What would it take to start a new national convention? What we need: A statement of faith narrow enough to lay down primary doctrines but broad enough to allow for secondary graces. A lock-tight, voluntary giving mechanism by which churches can pool their resources to fund missionaries, train the next generation of leaders, plant new churches, and strengthen existing churches.…
Tag: Southern Baptists of Texas
Four Questions for Evaluating Kingdom Partnerships
Because the Great Commission is the responsibility of the local church, and because God expects each Christian to leverage his or her resources most effectively toward its fulfillment, churches must constantly evaluate kingdom partnerships. Whether this partnership is with a local Baptist association, a state convention, a national agency, an individual missionary, community benevolence programs, or any number of other…
Is God Done with the SBC?
There’s a fresh wind blowing through the Southern Baptist Convention today. Can you feel it? It’s a little unnerving, I admit. With several major SBC entities searching for their next leader and with more retirements and moves on the horizon, there is an uneasiness about our fellowship, I know. But what if uneasiness is where God wants us as He…
NextGen Roundtable & Panel @ #SBTCAM17
Pastors 40yrs. and younger… have you signed up yet for the TX NextGen Pastors’ Roundtable Discussions and Dinner at the Annual Meeting? Monday, Nov.13 2017 at Criswell College in Dallas, TX you have the opportunity to hear from and interact with some of the SBTC’s leading personalities as they discuss and take Q/A on several core competencies of pastoral ministry.…
The SBC/SBTC Movement
Having the privilege of visiting with many Southern Baptist pastors and churches has given me a renewed encouragement and sense of kingdom-expectation within our denomination. For too long Southern Baptist churches have carried the stigma of being “stuck in their ways” with regard to church life. But there is a fresh wind within the SBC, stirring pastors and churches who still hold…