As many have said, the Southern Baptist Convention is at a key crossroads in its history. The IMB, NAMB and Executive Committee are all in need of new heads. The denomination is in decline as far as number of members … and the membership numbers are radically skewed (16 million reported; 6-8 million actual most [...]
Posts from ‘October, 2009’
Pastors are theologians … but they are shepherds too
I value the pastor as theologian model. I am thankful that there are several guys in training for pastoral ministry around me who value this model. However, I would like to hear more of an emphasis from scholarly-pastors in training on the shepherding element of pastoring, ala Richard Baxter’s “Reformed Pastor.”
In the zeal for robust [...]
Paul Tripp on marriage
The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) today features an article I wrote on Paul David Tripp speaking on marriage.
Along with Russell D. Moore, Tripp is one of the two best, most concrete, communicators I have heard. His insights on marriage are excellent, as he dissects the human heart and rightly explains why conflict [...]