SBC Voices

Baptist Buzz Backlog 1/14/08

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Here are some of the best Southern Baptist blog posts form the last week. Every day I scan my all known SBC Voices and link to the best posts, typically 3-5 per day. I hope to turn this into a weekly feature for SBC Voices each Friday, so be sure to get our RSS feed or subscribe to SBC Voices by Email. The Calculus of Worthiness from Praisegod Barebones Toward an SBC Reform ‘Platform’ (I): “A Contract with... from Agree to Disagree Agreeably FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW from SelahV Today Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Amazing Breakthrough... from The Ethics & … [Read more...] about Baptist Buzz Backlog 1/14/08

Recipe For Baptist Buzz

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So, what makes a blog post worthy of making my Baptist Buzz links? This whole project is still in the early stages; the official blog launch is still several weeks away. I’m still working out an exact formula, but here are my general principles. Has it generated comments? An easy way to measure a posts impact is reader reaction. Normally, I select posts with at least 10 comments. Although I make exceptions based on the other factors. Is this a substantive post? I’m looking for posts that require more than a quick scan. Despite the popularity of the snipe style posts – they are a … [Read more...] about Recipe For Baptist Buzz

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 impact of the uncritical use of critical methodologies upon the churches and their missions has led us to believe that faithfulness to Christ and to the revelation of God in Scripture is more important than human approval. Without … [Read more...] about Paige Patterson’s Story Of The Conservative Resurgence

Church Reform, Politics, and Highview’s Missions Plan: Southern Baptist Buzz

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This week started off with several hot topics around the Southern Baptist blogosphere. Here are a few posts that caught my eye tonight. Church Reform - Doctrine from Hammer and Nail Eric Carpenter has begun a helpful series on church reform. His first installment looks at the crisis of doctrine that plauges much of modern Christianity. He also offers several suggestions to begin the reform. Huckabee, Obama win in historic Iowa vote from The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission The ERLC has released some lengthy statement on the Iowa victories by Huckabee and Obama. The post has … [Read more...] about Church Reform, Politics, and Highview’s Missions Plan: Southern Baptist Buzz

New Feature: Baptist Buzz

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I was trying to hold back until February, but the big news coming out across the Southern Baptist blogosphere today was too much to ignore. I've activated the "Baptist Buzz" feature in the right sidebar. This is an elite selection of links to SBC Voices posts/articles that I found compelling. This is the first editorial content here, but I trust it will be fair and balanced. Basically, I am scanning all 180+ feeds and cherry picking the very best articles that have convention wide relevance. Feel free to email me (TonyKummer@gmail.com) or leave a comment to let me know what you … [Read more...] about New Feature: Baptist Buzz

New Pages Added

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I've just added several new category pages to the left sidebar to better represent the diversity of Southern Baptist blogs I've discovered. If you notice any mistakes on how I've listed the blogs please let me know. Entities & Employees Southern Baptist Ministers SBC International Blogs - NEW SBC Collaborative Blogs - NEW Southern Baptist Women - NEW Browse All Blogs Total count is now 175 feeds being tracked. The search engine actually is tracking many more Southern Baptist websites. Give it a try - it is in the right sidebar. Keep sending the links, they have been a … [Read more...] about New Pages Added

Share Your Links

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After seeking and finding several dozen new SBC bloggers tonight, I realized I need your help! So, if you know of any SBC bloggers or websites with RSS feeds that I have not yet listed, just email me -- TonyKummer@gmail.com or leave a comment. I need blog URL, name of blogger, State of their SBC church, ect. Everything is coming along. I am a little shocked that I keep finding more and more blogs. I could easily predict topping 300 before February. … [Read more...] about Share Your Links