SBC History

1 March by Anthony Russo

An Honor, a Privilege, an Enigma, and a Challenge

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So the other day Pastor Dave here at SBCVoices emails me a username and password, and welcomes me as a Contributor to the site.  I am, of course, honored and find it a great privilege.  Yet there is something of an enigma to it all, like being given an honorary degree at a university I [...]

12 November by Dave Miller

What Is Good about the SBC?

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I think there is a lot wrong with the current SBC. I’ve been vocal about the culture of secrecy, the mega-church mentality, the legalism and so many other things.  On blogs, we tend to focus on what is wrong, what is bad, what needs to be fixed. But, aren’t there some good things as well? [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

16 July by Brandon Smith

Calvinism & Evangelism: A Baptist Conversation

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As a Calvinist, I have been told that I’m a heretic, promoting a license to sin, preaching the doctrine of Hell, etc. I’m used to these comments and do not concern myself with them too much. There is only one accusation that cuts deep: “Calvinism hinders evangelism.” I’ve heard it mainly from my Arminian Methodist brothers and [...]

13 July by Brandon Smith

Albert Mohler: Why All Southern Baptists are Calvinists

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At the 2006 SBC Pastor’s Conference, Albert Mohler listed ways that all Southern Baptists are Calvinists: A belief in the inerrancy of Scripture – “It is not by accident that there are no great Arminian testimonies to the inerrancy of Scripture. We really do believe that God can work in such a way that the human [...]

5 July by Brandon Smith

Happy 10th Anniversary, 2000 Baptist Faith & Message!

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The latest revision of the Baptist Faith & Message is now a decade old. In celebration, I’d like to offer my humble opinion on the good and bad revisions. Note: Some were introduced at some level in the 1998 revision, though solidified in the 2000 edition. The Good Gender Roles – A much needed clarification of Scripture’s [...]

1 April by Tony K

Internal SBC Memo Revealed

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This morning we received a leaked email that must be revealed. It appears to be the communication between two senior level leaders inside our convention. After confirming the authenticity of this memo, we have decided to post it here in full. The names have been edited to avoid lawsuits. Update: It turns out this memo [...]

22 January by Tony K

Radical Reformation Today?

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You may have missed it (like me), but yesterday was the anniversary of the Anabaptist Movement. This was a big deal for Dr. Paige Patterson and will be a perpetual observance at SWBTS. According to the school’s website: President Paige Patterson proclaimed January 21 Radical Reformation Day at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary . . . [...]

19 January by Tony K

Martin Luther King Jr. At SBTS

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To celebrate MLK day, I’m posting the audio from an old Said At Southern Podcast (from my old blog – now retired).  It contains a recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on April 19, 1961. The speech is more remarkable considering the context. Southern Baptists were not [...]

8 January by Tony K

The SBC & Bleeding Kansas

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While looking up some history of the Domestic Missions Board, I came across this resolution from the 1855 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. Resolution On Missions (May 1855): RESOLVED, That the Board of Domestic Missions be instructed to occupy Kansas, as a field of missions as soon as practicable. This immediately brought to mind Bleeding [...]

12 July by Tony K

Ben Cole Leaving The SBC?

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I just read the soon to be notorious “exit strategy” post from Benjamin Cole on SBC Outpost. He lists a few final observations about the Southern Baptist Convention which were interesting to read. I would like to have heard his thoughts on the changing nature of communications within the convention, largely due to blogs. It [...]

11 January by Tony K

Paige Patterson’s Story Of The Conservative Resurgence

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Dr. Paige Patterson’s small book on the Conservative Resurgence is now online at BaptistTheology.org. It is a free PDF download: Anatomy of a Reformation Public images and portrayals notwithstanding, most conservatives do not enjoy controversy. Like everyone else, they wish to be loved and appreciated by everyone. But our understanding of the history of the [...]