Southern Baptists

A Book of Numbers: What the 2019 SBC Annual Church Profile Data Tells us About the Southern Baptist Convention

by Allen Nelson IV | June 5, 2020 | Theology | 0 Comments

The 2019 annual church profile for the Southern Baptist Convention came out recently and the numbers aren’t great. While many people will bemoan the Baptism numbers, something else caught my eye. For those of who you are not Southern Baptists, the reporting works like...

Why Spontaneous Baptism Sunday is Not a Good Idea

by Allen Nelson IV | April 6, 2020 | Theology | 0 Comments

Here I am, a Baptist writing a post against baptism. That might be like Michael writing a post dogging the Big 10 or something. But actually, this post isn't actually against baptism. Rather, it’s because I love baptism so much that I write today’s post. Now...

Latitudinarianism and the Southern Baptist Convention

by Allen Nelson IV | March 11, 2020 | Theology | 4 Comments

Really, part of me is just going for blog title of the year. The rest of me, however, does have a point to make. And I understand that latitudinarianism is probably not a word you casually mention much over coffee. But I’d like to take a quick trip in church history,...

SBC Resolution on A Reformation of Corporate Worship Practices

True, just two years ago I wrote a piece on my apathy toward resolutions. And while I still feel...

Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part VI- Adoption and Biblical Theology

“See the true and better Adam; come to save the hellbound man.” – Come Behold the Wondrous...

Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part V- Adoption and Historical Theology

In this series, we have been looking at what God’s Word says about adoption as both an earthly...

I Am Resolved: One Southern Baptist’s Apathy toward Annual Resolutions

My wife and I are excited to be attending the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX less than two weeks from now. This will be her first annual meeting and only my second. Despite the controversy controversies surrounding our denomination at present, Stephanie and I are...