SBC Voices

Does LifeWay Respect Free Speech?

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Well its that time of year again when the Southern Baptist Convention (or more specifically one of its agencies) has made it into the national news.  Now you may be saying to yourself; surely its for the phenomenal disaster relief efforts by the SBC in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav.  No.  Perhaps the equally impressive relief efforts of the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike.  No.  Perhaps our continued work in highlighting abuses of Religious Freedom in China and other dark areas of the world.  No. This time our denomination has hit the national press because of a magazine cover.  … [Read more...] about Does LifeWay Respect Free Speech?

Is Baptist Diversity Holding Us Back?

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Not many would disagree in saying that the SBC is quite diverse.  We are diverse in every area of church life.  We are diverse in our style of worship; fundamentalist, traditional, contemporary, blended, modern, and this list could go on forever...  With 16 million Baptists on record we have 160 million ways of doing things.  I do not want to spend much time talking about diversity in our style of worship, but more importantly our diversity in our philosophies of ministry. One would have to be ignorant not to see all of the diverse opinions within the SBC.  We are all trying to figure out … [Read more...] about Is Baptist Diversity Holding Us Back?

Re-Introducing The SBC Voices Blog

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On Monday 9 September 2008, I'm going to release the writers of SBC Voices upon the world. That sounds a little more dramatic than it should, but I am really excited about where this website is going. You've all known about our listing of SBC blogs. This has been and will continue to be the heart of this website. But I think it's time to expand into more on site conversation too. The net result should be more interation across the entire SBC blogosphere. Here is what you can expect. 1. Sending Traffic The best way to grow a blog is to send people elsewhere. It's ironic but true. The DNA … [Read more...] about Re-Introducing The SBC Voices Blog

Get Your Blog Listed

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If you are a Southern Baptist, maintain a blog, and would like to get listed on SBC Voices - please do the following: Email Tony@SBCvoices.com your name, blog URL, state, and any other details. Consider linking SBC Voices using the banners below. Wait ... most sites will be listed within 48 hours. 150 px wide Sidebar Button Copy and paste this html into your blog sidebar or post. <a title="Southern Baptist Blogs" href="https://sbcvoices.com"><img src="https://sbcvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sbcvoices150.jpg" alt="SBC Voices Logo" /></a> 180 px … [Read more...] about Get Your Blog Listed

Important Mp3 Download For Southern Baptists

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If you're interested in the direction of the SBC, then these downloads should be a priority. In my opinion, Dr. Akin and the SEBTS will be setting the direction of the convention more than any other group in the coming years. Doug Baker, of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, interviewed the Between The Times writers for the Insight podcast. The interview is broken down into three parts. The audio (MP3) are: Interview with Between the Times Part 1 Part I – The Recipients of the Great Commission; The Use of Means and a Great Commission Effort; The Great Commission – a … [Read more...] about Important Mp3 Download For Southern Baptists

Writers Wanted: Join SBC Voices

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SBC Voices is just under one year old, and up to this point we've posted very little content of our own. The emphasis was to create one site to listen to all the different voices in SBC life.  To date, we have 394 feeds and news sources listed by state and other factors.  Moving forward I'll be finding writers to create original posts here on SBC Voices. We'll be joining the conversation started by so many other SBC bloggers. Here are the volunteers I'm need: Help Wanted Our content editor will be experienced with WordPress and control the flow of posts on the blog. This person will be … [Read more...] about Writers Wanted: Join SBC Voices

Winning The Real Battle At Church: What Holds Your Church Together During Troubled Times

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The following information was sent to me and I thought it might interest some of our SBC Voices readers: There is a new discipleship resource available titled, Winning The Real Battle At Church:  What Holds Your Church Together During Troubled Times (190 pages, 8 ½ by 11, softcover, BHC Publishing, 2008). Designed for individual, small group or church wide use, Winning The Real Battle At Church equips congregations to address church conflict proactively and biblically. The interactive format of this resource is unique among materials currently available in the areas of biblical conflict … [Read more...] about Winning The Real Battle At Church: What Holds Your Church Together During Troubled Times

Calling For Feeds

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I've worked through the feed recovery process, and I have about 95% of the feeds back into the aggregations pages. The final 5% would require a lot of backtracking and mining old emails, which I most likely will never get around to doing. So, I need your help. As always, you can send me information about blogs that should be included in SBC Voices. My goal is to include as many different "SBC Voices" as possible. Here is the information that I need: blog URL name of blogger state of blogger SBC church any other categories that I tag including: denominational employees, ministers, … [Read more...] about Calling For Feeds