Two disciples walked the road to Emmaus in puzzlement with their heads hung in mourning. Days earlier they had seen the one they thought would deliver Israel from bondage suffocate to death on a cross. Suddenly they encountered this ex-corpse on the roadway but did not recognize him. Jesus went on to show them something else they did not recognize – how to read the Scriptures. Jesus opened their eyes to see how the entire Old Testament is about him. He showed them how the OT presents the Gospel message …

New York City is perhaps the most influential city in the world. The opportunity and the need to see gospel transformation in that city through church planting is enormous.
Baptist21 continues its series highlighting church planting partnerships and opportunities within the SBC with SendNYC. SendNYC exists “to see 100 gospel-centered churches planted in the New York City area by December 2020.”

Aaron Coe, their executive director, was kind enough to give B21 some answers to some important questions so that you might prayerfully consider getting involved with SendNYC and impacting that …

What is it: A collaborative effort between Baptist21 and SEBTS to highlight the Primacy of the Local Church and Mission through Church Planting. Specifically, this meeting will focus on the church planting churches that are in partnership with SEBTS and highlight them for students that potentially feel the call to church planting, as well as trying to highlight good models of church planting.
When: September 2nd immediately after chapel (11:15-12:45ish) – lunch will be provided by SEBTS
Where: Multi-Purpose Room
What churches will be involved: Pastors and interns from Open Door, North Wake, …

The Northeast has become the least reached area in America. But there are some very exciting things happening there in the area of church planting. This is true in the Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey. This state convention is partnering with local churches and allowing them to train future church planters for their area!
One of the churches leading out is Riverside Community Church in Philadelphia, which is led by Pastor Aaron Harvie. Riverside is right now in the process of supporting and mentoring 4 churches in Pennsylvania. They are …

Pastor Matt Chandler, of the Village Church, will join the B21 Panel to be held at this year’s 9Marks Conference @ SEBTS. The Panel will focus on the topic “Gospel-Centered Preaching in the Local Church.” Pastor Chandler is well-known in the evangelical world for his contributions to this topic (see video clip above). B21 is thankful to add him to this panel and we look forward to learning from him.
The B21 panel is being held in conjunction with the 9Marks conference on “Biblical Theology” held at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. This …

Years ago I was introduced to this resource. At the time, I really didn’t know Tim Keller or anything about his ministry in NYC. My brother recommended this resource to me and it was particularly helpful during a time of trial in my life.
At Baptist21, one of our main focuses is on “gospel-centrality.” I can think of no one who has more influenced us in this area than Pastor Keller. He has been tremendously influential in helping us see that the gospel must be central for all of life. It …

Baptist 21’s Jonathan and Nathan Akin sat down with Chad Bresson to do a radio interview for THE PATH FM during this year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando. The Path is a Christian radio station that broadcasts out of Cedarville University. Bresson asked about Baptist 21, the SBC, youth movements in Evangelicalism, local church ministry, the Great Commission Resurgence, church planting, and more…
Check Out the Interview:
-       Part 1
-       Part 2
-       Part 3
-       Part 4
Jon Akin and Walter Strickland did a similar interview with Chad last year, check it out here
You can …