The ARC Ends, a New EC Abuse Department Begins, and the SBC Building Goes Up for Sale: Jon Whitehead Breaks Down the Recent EC Meeting| Center for Baptist Leadership
Pastors, the most gospel-centered thing you can do is to preach the whole Bible fearlessly The post From Gospel-Centered to Gospel-Only: How a Good Movement Lost Its Balance appeared first on Center for Baptist Leadership.| Center for Baptist Leadership
Most evangelical institutions prefer inoffensive academics and polite pastors over powerful prophets. That's not going to cut it. The post Charlie Kirk and the Cognitive Dissonance of Christian Elites appeared first on Center for Baptist Leadership.| Center for Baptist Leadership
It's time for Dr. Iorg to Resign The post The Re-Iorganization of the SBC has Failed appeared first on Center for Baptist Leadership.| Center for Baptist Leadership
Right-wing unbelievers know what time it is, and they’re hungry for a message that gives them hope and purpose. Give it to them. The post The Right-Wing Is Ripe for the Harvest appeared first on Center for Baptist Leadership.| Center for Baptist Leadership
If Christians don't demand that our leaders fulfill their God-given duties to punish evildoers and defend the innocent, who will? The post Yes, Vengeance Belongs to God. But Punishment for Political Violence Belongs to the Government appeared first on Center for Baptist Leadership.| Center for Baptist Leadership
You Cannot Be Faithful If You Don't Speak Truthfully, Both About Jesus and American Politics The post The Firepit vs. the Pulpit: What J.D. Greear Gets Wrong About the Gospel and Politics appeared first on Center for Baptist Leadership.| Center for Baptist Leadership
The Executive Committee Forgets that the SBC's Headquarters are in Local Churches, not Nashville| Center for Baptist Leadership
Mark Coppenger is on the Advisory Board and serves as a Contributing Scholar at The Center for Baptist Leadership. He taught in either a full-time or adjunct capacity at Vanderbilt, Wheaton, Elmhurst, TIU, MBTS, and SBTS. After teaching three dozen different courses throughout his career, he retired from SBTS in 2019 as a Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics. He’s pastored a “legacy” church in Arkansas, planted a church in Illinois, and served as an interim pastor in Kentucky—...| Center for Baptist Leadership
Steve Deace's conference presentation at SBC 2025| Center for Baptist Leadership
Attendees recount their experience at TPUSA's Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk| Center for Baptist Leadership
This is what I preached this past Sunday for the Introduction to my sermon on Luke 23:39-43. September 11, 2001 This week was awful. We’ve seen that great evil is among us. Thursday was September 11, the anniversary of when Muslims flew passenger planes into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon| Center for Baptist Leadership
Tomorrow, pastors across America will stand before their congregations in the wake of one of the most shocking and tragic political events in recent American history: The cold-blooded assassination of Charlie Kirk before a crowd of 3,000 college students on the campus of Utah Valley University. As every pastor who| Center for Baptist Leadership
Why Are Some Baptist Pastors Attracted to Infant Baptism?| Center for Baptist Leadership
Some Personal Observations About (Reformed) Baptists Who Become Presbyterian.| Center for Baptist Leadership
Yes, We Did. Because if Fielder Church is Allowed to Play Semantic Games to Skirt our Confessional Commitments, then our Confession is Meaningless.| Center for Baptist Leadership
I applaud President Trump for moving away from taxpayer-funded IVF. But it's time for evangelical Christians to get this issue right.| Center for Baptist Leadership
Trauma-informed counseling paints itself as a safe harbor. But if you look closely, the foundation is not the Word of God| Center for Baptist Leadership
No, Really, We Voted Wisely On This In New Orleans| Center for Baptist Leadership
Southern Baptist Leaders Can Either Open the Books or Kill the Cooperative Program. The Choice is Theirs. And Ours.| Center for Baptist Leadership
It's a Debate Worth Having. And This Baptist Says "No"| Center for Baptist Leadership
A Father from Afar: What John MacArthur Meant to Us All| Center for Baptist Leadership
Jeff Iorg Plays the Role of Little Orphant Annie in Scaring SBC Messengers Away from Exercising Their Rights and Duties| Center for Baptist Leadership
How John MacArthur's Ministry Changed My Life and Shaped My Own Pastoral Ministry Forever| Center for Baptist Leadership
Cultivating courageous, biblical, and uncompromising Baptist leadership to secure institutional revitalization within the SBC.| Center for Baptist Leadership
Three Recent Cases of Hostile Church Takeover Attempts Have One Glaringly Obvious Connection: The Southern Baptist Convention| Center for Baptist Leadership