As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
As expressed in the image below: Top has Fundamentalism as a subset of Evangelicalism & bottom has Fundamentalism as a separate set entirely
Poll Results
Do you view Fundamentalism as a subset of Evangelicalism or as separate set from Evangelicalism?
Fundamentalism is a subset of Evangelicalism Votes: 19
Fundamentalism as a separate set entirely Votes: 1
Something other - please explain Votes: 1
Dever calls out ‘tolerated non-involvement’ in Southern Baptist churches
“Don’t baptize small children, ease into church discipline and require new member classes before adding names to the roll,” says 9Marks Ministries founder Mark Dever.
For Baptist Fundamentalists, “dual affiliation” is a phrase that has been, historically, charged with tension. The term was significant in the events that led to the birth of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (GARBC), as well as the beginnings of the Minnesota Baptist Association (MBA) and the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International (FBFI). Over the years, these organizations have rarely intersected with one another in any formal manner, and for many a sense of suspicion has lingered.
Recently, the matter of dual-affiliation was raised in a new context when First Baptist Church in Marshall, Minnesota (where I serve as pastor) sought and obtained fellowship in GARBC associations while retaining its established fellowship in the MBA.
Prompted largely by the Marshall congregation’s actions, over 100 Baptists from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin gathered September 19 at Fourth Baptist Church (Plymouth, MN) for a panel discussion. The event was billed as “The Future of Baptist Fundamentalism: A Thoughtful Conversation Between Baptist Brothers.”
Roanoke church drops ‘Baptist’ label in search for youth revival
The switch to Heights Community Church goes hand-in-hand with church leadership’s effort to re-brand the church into something more welcoming to new and younger churchgoers.
Dr. Sam Horn Hired by Bob Jones University
“On Wednesday, October 1, 2014, Dr. Sam Horn informed the board of trustees that he accepted Dr. Steve Pettit’s invitation to serve as Vice President of Ministerial Advancement as well as the Dean of the Seminary and School of Religion at Bob Jones University beginning in January, 2015.”
“The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted unanimously Sept. 23 to declare New Heart Community Church in La Mirada, Calif., not in ‘friendly cooperation’ with the SBC’s purpose … .
The Southern Baptist Convention has kicked out a California church that voted in May to agree to disagree about whether the Bible teaches that homosexual behavior is always a sin.
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