At the SBC 2009 in Louisville, there were far more highlights than there were lowlights, as seen in my previous post. However, there were some significant moments and observations I came away with from my first SBC Annual Meeting that were rather discouraging. Here are some that I jotted down: 1. Morris Chapman What Morris [...]
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Reflections on My First SBC Annual Meeting: 10 Lowlights
June 30, 2009Casualties of Anti-Calvinism
December 8, 2008Three years ago, I began writing about the anonymous attacks of a website called “BaptistFire.” They were a website operating in the dark that advertised churches which either experienced conflict as a result of Calvinism or had fired their pastor as a result of it (assuming to warn other pastors of what might happen to [...]
Hyper-Calvinism, Anti-Calvinism, and Founders Ministries
December 5, 2008Update 12.05.08 :: 11:30 p.m. Having been away most of the day with family outing and then church planting meeting, I have not been able to follow the comments of this post. Upon reading them, I have become discouraged by the direction of the commentary and chose to dump all existing comments, including my own, [...]
Tom Ascol Responds to the Anti-Calvinism in the SBC
November 26, 2008Last week, I directed you to read the words of Voddie Baucham on the anti-Calvinism in the SBC. This week I want to turn your attention to the response of Tom Ascol who addresses three recent happenings: Steve Lemke’s article in NOBTS journal (which I have addressed), David Allen’s 34-page review of Building Bridges book, [...]
Why Go Back to the Founders? Responding to President Frank Page
January 18, 2008The President of the Southern Baptist Convention, Dr. Frank Page, is a nice and gracious man. From the little personal exposure I have had with Dr. Page, he is warm, cordial, and courteous. And while I had concerns about his nomination for presidency two years ago, I have appreciated the tone of his presidency and [...]
Evangelism, Calvinism, and the SBC
January 11, 2008Baptist Press recently reported on a conference of evangelists in the SBC who are lamenting the growth of Calvinism with the Southern Baptist Convention. Considering that Baptist Press found this worth covering, I figured that this was a significant conference with considerable attendance addressing serious and substantial issues. However, the first line of the article [...]
Jamesonian Snickering and Snoring
December 2, 2007Here’s yet another reason why Baptist state conventions are problematic – editorials. On Nov. 30, fresh off the heels of a rather successful Building Bridges Conference supported by men like President Frank Page, seminary presidents Dr. Albert Mohler and Dr. Danny Akin, Southern Baptist statesmen like Drs. Tom Ascol, Thom Rainer, David Dockery, and Ed [...]
Setting the Record Straight About SBC Bridge Burning
November 11, 2007About a month ago, I wrote about three ways to prevent denominational depopulation and furthermore to come together for the church. They were: 1. Labor to build new bridges in the SBC. 2. Protect and defend the bridges that still exist. 3. Call out those who are burning bridges in the SBC. I noted that [...]
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