Eric Schumacher, pastor of Northbrook Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has asked us to pray for those who are suffering due to the storms and floods in his state. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Teams are on the ground seeking to minister. Pray that the Gospel of Christ will…
Eric Redmond, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, Maryland, and past 2nd VP of the Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio, Texas spoke at this year’s Founders Breakfast. His theme was, “The Reformation that Must Come!” It is available for free from Founders Ministries here. This is…
Paul Clayton of KFUO in St. Louis will interview me today at 9:05 AM about the SBC annual meeting and Resolution #6. The program can be heard on the internet via their website at the link above.
Questions have arisen about the propriety of corporate repentance in light of resolution #6 on regenerate church membership passed this week by the Southern Baptist Convention. Is repentance only individual? Is it ever right for those who are not personally guilty of particular sins to feel compelled to enter…
The Resolution Committee brought before the convention a Resolution (No. 6) “On Regenerate Church Membership and Church Member Restoration.” While I appreciate the committee’s work on bringing something before the convention, I was disappointed that significant language was excluded from their report. Bart Barber and Malcolm Yarnell shared my…
In what must have shocked many observers Johnny Hunt won the presidential election on the first ballot with nearly 53% of the votes cast. Frank Cox received only 22% and the other candidates considerably less. This presents an interesting study in influence and prognostication in the SBC. Several bloggers…
Eric Redmond hit a homerun in his message this morning at the Founders Breakfast. He preached out of 2 Chronicles 34 on “The Reformation that Must Come.” It was bold, courageous, insightful and prophetic. An audio of the message will be made available as soon as possible, hopefully, by…
The Pastors’ Conference is over but not without some noteworthy comments coming from the various messages. Though I didn’t hear it myself, I heard on good authority that Charles Lowrey actually said in his message that God told him to get “baptized again” as an encouragement for others to…
Monday, June 9, 2008 I will be interviewed by Chris Arnzen on his radio show, “Iron Sharpens Iron” at 3PM Eastern time. The show can be heard in New York & Connecticut on WNYG-1440AM Radio. It is also can be heard on the web via Chris’s blog or at…
Dr. David Dockery, President of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, was interviewed for a Baptist Press article regarding the topic of inflated membership rolls in Southern Baptist churches. He offers some helpful insights, such as this: “We need to highlight the foundational matters of church membership,” Dockery added. “We…