06 +0000

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By: Baptists Ban Acts 29 | The DeSocio’s.com: Life, Faith, and Learning

Baptists Ban Acts 29 | The DeSocio’s.com: Life, Faith, and Learning — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:27:01 +0000

[...] Here is the statement made by the MBC: Effective Jan 1, The Acts 29 Network is an organization which the MBC Exec Bd. Staff will not be working with, supporting, or endorsing in any manner at anytime. [...]

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:20:56 +0000

Conway,

Thanks for the comment. Darrin clarified the same thing in an earlier comment on another post, and I think it is an important one. One is led to believe that The Journey took advantage of the loan and practiced some underhanded tactics. From what has been told, everything was up front, agreed upon with mutual consent, with no contract violated.

The issue with lumping Acts 29 with Emergent is absurd. Anyone who makes such a conclusion really needs to do their homework. If we cannot speak accurately with our terminology and labels, we not going to get anywhere in the SBC, which goes for the ECM or Reformed Resurgence. (Perhaps that is a strategy)

By: Stephen Newell

Stephen Newell — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:20:16 +0000

After reading the above linked BP article, I’m less offended at their being offended over alcohol than I am offended that they are offended by having a movie night where movies are used as teaching tools. What a great message they’re sending to not only Missouri Baptists but all Christians: The Gospel doesn’t or can’t speak to a movie. Let’s all just capitulate to The Golden Compass while we’re at it.

By: Conway

Conway — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:58:33 +0000

Hi Timmy,

You know my significant other, Letitia Wong. I thought I’d add in a few cents since we are both members of the Journey.

A bit of clarification on the loan that Missouri Baptist Convention gave the the Journey. MBC leaders themselves approached the Journey and offered a no strings attached loan to the Journey for purchasing and renovating on old Catholic church into ,amongst other things, a church planting center. We are currently paying the loan back like any other responsible church with financial duties. So, the Journey did not do anything financially underhanded nor did we violate any strings since there weren’t any.

It was only after the loan was given that some members of the Executive Board starting hyperventilating about the alchohol issue because news articles of our Midrash ministry that discusses Christ and culture called “Theology at the Bottleworks” started showing up in the local paper.

Reporters with no brains kept confusing what we do at the Bottleworks with what we do on Sunday mornings! Ridiculous. Even Jennifer London of NBC kept correcting Pastor Darrin himself that our church was in a bar despite his many clarifications! The national media has a narrative that they spread and the Executive Board members have that same narrative despite information from Professor Devine, Ed Stetzer, and the rest. Acts 29 is not Emergent Village! How thick does one need to be to not understand that? Acts 29 is a terrific network of church planters that is doctrinally and missionally as sound as they come.

By: Locusts and Wild Honey » Show Me Church Planting Fund

Locusts and Wild Honey » Show Me Church Planting Fund — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:01:08 +0000

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Marc Backes — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:54:27 +0000

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