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Jeremy Vanatta’s Call for SBC Unity

Ben — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:18:07 +0000

If you’re Southern Baptist, you really need to check this out! Dr. Jeremy Vanatta is beginning an important series he’s calling The Ephesians 4 Project. The purpose is: to seek unity among Southern Baptists around the fact that our doctrine is mostly uniform, though our practice may be less so. It seeks to highlight the unifying [...]

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To the Fountain: Weighing Scripture and Tradition

Ben — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:51:47 +0000

Around the dawn of the fifth century A.D., a scholar of the church by the name of Jerome did something that was rather controversial in his day: He produced the official Latin translation of the Bible, which become known as the Vulgate. That in itself wasn’t controversial. The controversy lay in the fact that he [...]

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Two Divergent Views from Young Pastors on Southern Baptist Life

Ben — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:44:23 +0000

Over the past month or so, there has been has been quite a bit of discussion about the state and direction of the Southern Baptist Convention in Baptist newspapers and blogs. The discussion was set off by South Carolina pastor Brad Whitt, and a few weeks later I had the privilege of offering a published [...]

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Young, Southern Baptist… and Kingdom-focused!

Ben — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:43:12 +0000

I wasn’t born and raised a Southern Baptist. I was a born and raised a sinner. In 1980, I was born to my family in Bowling Green, KY. You hear of people who are “E. C. Christians,” meaning they only go to church at Easter and Christmas, but my family wasn’t even that. I guess [...]

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The Problem of Rebaptism in SBC Churches

Ben — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:41:22 +0000

I absolutely love a baptism service! Some might imagine a quiet version of “Holy, Holy, Holy” as the soundtrack to baptism, but I hear rousing, triumphant versions of “How Great Is Our God” or “Crown Him with Many Crowns” in the background. I get a little excited! Just ask my church. They have laughingly said, [...]

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Why Is Church Membership Important?

Ben — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:59:39 +0000

Church membership is on the ropes. Anecdotal evidence abounds as our church literally has been knocking on every door here in the city of Alexandria. So many times we’ve heard, “I’m a Christian, but I don’t need to ever go to church.” Compelling evidence also exists in the statistics of our denomination. The Southern Baptist [...]

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The Great Commission Task Force

Ben — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:58:48 +0000

I’m not sure how many of you are aware of what happened at this summer’s Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, KY. IF YOU’RE NOT AWARE, YOU NEED TO BECOME AWARE! At this meeting, SBC president and FBC Woodstock pastor Johnny Hunt and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary president Danny Akin spearheaded a movement they are calling the “Great [...]

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