Two New Articles on Adoniram Judson

Last week, eleven Southeastern Seminary students and I participated in a mission trip to South Asia. We worked among Muslims and Hindus, sharing the gospel with many folks who had never previously heard the name of Jesus. It’s the second time I’ve been to this particular place in the past year; you can read about the previous trip at Baptist Press. I’m grateful to be a part of a Great...

Interview on Baptist Identity and the Future of the SBC

Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down for a interview with Michael McEwen, a staff writer for Southeastern Seminary. We discussed two of my favorite topics: Baptist identity and the future of the SBC. Our conversation was fairly brief, but if you want to know my basic thoughts on these topics, check out this news release. I’m grateful to Michael and the SEBTS communications team for taking the time...

Calvinist, Arminian, Baptist Perspectives on Soteriology

  New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary sponsors a research center called The Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry. The Baptist Center was founded by Stan Norman, now provost at Oklahoma Baptist University, and is currently led by NOBTS provost Steve Lemke. The Baptist Center publishes a journal titled The Journal for Baptist Theology & Ministry (JBTM), which is available online for free. Over...

Is the Cooperative Program Worthy of Sacrifice?

Yesterday, I mentioned that my friend Micah Fries has written a couple of very helpful articles about the Cooperative Program (CP). Today, Micah and I have published a co-authored article at Between the Times titled “Is the Cooperative Program Worthy of Sacrifice?” We’ve been planning this article since last September, and now seemed like the ideal time to publish it. I hope you’ll read...

Wise Words on the Cooperative Program

The Cooperative Program is the primary funding mechanism for almost all the good work that Southern Baptists do together. Unfortunately, the CP has been trending downward for many years and for a variety of reasons. In the past few weeks, my good friend Micah Fries has written two very helpful articles about the Cooperative Program. The first, cleverly titled “Do Not Give to the Cooperative Program,”...