More on Dr. Lemke’s article: Wise voices such as Adrian Rogers, Danny Akin, and Paige Patterson have warned about the dangers of unchecked hyper-Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention. Granted, the three men mentioned are indeed wise and Southern Baptists owe a debt of gratitude to each of them….
Dr. Lemke’s 4th issue of concern relates to Calvinism…of a sort. He writes: (4) Hyper-Calvinistic Soteriology – Will Baptists change their soteriology such that persons are no longer seen as having any capacity to respond to God’s invitation to salvation? Will Baptists take a “hyper-Calvinist turn” than hinders missions…
July 10, 2005, just in time for the 23rd Annual Founders Conference that met in Ormond Beach, Florida, Southern Baptist Convention President, Bobby Welch posted an article in the newsletter of the First Baptist Church of Daytona, where he serves as pastor. The title of his article is “Calvinism…
Baptistfire.com has a firm grasp on its place as the National Enquirer of the internet. Many of the articles have the same appeal as the old carnival hawkers of my youth (“Come see the Man Eating Chicken!”). They intentionally imply what they carefully avoid saying. I have been wise…
Thanks for your prayers for this meeting. Though I do not have a final report from the leaders of the conference, more than 50 people indicated that they believed God was calling them to give their lives to cross-cultural evangelism and church planting. Several from our church spoke with…
I am spending this week with 50 of my favorite young people and several favorite adult church members attending the Saved By Faith Youth Challenge conference. The theme is “Evangelizing the Last Frontier.” David Sitton and Steve Henry are the guest speakers and, thus far, the meetings have been…
Original Productions, creators of such “cultural documentaries” as “Monster Garage,” “Monster House” and “Plastic Surgery Before and After,” is hoping to add a new reality television show to its line up. “Pulpit Masters” is intended to be the homiletical equivalent of American Idol. Initial auditions were held recently in…
Last week the 23rd annual Founders Conference was held at Riverbend Community Church in Ormond Beach, Florida. The theme was “The Gospel and the Family.” Ted and Paul Tripp were the keynote speakers. Anton Fourie, pastor of FBC Birmingham, host of next year’s conference, preached the opening message from…
Absolutely! Because the folks that we send to do the work of evangelism come from our home churches. This point has been driven home to me in a fresh way the last two weeks as my family has hosted missionaries our church sent out to an unreached people group…
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