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Southeastern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary  

 

Course  Syllabus  

HIS6811ONL  

The  Southern  Baptist  Convention  

Summer  2015  

 

   

Nathan  A.  Finn,  Ph.D.    

Director,  Center  for  Spiritual  Formation  and  Evangelical  Spirituality   Associate  Professor  of  Historical  Theology  and  Baptist  Studies     Southeastern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary    

http://www.twitter.com/nathanafinn      

Southeastern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary  exists  to  glorify  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  by   equipping  students  to  serve  the  church  and  fulfill  the  Great  Commission.  

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THE  SOUTHERN  BAPTIST  CONVENTION   Course  Time  and  Location    

June  16–17,  2015  at  the  Greater  Columbus  Convention  Center  in  Columbus,  OH    

Catalog  Description    

A  study  of  the  history,  structure,  and  work  of  the  Southern  Baptist  Convention.  Students   are   required   to   attend   the   SBC   annual   meeting   as   a   part   of   this   course.   This   course   is   worth  3  semester  hours  and  is  graded  pass/fail.  

 

SEBTS  Core  Competencies    

Southeastern   has   adopted   five   core   competencies.   Each   course   should   help   students   to   develop  as  many  of  these  core  competencies  as  appropriate.    

 

1) Spiritual   Formation:  Demonstrate  the  knowledge  and  skills  necessary  to  pursue   an   authentically   Christian   way   of   life,   manifested   by   trust   in   God,   obedience   to   Christ’s    commands,  and  love  of  God  and  neighbor.    

2) Biblical  Exposition:  Demonstrate  the  ability  to  properly  and  effectively  interpret,   apply,  and  communicate  the  Scriptures.    

3) Theological   Integration:   Demonstrate   the   ability   to   understand   and   apply   the   doctrines  of  Christianity  to  life  and  ministry.    

4) Ministry   Preparation:   Demonstrate   the   knowledge,   skills,   and   Christian   disposition  necessary  for  ministry  and  leadership  in  the  church  and  the  world.     5) Critical   Thinking   and   Communication:   Demonstrate   the   ability   to   think  

critically,  argue  persuasively,  and  communicate  clearly.      

Learning  Outcomes  for  This  Course    

v Students  will  become  familiar  with  Southern  Baptist  history,  theology,  and  polity   and  identify  and  assess  their  relevance  for  contemporary  ministry.  (cc  –  3,  4)  

v Students  will  attend  the  SBC  Annual  Meeting  and  participate  in  discussions  with   various  SBC  leaders.  (cc  –  4)  

v Students  will  learn  how  to  pray  for  the  SBC  and  do  so  every  day  leading  up  to  the   convention   meeting   and   will   attempt   to   share   the   gospel   with   at   least   one   non-­‐ Christian  during  the  time  of  this  class.  (cc  –  1)  

 

Statement  of  Academic  Expectations    

Though  this  is  a  travel  course  that  is  graded  pass/fail,  it  is  still  a  church  history  elective   that  is  comparable  in  its  academic  expectations  to  traditional  electives  in  church  history.   As   such,   each   student   should   plan   to   spend   at   least   two   hours   outside   of   class   time   in   reading,  research,  writing,  and/or  completing  other  assignments,  for  every  hour  inside  of   class.  For  the  purposes  of  this  course,  “in-­‐class”  time  includes  the  lecture  material  (both   live  and  recorded)  and  three  days  of  attending  SBC-­‐related  events.  

   

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Reading  Requirements    

I  have  chosen  two  textbooks  and  several  individual  essays.  Each  plays  a  different  role  in   helping   you   to   meet   the   student   learning   outcomes   for   this   course.   The   essays   will   be   posted  in  Moodle.  Your  readings  for  this  course  total  approximately  800  pages.    

 

Textbooks      

§ Blount,  Douglas  K.  and  Joseph  D.  Wooddell,  eds.  The   Baptist   Faith   and   Message   2000:  Critical  Issues  in  America's  Largest  Protestant  Denomination.  Lanham,  MD:   Rowman  &  Littlefield,  2007.  ISBN  978-­‐0742551039.  

§ Dockery,  David  S.  Southern  Baptist  Consensus  and  Renewal:  A  Biblical,  Historical,   and   Theological   Proposal.   Nashville,   TN:   B&H   Academic,   2008.   ISBN   978-­‐ 0805447408.  

 

Essays      

§ Akin,  Daniel  L.,  “Axioms  of  a  Great  Commission  Resurgence”  

§ Dockery,   David   S.,   “Convictional   Yet   Cooperative:   The   Making   of   a   Great   Commission  People”  

§ Dockery,  David  S.,  “Looking  Back,  Looking  Ahead”    

§ Finn,  Nathan  A.,  “Southern  Baptists  and  Evangelicals:  Passing  on  the  Faith  to  the   Next  Generation”    

§ Finn,  Nathan  A.,  “Priorities  for  a  Post-­‐Resurgence  Convention”  

§ Finn,  Nathan  A.,  “Southern  Baptist  History:  A  Great  Commission  Reading”     § George,  Timothy,  “The  Future  of  Baptist  Theology”    

§ Mohler,   R.   Albert   Jr.,   “A   Call   for   Baptist   Evangelicals   and   Evangelical   Baptists:   Communities  of  Faith  and  a  Common  Quest  for  Identity”  

§ Mohler,  R.  Alibert  Jr.,  “The  Future  of  the  Southern  Baptist  Convention”    

§ Patterson,  Paige,  “The  Southern  Baptist  Conservative  Resurgence:  The  History,  the   Plan,  the  Assessment”    

§ Stetzer,   Ed,   “The   Missional   Nature   of   the   Church   and   the   Future   of   Southern   Baptist  Convention  Churches”    

 

Each   student   is   also   required   to   subscribe   to   a   state   Baptist   paper.   Please   feel   free   to   subscribe  to  the  paper  from  any  state  you  would  like.  If  you  are  uncertain  of  which  state   paper  to  subscribe  to,  I  would  highly  recommend  you  subscribe  to  the  Biblical  Recorder,   the  state  paper  in  North  Carolina  (http://www.brnow.org/Subscribe/Individual).    

 

Participation  Requirements    

You  must  complete  the  following  participation  requirements  to  receive  passing  credit  for   this  course:    

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§ You   are  required   to   watch   the   video   lectures   from   the   on-­‐campus   meeting   that   will  be  held  on  May  11.  Those  videos  will  be  available  in  Moodle  within  a  week  after   the  on-­‐campus  meeting.  Plan  on  watching  approximately  eight  hours  of  lectures.     § You  are  required  to  pray  every  day  for  the  SBC  from  May  12  through  June  17,  2015.  

Please  see  the  prayer  guide  included  later  in  this  syllabus.  If  you  pray  for  the  SBC   for  just  a  couple  of  minutes  per  day,  you  will  spend  over  an  hour  in  prayer  for  the   SBC  leading  up  to  the  Annual  Meeting.  

§ You  are  required  to  attempt  to  share  the  gospel  with  at  least  one  non-­‐Christian  in   between   May   12   and   the   conclusion   of   the   SBC.   I   would   encourage   you   to   participate   in   Crossover   Columbus,   a   citywide   evangelistic   campaign   the   week   before  the  SBC.    

§ You  are  required  to  attend  the  Executive  Committee  meeting  and  the  subsequent   panel  discussion  with  Executive  Committee  staff  on  Monday,  June  15.  The  tentative   time   for   these   events   is   2:00–4:00   PM   (You   will   find   out   the   location   for   that   meeting  closer  to  the  SBC).  Please  arrange  your  travel  so  that  you  can  arrive  at  the   Convention  Center  by  1:00  PM  on  June  15  to  meet  with  your  instructor  before  the   Executive  Committee  meeting.  

§ You   are  required   to   attend   the   SBC   Annual   Meeting   in   Columbus   on   Tuesday   June   16   and   Wednesday   June   17.   The   Convention   will   begin   Tuesday   morning   at   8:00  AM  and  will  last  until  around  9:00  PM  on  Tuesday  night.  On  Wednesday,  the   Convention  will  begin  at  8:00  AM  and  last  until  around  5:00  PM.  You  are  required   to  be  present  for  the  entirety  of  the  Convention.  Please  arrange  your  travel  so  that   you  do  not  depart  until  after  the  Convention  is  over.  

§ On   Tuesday   and   Wednesday,   you   are  required   to   be   present   in   the   Convention   Hall  for  the  following  portions  of  the  program:  

   

o Executive  Committee  reports  (both  of  them)  

o Southeastern  Seminary  report  

o NAMB  report  and  presentation  

o IMB  report  and  presentation  

o ERLC  report  and  presentation  

o LifeWay  report  and  presentation  

o President’s  address  

o Convention  sermon  

o All  business  sessions  

o All  Resolution’s  Committee  reports  

 

§ You  are  encouraged,  but  not  required,  to  be  in  the  Convention  Hall  for  all  of  the   parts   of   the   program   not   indicated   above.   If   you   are   not   in   the   Convention   Hall   during  part  of  the  program,  it  is  assumed  you  are  in  the  Exhibit  Hall  or  at  a  meal   during   a   break.   You   should   plan   to   spend   a   total   of   approximately   twenty   hours   participating  in  SBC-­‐related  activities  on  June  16–17.  

§ You   are   required   to   attend   the   Southeastern   Seminary   Alumni   and   Friends   Luncheon  on  Wednesday  June  17  from  12:00–2:00.  Students  are  responsible  for  the  

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cost   of   the   luncheon.   You   can   register   for   the   luncheon   on   the   SEBTS   website.   Please  note  that  if  you  do  not  register,  you  will  not  have  any  food,  but  will  still  be   required  to  attend  the  event.  

§ You  are  required  to  attend  at  least  one  additional  auxiliary  meeting  on  June  16  or   17.   Suggested   possibilities   include   the   Baptist   21   Luncheon,   the   Send   North   American  Luncheon,  the  9  Marks  at  9  meetings,  an  ERLC  event,  or  a  “friends  and   alumni”  meeting  of  a  Baptist  college  or  university.  A  full  list  of  auxiliary  meetings,   times,   and   locations   will   be   made   available   on   the   SBC   Annual   Meeting   website   (http://www.sbcannualmeeting.net/sbc15/default.asp).  

§ You   are  encouraged,   but   not   required,   to   attend   the   Pastor’s   Conference   on   Sunday  June  14  and  Monday  morning  June  15.  

§ You   are  required   to   participate   in   an   online   discussion   via   Moodle   the   week   following   the   SBC.   The   instructor   will   post   some   discussion   questions.   Please   contribute  your  own  reflections  and  interact  with  at  least  one  fellow  student.  The   discussion  will  be  available  on  Moodle  from  6:00  AM  on  June  22  through  11:55  PM   on  June  27.    

 

Writing  Requirements    

Write  a  reflection  essay  on  the  2014  SBC  Annual  Meeting.  The  reflection  essay  should  be   6–8   pages.   The   essay   must   be   double-­‐spaced   and   use   Times   New   Roman   12   point   font.   Please  include  a  cover  page.  In  the  essay,  please  summarize  your  experience  at  the  SBC,   including   what   sessions   and   other   activities   you   attended,   your   impressions,   and   how   your   participation   has   influenced   your   own   sense   of   Southern   Baptist   identity   (either   positively   or   negatively).   Feel   free   to   share   any   other   insight   you   learned   from   participating   in   this   year’s   SBC   Annual   Meeting.   Please   note   that   you   do   not   need   to   interact  with  any  sources  in  this  essay;  just  share  your  reflections.  This  assignment  must   be  uploaded  to  Moodle  by  11:55  PM  on  Friday  July  10,  2015.  

 

Write   a   constructive   essay   about   the   future   of   the   Southern   Baptist   Convention.   The   constructive   essay   should   be   8–10   pages   (not   counting   footnotes).   The   essay   must   be   double-­‐spaced  and  use  Times  New  Roman  12  point  font.  Please  include  a  cover  page  and  a   bibliography.  In  the  essay,  please  mention  any  concerns  you  have  about  the  health  of  the   SBC  and  make  at  least  five  suggestions  related  to  how  you  believe  Southern  Baptists  as  a   whole   could   be   strengthened   over   the   next   decade.   Feel   free   to   be   as   creative   as   you   would   like   in   your   suggestions.   Please   interact   specifically   with   the   arguments   of   the   various   authors   whose   writings   you   have   read   for   this   class.   This   assignment   must   be   uploaded  to  Moodle  by  11:55  PM  on  Friday  July  10,  2015.  

 

Write  a  critical  book  review  of  4–5  pages  of  a  recent  scholarly  book  related  to  Southern   Baptist   history   or   theology.   Please   select   your   book   from   the   list   provided   later   in   this   syllabus.   Further   instructions   about   the   critical   book   review   will   be   posted   in   Moodle.   Please  note  that  because  this  is  a  pass/fail  course,  the  quality  of  your  review  must  be  “C”   or  higher  in  order  to  receive  credit  for  this  course.  This  assignment  must  be  uploaded  to   Moodle  by  11:55  PM  on  Friday  July  10,  2015.  

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Prepare   a   one-­‐page   paper   that   includes   the   following   information,   to   be   uploaded   to   Moodle  by  11:55  PM  on  Friday  July  10,  2015:  

§ A  statement  that  you  have  read  100%  all  of  the  assigned  readings  with  reasonable   care  

§ A   statement   that   you   have   subscribed   to   a   Baptist   state   paper—please   tell   me   which  one  and  the  date  you  subscribed  

§ A  statement  that  you  prayed  for  the  SBC  everyday  from  May  12  through  June  17   § A   statement   that   you   have   attempted   to   share   the   gospel   with   at   least   one   non-­‐

Christian  during  the  month  leading  up  to  the  annual  meeting;  for  this  one,  please   give   me   a   paragraph   telling   me   the   name   of   the   person,   the   date   you   talked,   a   description  of  the  conversation,  and  any  spiritual  decision  resulting  

 

Things  to  Remember    

Please  keep  in  mind  the  following  items  as  you  participate  in  this  course:    

§ You  are  responsible  for  your  own  travel,  lodging,  and  meals  while  in  Columbus     § You   should   inquire   with   your   local   church   about   the   possibility   of   serving   as   a  

messenger  and  having  a  voice  in  the  business  of  the  convention    

§ If   you   do   serve   as   a   messenger   and   choose   to   speak   during   a   business   session,   please  remember  that  you  represent  both  your  church  and  Southeastern  Seminary   (think  before  speaking!)    

§ You   are   highly   encouraged   to   spend   time   at   the   Southeastern   Seminary   booth   mingling  with  alumni  and  prospective  students    

§ You  are  encouraged  to  find  Dr.  Akin  and  ask  him  to  share  any  behind-­‐the-­‐scenes   commentary  that  he  is  willing  to  pass  on  (you  won’t  be  disappointed)  

 

SBC  Prayer  Guide    

Please  make  use  of  the  following  prayer  guide  as  you  pray  from  the  SBC  daily  between   May  12  and  June  17,  2014:    

   

§ Sundays  –  pray  for  your  local  church  and  at  least  one  other  SBC  church  or  church   plant  (please  pray  for  different  churches  each  week)    

§ Mondays  –  pray  for  the  International  Mission  Board  (president  David  Platt)     § Tuesdays  –  pray  for  the  North  American  Mission  Board  (president  Kevin  Ezell)    

§ Wednesdays  –  pray  for  Southeastern  Seminary  (president  Danny  Akin)  

§ Thursdays   –   pray   for   the   other   five   seminaries:   Southern   (president   Albert   Mohler),  Southwestern  (president  Paige  Patterson),  New  Orleans  (president  Chuck   Kelley),  Golden  Gate  (president  Jeff  Iorg),  and  Midwestern  (president  Jason  Allen)     § Fridays  –  pray  for  Ronnie  Floyd  (SBC  President)  and  Frank  Page  (president  of  the  

SBC  Executive  Committee)    

§ Saturdays   –   pray   for   the   Ethics   and   Religious   Liberty   Commission   (president   Russell   Moore),   LifeWay   Christian   Resources   (president   Thom   Rainer),   and   GuideStone  Financial  Resources  (president  O.  S.  Hawkins)  

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Suggested  Titles  for  the  Critical  Book  Review  

Allen,  David  L.  and  Steve  W.  Lemke,  eds.  Whosoever  Will:  A  Biblical-­‐Theological  Critique   of  Five-­‐Point  Calvinism.  Nashville,  TN:  B&H  Academic,  2010.  

Chute,  Anthony  L.  A  Piety  Above  the  Common  Standard:  Jesse  Mercer  and  the  Defense  of   Evangelistic  Calvinism.  Macon,  GA:  Mercer  University  Press,  2004.  

Durso,   Keith   E.  Thy   Will   Be   Done:   A   Biography   of   George   W.   Truett.   Waco,   TX:   Baylor   University  Press,  2009.  

Flowers,   Elizabeth   H.  Into   the   Pulpit:   Southern   Baptist   Women   and   Power   since   World   War  II.  Chapel  Hill,  NC:  University  of  North  Carolina  Press,  2012.  

Hankins,  Barry.  Uneasy  in  Babylon:  Southern  Baptist  Conservative  and  American  Culture.   Tuscaloosa,  AL:  University  of  Alabama  Press,  2002.  

Harper,  Keith.  The  Quality  of  Mercy:  Southern  Baptists  and  Social  Christianity,  1890–1920.   Tuscaloosa,  AL:  University  of  Alabama  Press,  1996.    

Morgan,  David  T.  The  New  Crusades,  the  New  Holy  Land:  Conflict  in  the  Southern  Baptist   Convention,  1969–1991.  Tuscaloosa,  AL:  University  of  Alabama  Press,  1996.  

Newman,  Mark.  Getting  Right  With  God:  Southern  Baptists  and  Desegregation,  1945–1995.   Tuscaloosa,  AL:  University  of  Alabama  Press,  2001.  

Pratt,  J.  Kristian.  The  Father  of  Modern  Landmarkism:  The  Life  of  Ben  M.  Bogard.  Macon,   GA:  Mercer  University  Press,  2013.  

Stricklin,   David.   A   Genealogy   of   Dissent:   Southern   Baptist   Protest   in   the   Twentieth   Century.  Lexington,  KY:  University  Press  of  Kentucky,  2000.  

Waggoner,   Brad   J.   and   E.   Ray   Clendenen,   eds.  Calvinism:   A   Southern   Baptist   Dialog.   Nashville,  TN:  B&H  Academic,  2008.  

Willis,  Alan  Scott.  All  According  to  God's  Plan:  Southern  Baptist  Missions  and  Race,  1945– 1970.  Lexington,  KY:  University  Press  of  Kentucky,  2004.  

Wilson,  Mark  R.  William   Owen   Carver's   Controversies   in   the   Baptist   South.  Macon,  GA:   Mercer  University  Press,  2010.  

Wills,  Gregory  A.  Democratic  Religion:  Freedom,  Authority,  and  Church  Discipline  in  the   Baptist  South,  1785–1900.  New  York:  Oxford  University  Press,  1996.  

   

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