Administrator’s Note: Yestersday Tom Ascol posted a “bloggersation” between he and Alvin Reid at the Founders Ministries Blog. They discussed a number of issues, including the history of their friendship, the Great Commission Resurgence, the 2009 Louisville Convention, and the Calvinism debate in the SBC. Because of Alvin’s participation in that bloggersation, we thought it would be good to also publish this material at BtT. Special thanks to Tom Ascol for his gracious permission to … [Read More]
Fifteen Factors That Have Changed the SBC since 1979, Part 1
The contemporary SBC is in many ways quite different from the 1979 version of the denomination. I think most readers would agree. I believe there are at least 15 factors that have influenced this change. These factors are not equal in influence, and some of them overlap. Furthermore, there are probably several other factors I have not considered (I welcome your thoughts on that). Over the next few days I will briefly discuss the factors … [Read More]
Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future
This week Crossway has published a new collection of essays titled Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future. David Dockery edited the volume, which is substantially (though not entirely) based upon the two Baptist Identity Conferences held at Union University in 2004 and 2007. You can still listen to the audio presentations from those conferences by clicking here and here.
The contributors to Southern Baptist Identity include Dockery, Al Mohler, Stan Norman, Greg Wills, Timothy George, … [Read More]
On The GCR Declaration, Part 2
Lord willing, over the next few days I will be blogging through the GCR Declaration in anticipation of next week’s SBC Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the second article in what I hope will be a series. As you read, please remember that while Between the Time is a group blog that includes a number of Southeastern Seminary professors, these articles (and every article I write) represent my own personal opinions. I speak … [Read More]
On The GCR Declaration, Part 1
Lord willing, over the next few days I will be blogging through the GCR Declaration in anticipation of next week’s SBC Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the first article in what I hope will be a series. As you read, please remember that while Between the Time is a group blog that includes a number of Southeastern Seminary professors, these articles (and every article I write) represent my own personal opinions. I speak … [Read More]
Toward a Great Commission Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention: A Declaration
Many of us have been praying for almost two years for a Great Commission Resurgence in the SBC as the next step in the reformation of the Convention that began with the Conservative Resurgence. Momentum has been building as growing numbers of Southern Baptists have become energized by the dream of a new era of intradenominational cooperation around Christ’s command to make disciples of all nations. By God’s grace, it now appears that 2009, the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement, … [Read More]
Screwtape on the Southern Baptist Convention
Trevin Wax, who blogs at Kingdom People, is consistently one of the most insightful voices among younger Southern Baptists. He is also a humble man who is a genuine joy to be around. In one of the most convicting (and cleverest) posts I have ever read, Trevin imagines how Screwtape would counsel Wormwood to “handle” the SBC. I do not throw the term around lightly, but “Screwtape on the Southern Baptist Convention” is a must-read for … [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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