Southern Baptist Convention

Deacons and Elders, But Please, Not Judges

I heard recently of a pastor who was censured by his deacons because he refused to allow a woman to sing in the church choir who was living in open and unrepentant sin.  Odd to consider that a group of leaders who are supposed to use the Bible as their guide opposed the biblical mandate …

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Southern Baptist Convention falls prey to elaborate gay marriage hoax. Officials with the Southern Baptist Convention said they have been the victim of an elaborate online hoax that included a phony news release announcing that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination had changed its position on homosexuality. Rob Tims and Sir Ken Robinson on ADHD (An …

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Southern Baptist for the Mission of God, not for Southern Baptists

Two recent articles from Trevin Wax and Brad Whitt highlight a growing divide in Southern Baptist Life.  Trevin writes on the importance of Being Southern Baptist Among and For Evangelicals. Whitt, on the other hand writes representing the branch of Southern Baptists who seem very intent of late on establishing a stronger and more isolated …

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Is the SBC Another Example of Church Decline?

Though it may be a stretch to say that the SBC is a church since it is a collection of autonomous churches, it might not be so far-fetched to suggest that the current decline (plateau at best) in which we find ourself as a denomination mirrors the decline that many churches within the SBC are …

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