Quit Social Media, Sinful Things to Say in Conflict, & One Question Every Church Planter Should
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Aug 9, 20192 min read
Praying for Survivors of Mass Shootings, This Racist Evil Age, & Religious Liberty in the U.S.
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Aug 2, 20192 min read
Engage People Who Disagree With You, Persevere in Your Senior Years, & (Maybe?) Ditch Facebook
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Jul 22, 20195 min read
The Cost of Pursuing Multi-ethnic Churches
Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...
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Jun 3, 20193 min read
Looking Forward to SBC 2019
Last year, after accepting the nomination for presidency of the SBC, I laid out my prayers for our Convention. One year in, as we prepare...
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Feb 11, 20195 min read
700 Is Not the Total Number: How to Get Help
This article co-authored by Pastor J.D. Greear and Pastor Brad Hambrick. Yesterday the Houston Chronicle published an article entitled,...
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Jun 14, 20183 min read
Better Late Is Still Late: Advocating for Victims of Sexual Abuse
In recent weeks there has been an increased awareness of the church’s need to be more skilled and more aware in how we care for marriages...
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Jun 12, 20185 min read
Humility and Hope: My Prayer for the Southern Baptist Convention
This afternoon the Southern Baptist Convention voted to elect me as its 62nd president. I am at once honored and humbled to step into...
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Jun 7, 20186 min read
Looking Ahead to the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention
In just a few short days, I will be joining thousands of other Southern Baptists in Dallas, TX, for the SBC’s annual meeting. Our church,...
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May 9, 20183 min read
From the Vault: A Gospel Approach to Mother’s Day
This upcoming Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day, a holiday meant to honor a group in our society who rarely receives the honor they...
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Apr 23, 20188 min read
Cooperating Together for God’s Mission
A lot can be lost in a single generation. Ronald Reagan famously admonished Americans that they had to teach the principles of freedom to...
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Apr 9, 20184 min read
Proud to Be Southern Baptist, Committed Above All to the Great Commission
Most of the people in our church did not grow up Southern Baptist. By his grace, and in answer to our prayers, many of the 700 people we...
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Mar 21, 20182 min read
From the Vault: Easter Is for Evangelism
Here at the Summit, we’re praying that God would use the upcoming Easter holiday to further exalt the name of Jesus, so that hundreds...
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Mar 19, 201812 min read
Racial Reconciliation and Cultural Diversity in the SBC
In theory, very few people in the American church are opposed to the idea of racial and cultural diversity. But experience would suggest...
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Jan 30, 20185 min read
Why I’m Accepting the Nomination for SBC President
Two years ago, I accepted the counsel of several friends and mentors to have my name placed in nomination for the presidency of the...
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Jan 15, 20185 min read
#MLK50: A Mountaintop Prayer and a Mountaintop Moment
A Mountaintop Prayer Chris and Erica Green “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its...
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Nov 22, 20172 min read
Take a Break Already
It’s Thanksgiving! We’re taking a short break from the blog … and you know what? You should probably take a break, too. Check out these...
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Oct 30, 20177 min read
500 Years After the Reformation, the Gospel Is Still Worth Fighting For
Most people dislike any kind of fighting or controversy in the church—including me. But in his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul...
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Sep 5, 20172 min read
Why Rosaria Butterfield Signed the Nashville Statement
Last week, the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood released a short document called the Nashville Statement. The 14 articles of...
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Aug 14, 20173 min read
Righteously Angry, Graciously Hopeful: In Light of Charlottesville
Many people in our congregation—and around the country—are still reeling from the astounding and horrid protests in Charlottesville, VA...
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