Category Archives: SBC Issues

Things That Bear Watching

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Wm. F. Harrell

Bill Harrell has served as Pastor of Abilene Baptist Church in Martinez, Georgia, for over 30 years. He also is active in the Augusta Baptist Association, Georgia Baptist Convention, and SBC, including having serving as the Vice-President of the Georgia … Continue reading →

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The Wall

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Bill Day

Dr. William H. Day, Jr. serves as the Gurney Professor of Evangelism and Church Health, and as Associate Director of the Leavell Center for Evangelism and Church Health, at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as Pastor of … Continue reading →

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Still Baptist . . . After All These Years

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Gary Ledbetter

By Gary Ledbetter, Director of Communications of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, and Editor of the Southern Baptist Texan The first report of the committee appointed by SBC President Bryant Wright to consider a new name for the SBC … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association Decision
about Pleasant Valley Community Church
Part 2: Reflections on the Significance of What Happened

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts 29 Network, Associational News, Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Church, Cooperation, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective, Theology | 26 Comments

Thoughts on the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association Decision
about Pleasant Valley Community Church
Part 1: Attempting to Analyze What Actually Happened

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts 29 Network, Associational News, Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Church, Cooperation, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective, Theology | 41 Comments

Ten Trends Impacting American Churches (Part 2)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Randy Stone

By Dr. Randy Stone, Associate Professor of Christian Education and Director of the Doctor of Educational Ministry Program at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary For Dr. Stone’s discussion of the first five trends (Church Size and Time; Institutional Internalization; Crisis … Continue reading →

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Ten Trends Impacting American Churches (Part 1)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Randy Stone

By Dr. Randy Stone, Associate Professor of Christian Education and Director of the Doctor of Educational Ministry Program at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary The following list was assembled not as a detailed research project, nor was it the product … Continue reading →

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Distinctive Baptist Beliefs:
Nine Marks that Separate Baptists from Presbyterians
Distinctive Baptist Belief #9:
Decisional Conversion/Gospel Invitations (not Confirmation)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Doctrine, Salvation, SBC, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective | 54 Comments

The SBC Name Change: Why and Why Not

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

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Distinctive Baptist Beliefs:
Nine Marks that Separate Baptists from Presbyterians
Distinctive Baptist Belief #8:
Two Scriptural Officers — (Pastor/Bishop/Elder and Deacon
(not Three Officers –Pastor/Bishop, Elder, and Deacon)

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective | 19 Comments