In SBC circles, the issue of female pastors has been the subject of a lot of discussion during the past several days. I, personally, am a complementarian and believe that the office of elder-pastor-bishop in the local church is reserved, according to biblical teaching, for qualified males. At the same time, I recognize that there […]
There’s no Looming Storm: A Response to Dr. Mohler
Al Mohler has an article this morning called, “Women Pastors, Women Preachers, and the Looming Test of the Southern Baptist Convention.” I certainly share his convictions regarding women serving as pastors and/or preaching when the church is gathered on the Lord’s Day. I believe Scripture is very clear with the answers it provides to those […]
ICYMI, Yarnell and Whitfield proposal for addressing abuse in the SBC
Seminary professors Malcolm Yarnell and Keith Whitfield wrote an article put here on February 16, 2019, Addressing Abuse in the SBC: A Proposal. Keith Whitfield is Professor of Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Malcolm Yarnell is Research Professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. This is the only concrete proposal I have […]
Dr. Akin on Critical Race Theory
Dr. Danny Akin recently held a chapel Q&A session with students at Southeastern. As you might imagine, several of the questions he received were about critical race theory. You can watch him answer those questions in the video below. Start at the 38:52 mark. Some highlights of Dr. Akin’s response include: First of all, you […]
Does the Cooperative Program make state conventions lazy and inefficient?
Somewhere it is inscribed in stone, as if by the finger of God, that there must be SBC state conventions and that they must receive the lion’s share of Cooperative Program revenues. Such is not inscribed by the finger of the Almighty but by the finger of respected but not omnipotent denominational bureaucrats. Our venerable […]
Who’s Caring Well Now?
The following is a guest post by Dee Miller, former FMB missionary and long-time survivor advocate. See her post from last week #LONGbeforeMeToo: SBC’s Oldest Survivor Advocate Speaks Out for important background. ______________ It’s a Set-Up! A total Set-Up! Not only for survivors who’ve waited years in hoping the SBC might someday hear their cries. It’s […]
What Does God Hate?
I saw something today I’ve seen or heard too many times. In a conversation about a woman whose husband has been found out to be abusive, someone declares that she must stay because God hates divorce. As I read those words I thought of the first time I was faced with this situation in real […]
Let’s Help the Karen Baptists in Burma
Recently, I received this message from IMB missionary friends in Thailand. Dr. Paul Chitwood, the President of the International Mission Board gave me permission to publish this information and make this appeal. Here is the message: We hope you all are doing well. We have a prayer request and opportunity for you to help. As […]
Invitation: Lunch with Ed Litton in DC/WV/Maryland area, Thursday, May 6
If you live near West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, which includes areas like central Maryland and northern Virginia/DC, we encourage you to take a day trip to Shepherdstown on Thursday, May 6 for an afternoon with Pastor Ed Litton. Ed will introduce himself, talk about his life and ministry, his commitment to the SBC, especially as […]
#LONGbeforeMeToo: SBC’s Oldest Survivor Advocate Speaks Out
The following is a guest post by Dee Miller, former FMB missionary and long-time survivor advocate. Contrary to popular belief, abuse is not as big a problem as many believe. Never has been. The real problem is collusion with abuse. If we can persuade folks to stop colluding, and truly holding those accountable who do, […]
Senegal Bound!
Last year in March I was headed for my tenth trip to the Casamance region of Senegal when this little virus started popping up. I tried to go back again in March and there was political unrest that stopped the trip (we were leaving Monday and the plug was pulled on Sunday afternoon). I plan […]
Invitation: Zoom call with Ed Litton this afternoon (with Chris Phillips)
If you’re a pastor, church planter, or leader, as well as anyone attending the SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville, I’d like to invite you to join a Zoom call TODAY, April 22nd, at 1pm MST / 2pm CST to hear from Ed Litton about pastoring, leading in crisis, and his vision for leading as potential SBC […]