I have the joy of teaching in our Doctor of Ministry Program at Southeastern Seminary. It is an outstanding program of study with majors in Expository Preaching, Leadership, Biblical Counseling, Faith and Culture, and Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth. You can learn more about the program by going here or by phone at 919-761-2216.
Recently, I received a very fine paper from one of my students on “Leadership in the Local Church.” The author is a … [Read More]
Pastoral Leadership, Part 5: Compassion
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Calvinism and the SBC: The Case for Consensus, Part 1
Calvinism and the SBC: The Case for Consensus, Part 1
By Alvin Reid and Nathan A. Finn
Over the last few days we have conducted a little “exercise in bridge-building” by writing two different “open letters” to Southern Baptists. After an introductory article, Alvin wrote an open letter to his Calvinist friends in the SBC. The next day Nathan wrote an open letter to his non-Calvinist friends in the SBC. The issues we raised in those letters are … [Read More]
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Remembering Richard John Neuhaus
Remembering Richard John Neuhaus
By Bruce R. Ashford and David P. Nelson
On January 8, 2009 Richard John Neuhaus passed from this life to the next. Neuhaus was pastor, author, commentator, and served as Editor in Chief of First Things, a journal of religion and public life. Given his deep influence on our lives and work, we want to present this as something of an “in memoriam.”Perhaps it is surprising to some that Southern Baptists would appreciate … [Read More]
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The (Christian) World Is Flat
A few years ago David Wells spoke in chapel at SEBTS. In his lecture he mentioned a book with a fascinating title: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century by Thomas Friedman. The title proved too great a temptation so I ordered the book immediately and devoured it voraciously.
In case you haven’t read the book (you should) and you wonder how anyone could call the world flat when we of course … [Read More]
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A Curmudgeon Weighs in On Evangelical Worship, Part 2
Toward Defining What We Mean by “Worship”
A substantial amount of what is said about worship by evangelicals today is folderol. That means foolishness or nonsense. I could have just used those terms, but I like the word “folderol” better. Emotional states don’t constitute worship, nor does music, nor does a particular order of service. The genuineness of worship is not determined by the building in which the church gathers, the technology we use in a … [Read More]
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Pastoral Leadership, Part 4: Passion
I have the joy of teaching in our Doctor of Ministry Program at Southeastern Seminary. It is an outstanding program of study with majors in Expository Preaching, Leadership, Biblical Counseling, Faith and Culture, and Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth. You can learn more about the program by going here or by phone at 919-761-2216.
Recently, I received a very fine paper from one of my students on “Leadership in the Local Church.” The author is a … [Read More]
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Recommended Links and Forthcoming Posts at BtT
There are a number of interesting articles that have appeared on the web in the past few days. I thought I would point out a handful of them.
In case you missed it, new BtT contributor J. D. Greear blogged here yesterday about his views on Calvinism.
My fellow SEBTS church historian Steve McKinion weighs in on “Third Generation Conservatives in the Southern Baptist Convention” at Baptist 21. This is the first post in a three-part series.
Tom Ascol … [Read More]
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Pastor J.D., Are You a Calvinist?
I get this question about once a week. To be honest, I’m actually grateful that I get it, because I hope I preach in such a way that makes people ask… i.e. that I wrestle with the glory of God and the awesomeness of the Gospel to such an extent that some would infer that I’m a Calvinist, and then that I plead for people to come to Jesus in a way that makes people … [Read More]
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An Open Letter to My Non-Calvinist Friends in the SBC
An Open Letter to My Non-Calvinist Friends in the SBC
By Nathan A. Finn
I grew up in what I would consider to be your “average” Southern Baptist church. It was not a perfect church, but it was a good church. I came to faith in Christ through the ministry of that church and was called to the gospel ministry through her influence. I learned how to study my Bible, pray, witness, and teach through the example … [Read More]
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