Brandon Smith

31 March by Brandon Smith

The Practicality of Mission

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Originally posted at Modern March For the purposes of this post, I define mission as Mark Driscoll does in Confessions of a Reformission Rev. – Christians being a missionary to their local culture. Simply put, there is plenty of inwardly focused discipleship without much outward contextualization in the church today. At best, there is the [...]

1 February by Brandon Smith

Christians and Internet Presence: A Roundtable with Trevin Wax, Steve McCoy, Jared Wilson, and Brandon Smith

This is the most popular blog post of all-time at my blog, and I thought the Voices readers would enjoy and be blessed by it, as well. In attempt to look at the practicality and benefits of social media and blogging for Christians, three friends who have experience with popularity in the blogging and social [...]

23 December by Brandon Smith

The Need for Inerrancy

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Originally posted at Modern March | Connect with Brandon on Twitter Inerrancy is a hot-button word in Evangelicalism. Men who stand for it are often called fundamentalists or legalists. Men who stand against it are called heretics and liberals. The Conservative Resurgence in the SBC surely polarized this subject on a broad scale, above and [...]

18 November by Brandon Smith

Thoughts from a Young Pastor

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Being in ministry at a young age can be daunting. Often times, young men dive head first into a ministry role (typically working with youth is an entry point for any wet-behind-the-ears pastor) with a swagger and confidence that screams, “I’m gonna change this church MY way!” At least, that was my mindset. Successes and [...]

26 October by Brandon Smith

Is the Internet Good for Christianity?

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Undoubtedly, the Internet is a dangerous place for Christians, or anyone else for that matter. With the unlimited access to pornography, gossip media, etc., there are a plethora of dark avenues that can be traveled while surfing the web. Beyond that, the Internet provides a way to present yourself as something that you’re not, replaces [...]

6 October by Brandon Smith

The Koran and the Gospel

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Originally posted at Modern March This post was prompted by a poor “tweet” and the even poorer statement by Ray Bakke that led to it. Redeemer City to City, a church planting resource that I admire and respect, held the Movement Day 2010 Conference in New York City, the headlining speakers being Timothy Keller and [...]

23 September by Brandon Smith

How Can We Remedy Jesus-Detracting Issues in the SBC?

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In a recent interview with Baptist Press, SBC President Bryant Wright listed his five primary goals as president: I want to call Southern Baptist Christians to return to their first love of Jesus Christ. We’ve let so many other priorities and influences of the world become more important than our relationship with Jesus Christ. That [...]

30 August by Brandon Smith

Russell Moore on Glenn Beck and American Christianity

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Honestly, this is one of the best articles I have read in quite some time. Russell Moore nails it on the head in regards the influence Beck and those like him have on American Christianity: Rather than cultivating a Christian vision of justice and the common good (which would have, by necessity, been nuanced enough [...]

20 August by Brandon Smith

How Should Christians Respond to the Proposition 8 Debate?

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This was originally posted at Modern March Unless you live under a rock, you have seen the latest news on the Proposition 8 case. Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that Proposition 8 violates the constitution, a ruling that could potentially overturn the California voters’ decision that same-sex marriage [...]

2 August by Brandon Smith

Interview with Trevin Wax

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Trevin Wax, a rising voice in the SBC, is a brother in Christ and has been helpful to me as of late as I learn the ropes of potentially publishing a book. Further showing his unselfish character, he was gracious enough to allow me to ask him a few questions about the SBC without hesitation. His blog, Kingdom [...]

29 July by Brandon Smith

Paige Patterson’s Decision to Speak Alongside Glenn Beck

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There has been a large outcry at Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s decision to allow the controversial, Mormon Glenn Beck speak at Liberty University’s 2010 Commencement. What hasn’t gotten near as much publicity is the fact that Paige Patterson chose to speak on the same stage with Beck. I remember a major uproar over John Piper inviting [...]

23 July by Brandon Smith

What I Learned from John Wesley

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As I have mentioned briefly in the past, I worked as a Methodist youth pastor for a little over year and embraced Wesleyan theology for about a year before that. After much study and deliberation, I am now a charismatic, 5-point Calvinist Baptist. Quite the shift in theology, but I did retain some Wesleyan influence [...]

19 July by Brandon Smith

The Struggle of Women in the SBC

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Before becoming a Southern Baptist, I knew the SBC mostly as a convention that believed in “once saved, always saved” and had strong opinions on women in the pastorate. I was saved in a Baptist church in Irving, Texas at the age of 14 but would not have considered myself a Baptist (much less a Southern Baptist, really) at the [...]

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