This post is intended to serve as the first in a series that looks at prevailing points of contention among Southern Baptists. If there is a particular point of controversy that you would like to see addressed, scroll down to the bottom and leave a comment. In 1961, a popular, young professor at Midwestern Baptist … Continue reading Genesis: A Common Baptist Battleground, Part 1. The Elliott Controversy
Defining Text-Driven Preaching
As a graduate of Southwestern Seminary, I have been asked several times to provide a definition of text-driven preaching, especially what distinguishes it from expositional, or expository preaching. Generally, my answer to this question is simple: Text-Driven Preaching is the Purest Form of Exposition Those aren't my words, though. That is the explanation given by … Continue reading Defining Text-Driven Preaching
Andrew Fuller’s Answer to the Decline of SBC Baptisms
It has been widely reported that Southern Baptist churches are on a downward trend. Many have voiced their opinions as to the solution to our decline, and yet, few are as poignant and direct as the 18th-century pastor-theologian, Andrew Fuller. In a diary entry, dated September 30, 1785, Fuller wrote of a meeting among ministers: … Continue reading Andrew Fuller’s Answer to the Decline of SBC Baptisms