Drs. Alvin Reid and Nathan Finn have begun to write (together) the case for consensus for Calvinism in the SBC. Contrary to what some believe, I believe this is the desire of most (if not all) Calvinists I know in the SBC. The series at Between the Times has been encouraging to read, I however [...]
Archive for February 2009
Interacting with Alvin and Nathan Regarding SBC and Calvinism
February 27, 2009You Said
February 27, 2009This song always moves me–to sing of what God has said and hold fast to His promises with confidence in Christ to fulfill His purposes in bringing glory to Himself.
John Dagg on The Duty of Baptists
February 26, 2009In his highly influential Manual of Theology, John Dagg concludes with a small portion entitled “The Duty of Baptists.” I want to provide an excerpt from his final point, which was: “It is our duty to promote the spiritual unity of the universal church, by the exercise of brotherly love to all who bear the [...]
ADVANCE: Resurgence of the Local Church
February 25, 2009Some of you have asked for specific examples of what the greatest common denominator (the Gospel) can work to bring Southern Baptists and non-Southern Baptists together for the church and the Great Commission. Well, I would look no further than the Advance 09 Conference to be held in Durham, NC on June 4-6, 2009 at [...]
The Gospel: Our Greatest Common Denominator
February 24, 2009Two weeks ago, I shared my thoughts about Baptist Press throwing Mark Driscoll under the bus. One particular point that has been written about is the two competing visions for the future of the SBC. Here is what I wrote: There are two competing visions for the SBC going on right now: the Great Commission [...]
Quick Hits :: 02.24.09
February 24, 2009* 1,737. That’s the total number of pages in books thus far that we are giving away at the 2009 Band of Bloggers fellowship (over $125 in value). Have you registered yet? What are you waiting on?!! * Been working through lots of community group stuff over the past week and resourcing myself through various [...]
Matt Chandler on Silly Preaching
February 21, 2009From the 2009 Desiring God National Pastor’s Conference:
Insight Podcast with SBC/Acts 29 Guys
February 21, 2009Where on the one hand, the Missouri Baptist Convention de-funds all dually affiliated SBC/Acts 29 church planters, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina invites them to a convseration about the Gospel, the church, and the mission. That’s my kind of state convention! The Insight Podcast is hosted by Doug Baker, and recently he sat [...]
Nathan Finn to the Non-Calvinists in the SBC
February 20, 2009On the heels of Alvin Reid’s open letter to the Calvinists in the SBC, Nathan Finn has also written an open letter to the non-Calvinists in the SBC. Nathan is a good friend with a great mind who, in my humble estimation, will continue to have a great influence in the SBC through his scholarship [...]
Tom Ascol on the Future of the SBC
February 20, 2009Last week, I shared my take on Baptist Press throwing Mark Driscoll under the bus, including the underlying factors that come into play. One of the main factors was the competing visions of the SBC. On point five, I wrote the following: There are two competing visions for the SBC going on right now: the [...]
Alvin Reid to the Calvinists in the SBC
February 19, 2009Dr. Alvin Reid, new contributor to the best SBC blog on the internet, has written an open letter to the Calvinists in the SBC. Reid is not a Calvinist, though he is certainly not an anti-Calvinist. Following Reid’s open letter, Dr. Nathan Finn will respond with an open letter to the non-Calvinists in the SBC. [...]
Twitter Talk and Community Groups
February 18, 2009One of the things I really enjoy about Twitter is the rather well-defined network that is developed over a period of time through the updates of like-minded believers who share many of the same passions in life. Yesterday afternoon was a great case in point. At Grace, we are currently working through the process of [...]
Wordle-ing Manuscripts
February 17, 2009This past Fall, I completed an eight-sermon series working through Matthew 8-9 called “The Scenes of Our Savior.” I am following that series with a six-sermon series from Matthew 9:35-11:1 focusing called “The Sending of Our Savior” (primarily on the discipleship discourse of Matthew 10 and its relation to the mission). One of the things [...]
Jesus, I Come
February 16, 2009Upon recommendation of a good friend, I have been listening to the Shelly Moore Band based out of Raleigh, NC (Facebook | MySpace | iTunes). Although I have only been listening to their music for a short period of time, I have really been enjoying it. Below are the lyrics to an old hymn (1887) [...]
The Run Down on Baptist Press and Mark Driscoll
February 13, 2009For those of you (like myself) who like to have a listing of the notable articles written over the last several days regarding Baptist Press and Mark Driscoll, here you go (will update when necessary): Monday, February 9, 2009 * Melissa Lilley of BSCNC writes a cover story of the 20/20 Collegiate Conference at SEBTS [...]
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