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This should probably be my last post before heading to Indianapolis. I'm backed up with work to do and I've got a wedding to perform this weekend so I don't think I'll have time to write anymore. I wanted to write a quick note and mention a couple of things to look for while I'm gone to the convention.
First, I
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David Dockery has recently written a fantastic book called "Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal". I enjoyed having the opportunity to read it over the past couple of days.
Dockery is the President of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee and the former Dean of the School of Theology and Vice-President for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. This book is
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New research came out today that highlighted a recent SBC trend away from baptisms. Oh, we still say that they are important, and we still communicate that we're an evangelistic denomination, but the truth is that we are not. No, today we are more known for which side of the methodological fences we stand on than we are known
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It's time to again remind everyone of the upcoming conference designed with the leadership of small Southern Baptist churches in mind. Les Puryear has gone way above and beyond to offer something that has been often requested, and that is a leadership conference that helps those in the small church setting which make up the majority of our convention. I
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The guys over in Nashville at LifeWay Research keep cranking out statistical data that continues to prove helpful in our pursuit of more effective means of evangelism and growth. This time they are releasing a new study that they say shows "Unchurched Americans turned off by church, open to Christians." This study, which is released over at LifeWayResearch.com
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The statistics are in and prove the point that many of us have tried to make for sometime and that is that the SBC is becoming increasingly irrelevant to younger leaders. In fact, according to these stats, they appear to be leaving our convention as fast as they can get their feet under them. It is far beyond time that
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Evidently micahfries.com is a blog of choice. :-) My friends Chris Forbes and Cory Miller recently taught a seminar at LifeWay on "Using Social Media to Reach People" and featured my blog as one of 6 "Blogs to Check Out" (see attached picture). This is a sure sign that Cory and Chris don't really know what they're doing, but I
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One of the brightest young minds in SBC life today, in my opinion, is that of Dr. Nathan Finn. Nathan is someone whom I have come to greatly respect and appreciate over the past couple of years. He is his own man, intellectually, and he is much more cautious and thoughtful than many who are engaging the masses in the
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