Tom Ascol of Founders Ministries posted on his blog today a list of eight things that the Southern Baptist Convention must do in the future if we are to grow disciples and effectively evangelize a lost and dying world, quoting Dr. Daniel Akin of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary His opening comment echoes what I have come to realize about the SBC...
The Conservative Resurgence gave Southern Baptist a second chance but it did not secure our future. Has there been a Resurgence? Yes. Has there been a Restoration? Doubtful. Have we experienced genuine Revival? Clearly the answer is no.
Many of his points are obvious and have been spoken of before (expository preaching, church discipline, etc.) but a few points were newer to me, including his point that we have essentially given up on the large, metropolitan population centers in our church planting efforts and like the 1st century church we must evangelize people everywhere, especially in the big cities. The reformation in the SBC, the conservatives taking back over our seminaries and leadership positions was not the end of the struggle, but rather the beginning.
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