Last night I had the opportunity to talk to a group of about 20 longtime SBCers on recent events in the SBC. These are folks who work with me at a ministry that is partially (6%) funded by Cooperative Program funds, so there is some interest. Many, not all, are older and had a lot [...]
A Special Challenge To Southern Baptists: Let’s Lead The Way In A Gospel Centered Direction.
27 Jun by
A special message from Michael to all Southern Baptists in the IM audience: Let’s send an offering to our mission boards and lead the way in showing what Gospel centered sacrifice looks like. SBC International Mission Board Give now to the Lottie Moon Offering. SBC North American Mission Board. Give to the Annie Armstrong Offering.
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My Thoughts on Today’s Southern Baptist Convention Meeting 6:23:09
23 Jun by
1. Those of you who have various versions of autocratic church governments that never give the ordinary hoi polloi the microphone may look down your noses at allowing people to make motions to ban books, adopt flags and boycott Pepsi, but our circus has a lot to commend it over your imitation of the Vatican. [...]
Riffs:03:05:09: Baptists- The New Methodists? (According to Dr. Chuck Kelley)
5 Mar by
Dr. Chuck Kelley at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary spoke this week on the problems with Southern Baptist Evangelism and our churches in general. It’s a heartfelt, quite moving and well-thought out talk; a mixture of our revivalistic side and the scholarly, historical side. You can and should listen here. The message starts after the [...]
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Riffs: 01:18:09: Are Southern Baptists Getting It? Maybe.
18 Jan by
An IM reader sent along this piece from the Nashville Tennessean newspaper on the current decline of the Southern Baptist Convention. There’s some rare honesty in this piece, and I hope SBC leaders are listening. For example, Bill Leonard, one of my favorite professors from seminary days, talks about the SBC’s changing demographics. This really [...]
Rebaptism: Where to from here?
30 Sep by
Rebaptism: How Did We Get here? and Rebaptism: What is it? This last post in the Rebaptism series deals with what can be done in the present situation. Once again, I want to address these issues related to rebaptism with my own Southern Baptist context primarily in mind. I realize the issue changes a bit [...]
Rebaptism: How Did We Get Here?
28 Sep by
LINK: John H at Confessing Evangelical is one of six Lutherans in the UK. He comments on some of my advocacy of Wright’s “consensus” position on baptism. In my response to him I reference the document “Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry” from the WCC. I know, but it’s really excellent. Just a friendly warning that I [...]
I Can’t Say What I Want to Say About the 40/40 Prayer Emphasis….but You Can
25 Sep by
LINK: Read Matt Davis’s take on the 40/40. Resource: IM lurker Pastor Scott sends along Greg Boyd’s sermon/prayer guide for a current emphasis in his church called “The Great Reversal: The Upside Down Kingdom of God.” Woodland Hills Church media for the series will be here starting Oct. 5. UPDATE: Read IMB Missionary in the [...]
Send In the Clowns
21 Sep by
To the contrary….my friend Wyman Richardson says it’s a tempest in a teapot. ONE MORE: A life well lived. ANOTHER UPDATE: Here’s Beth Moore’s (excellent) website. I don’t see the announcement anywhere that she is a teacher for women only. Looks like she’s a Bible teacher for anyone who wants to be taught. UPDATE AGAIN: [...]
The Driscoll Debate: iMonk vs Turk, Part 2
UPDATE: Justin D. Barnard at Mere Comments has a much more useful and on point critique of Driscoll here. First of all, let me thank Frank for the opportunity to have a good discussion about the issue of pastoral accountability in the internet age (a very important topic) and for having such a constructive and [...]