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Lots of stuff happening in the SBC (or affecting the SBC) draw my attention. However, I'm pinched for any real time presently to offer a little bit o' perspective from my side of the street. Perhaps next week (or more likely the next) we can put'er in gear and burn some rubber.
I really appreciate the readership of SBC Tomorrow. Lord bless, and...
Have a great weekend.
With that, I am...
Peter
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The Southwest Alabama Bible Conference 2011 (SABC) may be the first organized attempt—or, at least the most visible firstly organized event--by grassroots Southern Baptists to address the issue of aggressive Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention. With some seminaries and agencies continuing to promote the Calvinist Resurgence, other grassroots efforts may not be far behind.* We think this is a good sign for Southern Baptists >>>
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Carrying on the great, 25 year tradition of inspiration, encouragement, and love for the local church pastor, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida is in the final preparatory stages for the 2011 Conference. This year's theme is endurance and will be held January 28-February 1.
Continue reading "FBC JAX Pastors' Conference by Peter Lumpkins" »
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Several years ago, I wrote several pieces for a site which specialized in answering questions about life, faith, God, church, Scripture, Christianity and even religion in general. I was cleaning out some files in my databank and found several of those pieces.
Below is a question I answered from "Ruth, a confused Christian." "Ruth's" question is followed by my answer as I sent it>>>
Continue reading ""Dear Ruth": Hopeful Words to a Hurting Christian by Peter Lumpkins " »
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North Carolina pastor, Tim Rogers, put up what can only be described as a disturbing piece. According to Rogers, one of Southern Baptists most prized entities, LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, may be crossing proper business protocol by issuing an excessive amount of book contracts to executive family members>>>
Continue reading "Is Nepotism an Issue in the Southern Baptist Convention? by Peter Lumpkins " »
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I posted a similar post a few years ago. And, at the risk of being a bit too personal, this post focuses more on me than I normally allow. It is not that I am reluctant for people to know who I am. Most ministers finally accept the reality that, to a large extent, they live in see-through quarters. Rather, it is simply not the purpose toward which I started this site. Forgive me, then, as I become a bit too personal...
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We observed in Part I of our reflections on Matthew Barrett’s* response to Dr. Steve Lemke’s position essay on Irresistible Grace in Whosoever Will** that Barrett failed to deal with Lemke’s biblical data. I concluded: “The fact is, Barrett didn’t deal with the texts Lemke cited in any substantial way. Rather he summarily dismissed them and substituted texts which were supposed to prove his own position.”
In this follow-up, I’d like to point out a few additional short-comings in Barrett’s paper showing, from my perspective, that Founders Ministries should have solicited the assistance of Southern’s scholars rather than her students.The reality is, Founders Journal’s response to the formidable argument presented in Whosoever Will stands as one academic flop.
Here’s more evidence why >>>
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Earlier we noted our agreement with Tom Ascol’s intention for irenic “debate” over the issue of Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention. The latest issue of Founders Journal was supposed to illustrate Ascol’s hope such an encouraging exchange is possible. Our lament was and remains that while Ascol may possess every intention of sincere dialogue with brothers on the opposite side of the issue, some of the language the essayists employed in the Founders Journal was, at times, both unduly provocative and unbrotherly* >>>
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Justin B. Banard at The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse on Ethics, Law, and the Common Good quotes the penetrating words of C.S. Lewis in a short piece entitled, "Designer Genes." From a Lewis editorial in 1958, Banard quotes:
Let scientists tell us about sciences. But . . . questions about the good for man, about justice, and what things are worth having at what price . . . on these a scientific training gives a man’s opinion no added value. Let the doctor tell me I shall die unless I do so-and-so; but whether life is worth having on those terms is no more a question for him than for any other man.
With that, I am...
Peter
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Texas pastor and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustee, Dr. Bart Barber, offered a stinging critique to Founders Ministries for what he described as an unconscionable practice. Barber writes:
Continue reading "Is Cyber-squatting Founders “Little-Known Secret Weapon”? by Peter Lumpkins" »
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What comes to mind when you think, "Southern Baptist Convention"?
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Founders Journal represents the theological thinking of the largest network of strict Calvinists within the Southern Baptist Convention, Founders Ministries.* In its most recent edition, Founders offers its critique of Whosoever Will: A Biblical-Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism, edited by Drs. Steve Lemke and David Allen. The issue entitled “Theological Debate Within the Family” (FJ 82) unfortunately ran into some technical difficulties and is being presently republished (though the misprinted version had already been sent out). I want to offer a few observations about the critical journal entries and will do so in at least three parts…>>>
Continue reading "Founders Journal & Whosoever Will: Observations: Part I by Peter Lumpkins" »
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