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The Lausanne Catholic–Evangelical Conversation: Does Talking & Praying Make a Difference?
From the beginning of the ecumenical movement in the 19th century each of the churches involved in this growing quest for local and global unity brought their respective gifts and backgrounds to an ongoing search for common mission. This quest … Continue reading
Courageous
The recently released motion picture, Courageous, is the fourth film released by Sherwood Pictures, a church-based film production company that is an extension of the mission of Sherwood Baptist Church (SBC) in Albany, Georgia. The first hit-movie from Sherwood was … Continue reading
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The Debate in the SBC About a Name Change
The Southern Baptist Convention is once again discussing a name change. I hope they do it this time. The president of the SBC, Bryant Wright, recently told the SBC executive committee in a Nashville meeting that he had appointed a … Continue reading
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Southern Baptists and the NIV 2011 Translation
I wrote yesterday about the recent Southern Baptist Convention held in Phoenix June 14-15. I spoke of the new sense of unity in the Great Commission that many found encouraging, even historic. I sincerely hope that this will prove to … Continue reading
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Whither Southern Baptists? Unity and Controversy in Phoenix
Many readers know that I grew up a Southern Baptist (SBC). While I am not a Baptist now I have huge respect for my childhood church and my spiritual formation in this context. I tell some of this story in … Continue reading
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The Fault Lines in the Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) remains a major factor in American Christianity. But the decline of the SBC, in recent years, is alarming to anyone who cares about the overall health of Protestant Christianity in America. There are things to … Continue reading
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I Stand Corrected About the Southern Baptist Convention
My post yesterday, about Mark Driscoll and the Southern Baptist convention, had several inaccurate statements in it. I acknowledged one of these by saying that I incorrectly stated that Mark Driscoll preached at the SBC. (See the comments following the … Continue reading
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How Mark Driscoll Became Controversial in the Southern Baptist Convention
Christianity Today reported in their August issue that Mark Driscoll, well-known pastor of a mega-church in Seattle, created quite a stir at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) this year. The flash point was the “Great Commission Resurgence” (GCN), a group … Continue reading
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The SBC on Alcohol
The Southern Baptist Convention, which continues to discover new ways to promote the agenda of conservative populist groups within their circles, approved a resolution this week on the consumption of alcohol. The messengers to the annual convention dealt with fifteen … Continue reading
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When the SBC Mission Board Stayed at a Holiday Inn Express
You’ve seen the television commercials. A man falls from his bike. A man stops to help and begins to examine the guy’s injured leg as if he were a physician. In another commerical a man is in a science lab … Continue reading
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