Dr. Nathan Finn has recently completed an excellent blog series entitled “The Gospel and Baptist Identity.” I for one am glad to see the two merged together as it is my hope that the identity of Baptists would fundamentally be characterized by the functional centrality of the gospel. Be sure to check out the blogposts [...]
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Nathan Finn on “The Gospel and Baptist Identity”
August 26, 2011The Backstory to the Great Commission Resurgence
June 17, 2009Three months ago, I took the time to collect the digital paper trail regarding the development of a Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) that has dominated denominational news in Southern Baptist life. For many Southern Baptists, the talk of GCR has just hit their ears, and yet the impetus for the GCR began nearly five years [...]
Baptist Identity and Theological Triage
March 4, 2009Last week, Tom Ascol expressed his concerns about the vision of Baptist Identity and in particular, their rejection of theological triage using a chapel message delivered by Dr. Malcolm Yarnell on October 30, 2008 at SWBTS chapel. The message Dr. Yarnell preached was entitled “The Essentials of Christianity” (MP3) wherein he argued that a commitment [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Founders Podcast: Tom Nettles on Baptist Identity
September 15, 2008The topic of “Baptist Identity” has been hotly debated among Southern Baptists in recent years, and there is no one more competent to bring historical acumen with contemporary application than Dr. Tom Nettles (see his three volume series Baptists (vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3) for instance). Tom Ascol, director of Founders Ministries, recently sat [...]
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