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Confessionalism: The Past Meets the Future in Georgia

Well, it looks like Georgia Baptists had a debate worth having. Associated Baptist Press reports that the Georgia Baptist Convention voted to separate itself from...
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This Man Was No Moderate: The Legacy of Cecil Sherman

We are not likely ever to see the like of Cecil Sherman again. No one will be able to understand the history of the Southern…Read this essay →
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Heresy is Not Heroic — Is Crawford Howell Toy a Baptist Hero?

Something deeply disturbing recently appeared at EthicsDaily.com, the Web site for the Baptist Center for Ethics. Tony Cartledge, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Campbell...Read this essay →
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Planting, Watering, Working: Handing on the Work of Ministry
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Panel – Southern Baptists and the Great Commission Resurgence
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Forum on the Life & Legacy of Lottie Moon – Dr. Mohler
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Convocation: August 25, 2009
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New at Conventional Thinking — “The Future of the Southern Baptist Convention”

I am very glad to report that I am restarting the Conventional Thinking blog directed at issues of importance for the Southern Baptist Convention and...Read this essay →
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The President’s Forum on the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention
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The President’s Forum on the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention
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A President Leaves a Denomination over Women’s Roles, Again

Former President Jimmy Carter has announced that he is leaving the Southern Baptist Convention, again, over issues of male headship in the Church and home....Read this essay →
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Sorry, President Carter . . . This Argument Falls Flat

For critics of the Southern Baptist Convention, former President Jimmy Carter is the gift that just keeps on giving. Over the last several days, yet...Read this essay →
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The Southern Baptist Convention and the Issue of Interdenominational Relationships

A Memorandum Prepared for the Great Commission Council of the Southern Baptist Convention The question of Southern Baptist involvement in ecumenical organizations arose in the...Read this essay →
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Against the Stream: The Southern Baptist Resolutions

Sir Winston Churchill once complained of those who were "decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift." Such cannot be said...Read this essay →
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E. Y. Mullins: The Axioms of Religion

The Axioms of Religion The Library of Baptist Classics edited by Timothy and Denise George Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997 Introduction One of the towering...Read this essay →
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McDermott the Missiologist: The Congressman Lectures Southern Baptists on Evangelism

Rep. Jim McDermott is a man on a mission. The congressman represents Washington state's 7th district, and he is known as one of the most...Read this essay →
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Do Jews Really Need Christ? Controversy over Jewish Evangelism

Given the current controversy between the Southern Baptists and the American Jewish community, you might think that Baptists had proposed to force their way into...Read this essay →
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Southern Baptists: Facing the Future from the High Ground

Article from the Western Recorder, June 28, 2000 The Southern Baptist Convention made history as messengers overwhelmingly approved revisions to the Baptist Faith and Message,...Read this essay →
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The Reformation of Doctrine and the Renewal of the Church: A Response to Dr. William R. Estep

One of the most promising signs of renewal in Southern Baptist life is the emergence of genuine theological discussion and historical interest. After decades marked...Read this essay →
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Jimmy, We Hardly Knew Ye: Carter Renounces the SBC

Jimmy Carter's flamboyant departure from the Southern Baptist Convention drew the headlines away from the presidential election—if just for a moment. George Bush and Al...Read this essay →
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Carter’s rift with SBC not a new development

From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 29, 2000 Sunday, October 29, 2000 Former President Jimmy Carter's "resignation" from the Southern Baptist Convention was intended to draw...Read this essay →
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Baptists at Prayer and Jews Up in Arms – What’s Going On?

Only rarely does the publication of a prayer guide incite a conflagration, but this time the Southern Baptists have hit a nerve. Americans are accustomed...Read this essay →
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The Assurance of Things Hoped For

THE ASSURANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR: A LIVING STEWARDSHIP FOR THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President...Read this essay →
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Welcome Address to the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention

[This week the Southern Baptist Convention met in Louisville for its annual meeting.  This is the welcome address I was privileged to deliver on June...Read this essay →
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Sesquicentennial Address – Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
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A Legacy of Conviction and Courage

The year was 1980 and the controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention was in full force. Adrian Rogers, pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church in...Read this essay →
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The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Report
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New Post at Conventional Thinking — “Triumph or Tragedy? A Church Set to Make History”

At Conventional Thinking, my Web site dedicated to issues of concern to the Southern Baptist Convention, there is a major new posting on the First Baptist Church...Read this essay →
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The Gospel According To Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter is at it once again. In a recent interview with Beliefnet.com, Mr. Carter stated once again his belief that there is...Read this essay →
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The Voodoo Ecumenism of Bill Clinton

On today's show, Russell Moore considers the implications of a newly proposed "New Baptist Covenant" from Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.Read this essay →
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