Baptist Faith Message

Whither the Baptist Faith and Message?

In recent years, two Southern Baptist Churches in Georgia have been disfellowshipped due to having a female pastor. While some may question disfellowshipping a church over such an issue, having a female pastor is in direct violation of the statement of faith around which Southern Baptists cooperate in ministry. The action is based on a [...]

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The Southern Baptist Phantom Menace

Imagine for a moment that a church friend comes to you and expresses his frustration over another member of the church. Your friend mentions that he is tired of Sunday School at various times. He does not like the way things are taught sometimes or some of the methods used in the lessons. In his [...]

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John 3:16 Conference, Together for the Gospel and Poor Arguments

One of the concerns raised by Steve Lemke at the John 3:16 Conference (J316C) is the current trend of baptists organizing conferences with Presbyterians. As I lived blogged, Dr. Lemke mentioned that when baptists team up with Presbyterians is causes confusion. As Lemke explained in an email to Ed Stetzer one aim of this conference [...]

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