Today the SBC voted on several important items. We voted on who will serve as president of the SBC next year. Bart Barber was overwhelmingly elected to a second term with 68% of the vote, and Mike Stone received 31% in his second attempt at being president. In addition, the convention heard various appeals related… Read More
Day 1 of the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Meeting, Part 1 Today we begin day 1 of the SBC Annual Meeting. The last two days have been filled with one of my favorite parts of the week, the Pastors Conference. Yesterday was filled with connecting with old friends, incredible worship, and solid preaching. Last night… Read More
More and more I think the sentiment Jackie Hill Perry shares here is spot on. (See pic) This post is mostly for my pastor friends, but it’s applicable across the board. If you’re posting to social media before you have said it to someone in person take a break… reconnect with real people and see… Read More
After a morning with a light feel and some respectful disagreements… we moved into another time of business to vote on motions made yesterday. Right before lunch we voted on a motion to defund/dissolve the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). Regarding the motion to dissolve/defund the ERLC… The messengers voted overwhelmingly to keep the… Read More
Today has felt much lighter than yesterday. There is a spirit of unity and candor that is welcome after the last few months of social media attacks and political grandstanding. It seems that after the votes for Pastors Conference Pres and SBC Pres the crowd has thinned and the mood is lifted. While I am… Read More
#SBC22 Day One (Pt 2) Today was a lot. We celebrated and prayed for 52 IMB missionaries as they head to the mission field! We heard incredible reports of missionaries starting new churches throughout our country through NAMB. The Sexual Abuse Task Force delivered their report and presented two motions to the messengers for a… Read More
Yesterday at the SBC Pastors Conference was incredible. We walked through Colossians verse by verse and heard some of the most edifying and Biblical sermons that have ever been preached. If you have time, visit live.sbc.net to watch the archived sermons. The pastors conference has never needed “documents or by-laws” because it’s sole purpose is encourage pastors… Read More
The picture attached to this post feels like it was a decade ago. This was a panel discussion on missiology where we discussed what it means to keep the gospel the same as it moves from one context/culture to another and one generation to another. It’s crazy it’s only been three years… it feels like… Read More
I’ve just finished reading the almost 300-page report from the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force, and I am disgusted, deeply concerned, and yet hopeful. If you don’t know what I am referring to, I have put a couple of links below. But for the past year, the SBC has had an independent investigative group looking… Read More
These introductions to various books of the Bible are produced in conjunction with the Rooted in the Word Journal for Harrisburg Baptist Church. As you read through the Bible each book is introduced in a way that helps you to understand the context of the book and how it relates to the gospel and Jesus… Read More
