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Matt Waymeyer points us to this helpful resource:

Dispensationalism, the Church, and the New Covenant « Expository Thoughts

Bob Hyatt is my favorite to read when it comes to Pastors being more productive and using technology in a way to focus more on ministry.  I would probably not share many of Bob’s ministry philosophy ideas, but he has some intriguing thoughts on the multi-campus church-but without piping video preachers in.  Thoughts?

Multi-site the Low-tech [...]

What age is most and least represented at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention - Ed Stetzer gives some stats and analysis.

SBC Messengers– Age Analysis - EdStetzer.com

Ed Stetzer notes that multi-ethnic is not necessarily the same thing as multi-cultural.  Stetzer blazes through (wow he talks fast) issues related to being a truly multi-cultural church.
Question, if you are in fact reaching the people in the community of which your local church resides (whether it is multi-ethnic or not), are you a single-cultural [...]

Beyond what this article says about the more politically liberal position and imbalanced public stance among the Presbyterian church’s hierarchy, the article shows a fairly large divide between the grass roots churches and the denomination’s official governing leadership.

The Presbyterians Giveth, the Presbyterians Taketh Away | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

The Convention is officially over. I sit here in my hotel room thinking through my reaction to the day and to the Convention meeting in Indianapolis in general. First - a recap of the day’s activities.
Thankfully, Justin and I did not have to be at any early meetings. Neither of us has [...]

Honestly, I should be sleeping. I have had little sleep since this trip began. Yet, I never do very well about getting to bed at a decent time when in the Eastern Time Zone.
So, here are a few thoughts on the first day of the SBC.
Justin and I began our day by attending the Founders’ [...]

Justin Peters, one of our church’s interns, and I had a good but very long trek to Indianapolis, Indiana for the 2008 Southern Baptist Convention. We traveled from Hemet to San Diego and caught a very early flight. God was so gracious to get us there safely, since Justin drove on only two [...]

Just to keep the conversation going - here is Adrian Warnock’s post on Piper’s recent announcement that seminary education will be connected to Bethlehem Baptist Church.

adrianwarnock.com: John Piper To Start a Seminary at Bethlehem Church

Here’s Mike McKinnley’s introduction and Mark Dever’s opening comments at this past week’s The Whiteboard Conference.

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This is a great video interview with Mark Dever.  Thank God for him.  He spoke so very clearly and kept the Gospel at the center of the conversation and did it in such a way that any offense would be the content of his message rather than his personality.  Ed Stetzer did an excellent job [...]

Dr. Russell Moore of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, writes on the subject of the Kingdom of God and the ministry of the Church.

The Henry Institute: Commentary

Nathan Finn weighs in on Johnny Hunts nomination to be SBC president in June.

On Johnny Hunt and the SBC Presidency « The Fullness of Time

The most recent 9 Marks e-journal has come out.  It has an entire syllabus for a 13 week class on Church unity, in addition to a number of books reviews, links to audio interviews and a an article on conversion.

May/June 2008 Editor’s Note - 9Marks

Nathan Finn has written an excellent response to the latest figures that show that the SBC seems to be statistically dwindling.

Does the SBC Have a Future? « The Fullness of Time

Being a small church pastor, I will be looking into these videos in the next few weeks:

Videos From The Small Church Conference Now Online | Said at Southern Seminary

Excellent thoughts on singing together at church.

Addressing One Another in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs | Worship Matters

This article does little to tempt me to be more hip.

The Hipper-Than-Thou Pastor - TIME

Dr. Burk’s blog is always a great resource.  Here’s his notes and links to the conference on Calvinism a few months ago.

Denny Burk » Southern Baptists, Calvinism, and W. A. Criswell

How would you answer these questions about music and corporate worship?

Church Matters: The 9Marks Blog