SBC Voices

Thom Rainer + Building Bridges

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Dr. Thom Rainer from LifeWay news release:My passionate desire is to be a bridge builder in the Southern Baptist Convention. Not to compromise biblically. Not to be soft in my theology. I desire true collaboration with those of uncompromising biblical certitude to reach a lost world with the gospel of our Savior. My prayer is that the conservative resurgence will now grow into a Great Commission resurgence.But our witness is compromised when a spiritually lost world sees us fighting with one another, when they see unloving words hurled without restraint, when they see terse comments cloaked in … [Read more...] about Thom Rainer + Building Bridges

Give Glory To Man

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Les Puryear has written an important article about our desire to give man the glory rather than God. He writes:Why is it that supposedly mature Christians succumb to the applause of men? The Bible teaches that God is the only one who is good. No man is good, no, not one. If a man does anything that glorifies God, it is because God has caused Him to do so. So why do we honor men for what God has done? ... How do we honor men for what God has done? Let me count the ways...or at least some of them. * Naming seminary or church buildings after venerated preachers, professors, members, or donors. … [Read more...] about Give Glory To Man

Southeastern Seminary Bloggers

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Said at Southeastern Seminary - an index of bloggers from Southeastern Seminary.Said at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a unoffical index of student, alumni and faculty blogs related to the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. We have three goals for this site: 1. Foster community through online connections. 2. Promote the many excellent writers represented in our index. 3. Raise the profile of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary as an institution like no other - actively reaching out to the world by spreading the Gospel. … [Read more...] about Southeastern Seminary Bloggers

Interview – Dr. Tom Schreiner On Penal Substitution

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Who said Southern Baptists were not interested in Theology?I hope that recent robust defenses of penal substitution will help us to see afresh that penal substitution is the heart of the gospel. Every generation must relearn and re-teach the gospel afresh. The fear is that heresy might spread among our generation.Read this interview on penal substitution with Dr. Tom Schreiner. Dr. Tom Schreiner is the Associate Dean and professor of New Testament at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY). He is the author of numerous books including Paul: Apostle of God's Glory in Christ and a … [Read more...] about Interview – Dr. Tom Schreiner On Penal Substitution

9 Marks Newsletter for July – August 2007

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9News, July/August 2007 Editor’s Note: "Until this world is ended, the gospel will be challenged from places high and low. It will be tweaked and twisted, denounced and denied. And most fundamentally, Christ calls local churches—not seminaries, not presbyteries, not synods, not theologians, not publishers, and not even eJournals—to defend the gospel." More>> PDF version of July/August 9News CHALLENGES TO THE GOSPELThe Therapeutic GospelBy David Powlison Brian McLaren and the Gospel of Here & NowBy Greg Gilbert Satanism, Starbucks, and Other Gospel ChallengesA 9Marks Interview with David … [Read more...] about 9 Marks Newsletter for July – August 2007

2007 Nation Founder’s Ministry Conference

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2007 Nation Founder's Ministry Conference at Bethel Baptist Church in Owasso, Oklahoma - June 26-29, 2007Pictures from the preacher paparazziBlog Articles:NFC V: David Wells on “Preaching the Cross in the Modern World”Hoping for More Than a ConferenceFounders Conference, Day 2 session 2 by Frank TurkNFC: 6/26/07 evening sessionNational Founder's Conference (NFC) Session One: D...‘Morning SunshineJune 27th, 2007 . by Joe ThornNFC IV: Raymond Perron on “Preaching the Gospel in a Secular Culture” NFC III: Tom Ascol on “Founders Ministries, Theology, and the Current SBC” NFC Photo Bundle 1 Live … [Read more...] about 2007 Nation Founder’s Ministry Conference