In recent years, I’ve personally interacted with hundreds of current and recently graduated seminary students, and not just at Southeastern Seminary. These brothers and sisters in Christ are committed to serving God in all kinds of ministry contexts. In the five years I’ve been teaching, I’ve observed an interesting trend, especially among students in their twenties and thirties. Simply put, it’s increasingly rare for me to hear a student say he feels called to be … [Read More]
GCRTF Report Challenges to all Southern Baptists (3b): Challenges for Local Churches and Pastors, Part 2
GCRTF Report Challenges to all Southern Baptists (3b): Challenges for Local Churches and Pastors, Part 2
By Danny Akin and Jon Akin
The local churches are the headquarters of the SBC. Christ died for His church. He commissioned her to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth! So, regardless of votes or passed recommendations, there will be no GCR if it is not led by the pastors and lay people of our local SBC … [Read More]
GCRTF Report Challenges to all Southern Baptists (3a): Challenges for Local Churches and Pastors, Part 1
GCRTF Report Challenges to all Southern Baptists (3a): Challenges for Local Churches and Pastors, Part 1
By Danny Akin and Steven A. McKinion
The Gospel is the message of God’s salvation of individuals through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. Consequently, any effort to fulfill the Great Commission (proclaiming the Gospel) must begin with individual Christians and their families. But there is a corporate aspect to salvation that must not be overlooked. Christians gather together as the … [Read More]
A City Within A City: The 20/20 Collegiate Conference at SEBTS
This coming Friday and Saturday (February 5-6) SEBTS will host its annual 20/20 Collegiate Conference. This year’s theme is A City Within A City: Church, Culture & Counter-Culture. A list of this year’s plenary speakers is below. In addition to the plenary sessions, breakout sessions will be led by SEBTS faculty members such as Bruce Ashford, David Nelson, Alvin Reid, Nathan Finn, Heath Thomas, Ed Gravely, Mark Liederbach, and George Robinson (among many others).
It is not too late to register. … [Read More]
Worship and Ecclesial Purity
This is the second in a five-part series on a theological framework for worship. I began with a post on theological integrity. This week we focus on ecclesial purity. My former students will note that I’ve changed the nomenclature for this part of the framework to be more all-inclusive of matters related to worship as the people of God.
“Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord,” the psalmist asks, and, “Who shall stand in … [Read More]
Becoming the Great Commission Church
The Northwest Baptist Association in Oklahoma is sponsoring a conference titled “Becoming the Great Commission Church” on November 2. Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church in Woodward is the host church. The speakers include Alvin Reid, Anthony Jordan, and yours truly. The schedule for the conference is as follows:
Nathan Finn: Getting the Gospel Right
9:00 AM
Alvin Reid: Getting the Gospel Out
10:00 AM
Anthony Jordan: The Gospel and Cooperation
11:00 AM
Lunch at the host church
Panel Discussion: Moderated by Doug Baker
1:00 PM
Nathan … [Read More]
Pastoral Leadership, Part 7: Communication
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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Pastoral Leadership, Part 6: Competence
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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Pastoral Leadership, Part 5: Compassion
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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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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