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  1. Partnerships Turn Churches Around

    Article Partnerships Turn Churches Around

    There are a lot of ways to plant and grow new churches. Some say the multi-site model will become the standard for church growth, with numerous congregations sharing the vision…

  2. Slavery and Denominational Schism

    Article Slavery and Denominational Schism

    "Had the holding of slaves been a moral evil, it cannot be supposed, that the inspired Apostles, who feared not the faces of men, and were ready to lay down their lives in the…

  3. 5 Keys to Denominational Survival

    Article 5 Keys to Denominational Survival

    USA Today reported last week on the decline of the Southern Baptist denomination. Last year, Southern Baptist churches baptized around 5% fewer people than in the preceding year…

  4. Rob Bell, the SBC, and the Age of Accountability

    Article Rob Bell, the SBC, and the Age of Accountability

    As you may have heard, last week the Southern Baptist Convention responded to pastor Rob Bell’s controversial book, Love Wins, with a resolution declaring that “the…

  5. SBC a “One Issue Voter” on the New NIV

    Article SBC a “One Issue Voter” on the New NIV

    In their annual meeting this week in Phoenix, the Southern Baptist Convention voted “not to commend” (and thus, not to sell in Lifeway bookstores) the new NIV Bible…