Observations on young Baptists

As Alexis alerted us of, there has been a good discussion happening on the BGCT blog conerning Ken William’s article which appeared in the Baptist Standard last week. Alexis has asked me to post a version of my comments in that discussion here on the TBYPN blog.
These are my thoughts and observations. [...]

Enjoy Fantastic Preaching? Come hear this…

Associated Baptist Press published this story on the Preach-In occurring at the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant in January 2008. Preachers from many different Baptist congregations will be on hand to fill our hearts and minds with the message of Christ. A significant draw will be the preaching of Rev. James Forbes:
James [...]

Baptist Unity

A comment over at the Texas Baptists blog on the next generation by a young pastor made mention of the fact that our generation has learned more about division than multiplication. And he’s right. But Baptists (who are Christians) should be about the business of multiplying the Kingdom not dividing it. Mitch [...]

Soul Freedom: A Core Baptist Distinctive

Another TBYPN member, Aaron Weaver, had an article published in the November-December issue of the Report from the Capital, a publication of the Baptist Joint Committee. In his article he talks about being Baptist, his decision to attend the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant, and the foundations of soul freedom which allow [...]

A way to view discipleship

I really appreciate what Steve has to say today on Jesus and the Gospel.  It is simple and to the point, asking the question- What does it mean to follow Jesus?
Here is an excerpt:
I feel certain ancient Christians were more concerned about following Jesus than subverting the Roman empire or Jewish traditions.  It just happened [...]

great post on dreaming about the future

from David Lowrie, FBC Canyon.
http://loveandlead.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/dreamers-of-the-day/

WHO ARE WE?

I heard once at church, “Well if the young people would just come, it would be a place for young people.” Over and over again the question is where are young adults when it comes to church involvement? Part of the way to answer this might be to look at WHO are the [...]

The Authority of the Bible

Hey there, blog friends. I’ve been asked to blog some regarding my thoughts on some of the Baptist Distinctives. These are my opinions and are no way representative of the group as a whole. They are, however, a place for discussion to begin. So I’ll hopefully write a series of posts [...]

You’re Not Alone

Before I began working on the Texas Baptist Young Professional Network, I felt really alone as a young Baptist. I was committed to being Baptist, but there didn’t seem to be that many other people my age around who felt the same way. Sometimes I felt like I was shouting at the wind- [...]

Baptist Distinctives

The Texas Baptist Young Professional Network began in late July 2007. The Network has grown so rapidly (over 250 members) that we now have multiple opportunities to connect with each other, and there are many possibilities for what we can do with this group. But I hope we can stay true, also, to [...]