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Roy Hargrave: not all Calvinists are cut from the same young, restless, and reformed pattern by Peter Lumpkins

Dr. Roy Hargrave is the Senior Pastor of the Riverbend Community Church in Ormond Beach, Florida. I profiled him and the Riverbend church last summer. Below is proof positive that not all strong, convinced Calvinists are cut from the same mold. Listen to the excerpt as Dr. Hargrave preaches on "Serious Business"  >>>

The latest theological journal issue from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary deals with Calvinist, Arminian, and Baptist perspectives on salvation by Peter Lumpkins

The spring issue of The Journal for Baptist Theology & Ministry deals with three perspectives on soteriological models: Calvinistic, Arminian, and Baptist. Authors include Steve Lemke, J. Matthew Pinson, and Kenneth Stewart among others  >>>

Redux: Epilog: Changing the Name of the Southern Baptist Convention by Peter Lumpkins

Below is an unpublished piece from a series I in wrote January, 2010 when some of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force members were floating the idea of changing the name of the Southern Baptist Convention (does anyone really believe Bryant Wright's formation of his personal "task force" to study changing the SBC name is anything other than an extension of the GCR agenda, an agenda placed on hold because it was just too much for Southern Baptists to swallow all at one time?). I cannot recall why I did not publish the piece then though it was possibly due to a conversation I had with a respected leader to "let it go" since the floated idea about name change was already DOA. We should have realized, of course, that political posturing has more lives than the proverbial cat.

Even so, I publish the post now because I think it still holds some relevancy to our present scenario. I hope it is helpful albeit belated...  >>>

James M. Dunn and Soul Freedom: A Review by Peter Lumpkins

  Aaron Weaver (a.k.a. "Big Daddy Weave"), doctoral candidate and Graduate Fellow with the Baylor University Academy for Teaching and Learning, has a new book release entitled, James M. Dunn and Soul Freedom ($14.40, Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Macon, 224 pages) >>>

Kevin Ezell Defends Acts 29 Network: A Response (part I) by Peter Lumpkins

 Joe Westbury is managing editor of The Christian Index, the Georgia Baptist state paper. On June 2nd, The Christian Index published Westbury’s feature story entitled “Filling in the Blanks” which profiled NAMB President Kevin Ezell as he openly talked about several issues including church planting, missionaries, evangelism, and the Acts 29 Network >>>

Acts 29 Network, Mark Driscoll and the Southern Baptist Convention: a Compilation of Articles by Peter Lumpkins

As we are packing bags for Phoenix, I thought it would benefit readers at SBC Tomorrow just how prominent Acts 29 Network, Mark Driscoll, and his church planting movement have become among the elites of the Southern Baptist Convention. Below are several of the more colorful issues we've discussed. With no chronological order intended, check out some of the following pieces I've written >>>

Acts 29 and Anti-Congregationalism by Peter Lumpkins

More than once, I have been challenged on my assertion that Acts 29 Network is elder-governed, elder-ruled rather than elder-led. Some appear to plead the distinction between the two, but upon further investigation, we find what is basically meant by elder-led is elder-governed leadership. Perhaps now we may be able to lay this to rest for good. Below is an explicit denial >>>

Acts 29, Alcohol, and the Southern Baptist Convention by David Brumbelow

Today, SBC Tomorrow welcomes Texas pastor,  David Brumbelow as guest contributor. His article entitled "Acts 29, Alcohol, and the Southern Baptist Convention was first published on his site and posted at SBC Tomorrow by permission.. Thanks to Pastor Brumbelow for allowing us to post his timely article >>>

Brad Whitt Makes Baptist News Again by Peter Lumpkins

  On February 28, South Carolina pastor, Dr. Brad Whitt, wrote a provocative piece entitled “Young, Southern Baptist…and Irrelevant?” Within a few weeks, over a half dozen state papers had picked up the young pastor’s essay. He obviously resonated with Southern Baptists all over the United States. Indeed his stated concerns shook loose a rebuttal from two Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary professors, Nathan Finn and Ed Stetzer >>>

Acts 29 Network: Elder-Led or Elder-Ruled by Peter Lumpkins

  I had a conversation recently which drew my attention to the question once again:  does the Acts 29 Network insist its networking churches/church plants possess a elder-ruled, presbyterian-like governing polity, or does it allow for congregational church polity as is found in our Baptist heritage? Let's take a look... >>>

Blog Potpourri by Peter Lumpkins

Just  a few things to keep the week going:

The SBC Today Blog: Off to a Great Jump-Start by Peter Lumpkins

After lying dormant for perhaps a year or more, SBC Today is up and running strongly again. And, while Dr. Steve Lemke, Provost and Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (proudly my own alma mater) seems to be the predominant writer on the blog, there exists a wide range of contributors--both academic and cleric--who offer solid commentary on a plethora of issues relevant to Southern Baptists >>>

What's Peculiar about Being Baptist? by Peter Lumpkins

 While researching another topic, I found this jewell by George Purefoy in his history of the Sandy Creek Association. Purefoy revealed his optimism on being Baptist and remaining biblical*: