Matt Svoboda

1 May by Matt Svoboda

NAMB Deserves Support by Dr. Jerry Rankin

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I have been given permission to post Dr. Rankin’s entire blog here at SBC Voices. I am grateful for Dr. Rankin’s service to the SBC. His “voice” is one that has earned a hearing in Southern Baptist Life. With all the controversy that has surrounded NAMB the past few years I thought Dr. Rankin’s blog [...]

27 April by Matt Svoboda

10 things more important for the SBC than the Calvinism debate

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This post was cowritten by Jay Sanders and myself. Jay Sanders also blogs here. That small sliver of the known universe who keeps tabs on things related to the Southern Baptist Convention cannot have missed the continual rancor over theology. More specifically, to what extent the theological system known as “Calvinism” and the wider system [...]

24 April by Matt Svoboda

The Pastor and Hypocrisy

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The following is a quote from Tim Keller: “Perhaps the greatest dilemma of the pastor – or any Christian leader – is the danger of hypocrisy. By this I mean that, unlike other professionals, we as ministers are expected to proclaim God’s goodness and to provide encouragement at all times. We are always pointing people [...]

16 April by Matt Svoboda

Seminary: Is there a problem? Can we improve it?

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Seminary is a funny thing. There are tons of blog posts out there listing the positive and negatives of what Seminaries have to offer. Many people praise the work of seminaries and some bemoan their existence. I attended Boyce College of the SBTS until I transferred to Liberty University and finished my Undergrad online. Now [...]

20 March by Matt Svoboda

The Exchange Webcast Now Weekly

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“The Exchange with Ed Stetzer” is a live monthly webcast featuring Ed Stetzer, Vice President of Research and Ministry Development at LifeWay. Stetzer discusses issues relating to church and culture and takes questions from viewers. Stetzer’s books include Comeback Churches, Compelled by Love, and Transformational Church. During the approximately 30-minute program, viewers will be able [...]

17 January by Matt Svoboda

Searching: popular non-calvinist blogs

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A friend of mine asked me of the best, popular non-calvinist blogs that I knew of.  I had no answer. It certainly seems that most of the really popular blogs are written by Calvinists (maybe this has to do with the growth in Calvinism?). For instance, 4 of the top 6 Christian blogs(6 of the [...]

2 January by Matt Svoboda

Exegesis > Theological System

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In a predictable fashion, it is quite common for Christians to be okay with following the status quo of their theological system. Detailed, hard exegesis is bypassed by many as they are perfectly content with just going along with the line of thinking that goes with their theological camp. This is a travesty.  As we [...]

29 December by Matt Svoboda

A Case Study: Losing Credibility as a Blogger

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The blogosphere is filled with good writing, insightful commentary, and strategic observations. Quality blogs provide news overlooked by the national media, a needed corrective to media abuse, as well as an outlet for those who long to place their creative talents in public view. Blogs may be the single greatest thing to emerge from Web [...]

22 September by Matt Svoboda

The SBC is doing away with State Conventions

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PSYCHE!  Many of you Southern Baptists almost had a stroke simply reading the title of this post.  You need to be healthier… stop reading so many blogs and stop eating so much fried chicken. On to the purpose of my post… First, I want to confess I have not worked very closely to with state [...]

16 September by Matt Svoboda

Denomination Shamomination?

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Ed Stetzer recently wrote a blog post “Do Denominations Matter.”  In this blog post he shared two interesting statistics:  1) Similarly, three-quarters (77 percent) of pastors agree with the statement, “Our congregation considers it vital for our congregation to be part of a denomination.” Fifty percent strongly agree, 27 percent somewhat agree,  2) Survey participants were asked, [...]

8 August by Matt Svoboda

The Problem with the SBC is…

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In particular order: 1) There is very little humility and grace to be found amongst those who disagree. This leads to each camp merely pointing the finger at differing camps as if they are always the problem. The solution- in particular order: 1) Swallow our pride and act gracefully towards one another. (this means stop [...]

22 July by Matt Svoboda

You Are Not A Man

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I think it is healthy for people to speak out against their own camp when they see something wrong within it.  That is what this post is going to be.  I love my Calvinism, my elder-led church, drinking alcohol in moderation, the Acts 29 network, and what the “masculine movement” started out as… Now, it [...]

2 July by Matt Svoboda

Mohler on Homosexuality: Read and Comprehend

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Somehow people are confused about Dr. Mohler’s stance on homosexuality.  I have two bits of advice: 1) Read 2) Comprehend. Dr. Mohler has written about 300 articles on homosexuality.   Anyone who reads and comprehends can easily come to a clear understanding of Dr. Mohler’s position.  Those who do understand, but simply disagree is fine [...]

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