Southern Baptists are not as confessional as we claim we are, but we ought to be. This is my thesis. For some Southern Baptists, this will seem like common sense. For others, it will be provocative and perhaps even anathema. But the time has come to begin having this discussion. My prayer is that it will soon become a discussion before the Convention itself.
The following paragraphs are cited from my essay “Priorities for a Post-Resurgence Convention,” … [Read More]
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Recent Posts
Toward a Confessional Basis for Cooperation in the SBC: Some Preliminary Thoughts
Aug 27th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
Man On a Global Mission
Jul 29th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
Over the past several years, Southeastern Seminary President Danny Akin has been a tireless advocate for reaching the nations with the gospel. Since 2004, he has led SEBTS to deepen her already considerable commitment to coupling orthodox theological education with a passion for the Great Commission. He has also been one of the most vocal proponents of Southern Baptists as a whole building upon the theological foundation laid by the Conservative Resurgence and embracing a Great … [Read More]
Baptists Studying Anabaptists: Some Recommendations
Jul 27th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
This morning, I posted an article titled “Baptists Studying Anabaptists: Some Recommendations” at One Baptist Perspective. I hope you find it helpful, especially if you are interested in learning more about Anabaptist history and theology or the relationship between Anabaptists and Baptists.
Research Tips for Unfamiliar Topics
Jul 16th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
My friend Steve Weaver is a pastor, blogger, doctoral student in church history, and works with the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies at Southern Seminary. He has written a helpful post titled “Research Tips for Unfamiliar Topics,” which gives some good advice to seminarians and other researchers who need to write on a subject about which they know virtually nothing. Many readers well know that this frequently happens to students in church history and Baptist history … [Read More]
Cultivating Godliness in Seminary
Jul 14th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
When I was preparing to enroll at Southern Seminary to begin my M.Div. studies, more than one person counseled me to not allow my zeal to fizzle while in seminary. While some of that counsel probably reflects my membership in a tradition that is still somewhat suspicious of theological education, I suspect that many other aspiring seminarians have received similar advice. And for good reason—each of us know of someone whose faith withered in seminary, … [Read More]
Check Out Our Personal Websites
Jul 1st, 2010 by Nathan Finn
You may not know this, but most of our contributors have personal websites in addition to Between the Times. All of the websites offer a number of resources, and many of them have blogs.
Of course the reason most people read BtT is for Dr. Akin’s articles, but did you know he also has a personal website with hundreds of sermons, Bible studies, and other resources? Check out DanielAkin.com, but remember not to pass off one of … [Read More]
How Mark Noll’s Mind Has Changed
Jun 21st, 2010 by Nathan Finn
When I was an undergrad at Brewton-Parker College in South Georgia, I was wrestling with the question of calling and vocation. I entered college believing that God was calling me to full-time local church ministry, and throughout college I served in bivocational youth ministry and interim pastor positions. Though I loved that work (well, not so much the youth ministry), by my senior year I had a growing desire to pursue a ministry of theological education … [Read More]
40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible
Jun 12th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
During the two years I was a M.Div. student at Southern Seminary, one of my favorite professors was a young New Testament scholar named Rob Plummer. I took a fruitful year of Greek from Rob—I still remember some of the silly songs that he and my now SEBTS colleague Ben Merkle wrote to help us remember Greek paradigms. One of the things I liked best about those Greek classes was the way Rob’s heart for … [Read More]
Making Friends for Christ: A Practical Approach to Relational Evangelism
Jun 11th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
Wayne is best known for being a practitioner, advocate, and teacher of expositional preaching. His most well-known books are probably his two preaching textbooks: The Twelve Essential Skills for Great Preaching, 2d. ed. (B&H Academic, 2006) and The Moment of Truth: A Guide to Effective Sermon Delivery (B&H Academic, 1999). Both of these textbooks are used in numerous seminaries and colleges. Wayne has also mentored dozens of doctoral students over the years, most of whom … [Read More]
Baptists, combating malaise, preoccupied by numbers
Jun 10th, 2010 by Nathan Finn
Adelle M. Banks of Religious News Service has written a brief article about the current state of the SBC leading up to the Orlando Convention. You can read it here. The article quotes BtT contributors Ed Stetzer and Alvin Reid, among others.
