July 15th marks the 2nd anniversary of this blog. In dog years that would make this the 14th anniversary. In blog years, its about the 35th. Ascol’s theory of blogativity states that News in the blogosphere has a half life of 48 hours. With rare exception, if you don’t…
Steve McCoy is pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Woodstock, Illinois. He also is a very thoughtful blogger. I have had the privilege of getting to know Steve a little over the last year. He represents a hopeful future for evangelical pastoral ministry. He is the kind of young…
For an update on the DVD project, go here. New matching grants are available. Martin Downes over at Against Heresies recently interviewed me on pastoral ministry issues. The first part of that interview has now been posted.
Family Life in the Household of God is the theme of an upcoming conference hosted by Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral August 1-4. We would be glad to welcome any of our friends in the area or who are able to make their way down to Cape Coral…
Since the San Antonio convention I have heard from dozens of people who are frustrated, dismayed, puzzled or in some other way disappointed that my resolution on integrity in church membership did not make it out of committee for the second year in a row. My basic attitude and…
Our effort to send the Amazing Grace DVD to Southern Baptist pastors in Florida is moving forward very rapidly. Read the latest, including another opportunity to participate in a matching gift at the Amazing Grace DVD Project blog.
Dr. Stan Reeves is many things. He is the husband and father of a growing family. He is the webmaster of Founders.org. He enabled me to get this blog up and running. He teaches engineering at Auburn University. He also serves as an elder at Grace Heritage Church in…
I am on my way back home to Cape Coral, Florida, after the Founders Conference in Owasso, Oklahoma. But I simply must tell this story and can’t wait until I get back on Monday. On Thursday afternoon, around 4 PM Central time, we received a phone call from my…
It’s true. Baptist Press published this article exposing the inflation of membership statistics by the denomination…the CBF denomination, that is. I wonder if we will ever see a story like this that focuses on integrity a little closer to home?