As many readers will know, the SBC Annual Meeting will gather in Houston on June 11–12, 2013. In conjunction with the Convention, I teach an elective travel course at Southeastern Seminary titled The Southern Baptist Convention. The course is divided into three components. First, we meet on campus for one … Read More »
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Recently, our own Bruce Ashford published an edited volume, Theology and Practice of Mission (B&H, 2011), which embodies the Great Commission resurgence we are seeking here at SEBTS and in the broader SBC. In the post below, I’ve interviewed Bruce about the book, its unique format structured around the biblical … Read More »
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Question: What is the greatest strength of the SBC? The greatest weakness? Reply: I think the answer to these 2 questions is the same: our fraternal and family orientation. We gain great strength by being a family or convention of Southern Baptist churches united by a passion for international missions, … Read More »
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10.4.2011 Question: In light of your work with the Great Commission Resurgence, what are some things, other than faithfully giving to our local churches and missions agencies, that we can do to promote giving money to reach unreached people groups worldwide? Reply: Rob, I think there are a number of … Read More »
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Recently, I had the privilege of helping lead a missions team from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to a country in South Asia. We spent ten days in a nation with a population four times larger than that of California, but where far less than 1% of the population professes faith … Read More »
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In October 2009, Union University hosted a conference titled Southern Baptists, Evangelicals, and the Future of Denominationalism. The conference was held in conjunction with the four hundredth anniversary of the Baptists. It also revisited an oft-asked question: what is the relationship between Southern Baptists and American evangelicals? You can listen … Read More »
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At the recent Executive Committee meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in February in Nashville, Dr. Frank Page shared that the leaders of our State Conventions recently voted unanimously to move as quickly as possible to a 50/50 split in Cooperative Program allocation between the State and National Convention in … Read More »
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Author’s note: This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. This is the final of four posts commemorating that history. Every Classroom a Great Commission Classroom, 2004-Present In January 2004, Daniel L. Akin was elected the sixth president of Southeastern Seminary. Akin, a professor of both theology … Read More »
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Southeastern Seminary President Danny Akin has written a guest post for the sharefaith blog. His topic is the “Why I Am Passionate for a Great Commission Resurgence among God’s People.” In his post, Akin concludes, It is time for Christians in America to get serious about the Great Commission. It … Read More »
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You can go to http://t.co/t7bd94H and see the report that has been issued by the GCRTF of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. All I can say is wow and way to go KBC! This state convention has aggressively committed itself to a GCR for the churches of Kentucky. This is a … Read More »
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