BGCT leaders touted the unity and diversity reflected in the gathering; yet the unity was a reflection of conformity achieved at the November 2016 meeting by sending some of the “family” packing.

Pastors associating with the BGCT for convictional reasons face a challenge. Many BGCT pastors do not feel at home in either the Southern Baptist Convention or the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the two national Baptist bodies connected to BGCT churches.

Jake Raabe chooses five Christian books that have changed his life, ranging from works by Augustine to Bonhoeffer to Graham.

Even when in their nineties, Bob Ellis’ parents are still teaching him what it means to follow Christ and live well.

Is preaching worship? Is preaching teaching? Or is preaching … preaching? Jake Raabe considers the role of the sermon.

An abandoned church reminds Ryan Vanderland that God still loves his bride, despite her many imperfections.

Being “relevant” focuses all of our attention on the whims of the now and the uncertainty of the future. It causes us to only see the past and those who led in the past as hindrances rather than examples and people with gifts our body needs now.

Both the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be holding their annual meetings this week. For all of the theological foci that divide the two groups, one topic will inevitably be broached at both meetings: what it means for Christians to talk about justice.

Even though a primary issue of the SBC conservative resurgence’s commitment to biblical inerrancy was women’s leadership and submission, perhaps the recent revelations about abuses of power and the objectification and silencing of women can be an impetus for reexamining what some think to be a very clear teaching of the Bible.

What does it really mean when Pew Research Center classifies a group as “non-practicing Christians”?

Pastoring with the next pastor in mind is done within the context of the biblical belief that the head of the church is Christ. The church does not belong to a pastor (or the membership).

We feed the hopelessness the world feels when we respond with words but without actions.