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February 2019

February 11, 2019

Thom Rainer’s Defense of LifeWay’s Failure (LSP #79)

Come join me for a weird ride through Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) politics, infighting, and...

February 09, 2019

Abuse of Faith: The SBC Braces For a Long-Overdue Reckoning

Tonight, two Texas news outlets prepare to unleash a major report regarding an epidemic of...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

How Ed Stetzer Created a False Belief in Christianity

Ed Stetzer accidentally created a false belief! And ever since he popularized this idea, it's...

January 27, 2019

Ed Stetzer Wants Evangelicals to Just Calm Down Here

Ed Stetzer wrote a recent post seeking to reassure his tribe, the Southern Baptist Convention...

January 14, 2019

52 Reasons to Dread Invitations to Church (LSP #77)

This awful list shows us some important things about the people who made the list,...

January 07, 2019

A God’s Eternal Standards Shift–Again–Sort Of (LSP #76)

A bunch of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) folks have changed their opinion about one of...

December 2018

December 19, 2018

Evangelicals: Nope, Still in Denial Over Their Decline

Recently, some irresponsible folks over at Newsweek let him and a pal blather at length about how...

December 01, 2018

The Trainwreck Continues: Christian Responses to That 6,000-10,000 Closings Figure

We've been talking lately about the rash of church closures in America. A figure of...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Wait, HOW Many Churches Close Per Year?

Recently, I mentioned a startling figure making the rounds in Christian-Land: this notion that 6000-10000...

November 19, 2018

Ed Stetzer Wants Christians To Be Super-Creepy This Holiday Season (LSP #69)

We've been talking this year about Christians' push for increased evangelism. In that vein, today I...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

J.D. Greear’s Grand Plan: “An Evangelism Ethos”

Last week, we covered Dare 2 Share's efforts to whip up the enthusiasm of young...

October 11, 2018

J.D. Greear Wants Southern Baptists to Become Even Creepier

Last week I mentioned offhandedly that Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J.D. Greear has a...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

The SBC is Motivating the Flocks To SELL Lately

When we talked about the 2018 Annual Report of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), I mentioned...

September 15, 2018

Somebody DIED, Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson's latest stunt merits our special attention and scorn. Dude accidentally revealed just how...

September 04, 2018

Beach Reach: One of the Most Hilarious Evangelism Strategies Ever

Today, I'll show you what Beach Reach is, some of its history, and why it's...

September 01, 2018

Ed Stetzer Has Been Thrown Into a Season of Deep Lament, Y’All

Let me show you why Ed Stetzer feels very sad lately--and what his big sadness...

August 2018

August 25, 2018

Come Meet the SBC’s EVANGELISM TASK FORCE!

In this report, the SBC introduces us to the people they hope will totally save...

August 16, 2018

2018 SBC Annual Report: Downsizing Amid the Ruins of Decline

As you might suspect, the report reveals that the SBC's decline hasn't slowed at all....

August 14, 2018

The Tell-Tale Sermon in the 2018 SBC Annual Report

One of the report's sermons in particular seems like a very fitting summary of the...

August 13, 2018

Why It Had to Be Snakes (LSP #55)

We're going to be talking about quite a few elements of that report in the...

August 12, 2018

2018 SBC Annual Report: The Sign of Things to Come

Here are the overarching trends in the SBC right now, how they're responding to criticism...

August 02, 2018

Intentional Evangelism: Yay, ANOTHER Doomed Attempt to Save Christianity

Today, I'll show you what this trendy phrase means, and why Christian leaders have latched...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

The SBC Might Finally Be Addressing Their Sex Scandals, Except Not (LSP #53)

Today, I'll show you what they might be finally getting right on this topic, and...

July 19, 2018

You Must Be Born Again (And Again, And Again, And Again…)

Most people have likely heard of the Bible verse advising that people must be born again...

July 17, 2018

What Ed Stetzer Thinks He Knows About Platforms (Is Wrong, As Usual)

Today, we look at yet another Christian who shows us exactly why his religion is...

June 2018

June 23, 2018

J.D. Greear Knows How to Solve the SBC’s Misogyny Problem, Too!

Poor J.D. Greear. Dude literally just got elected the Grand High Lord Poobah of the...

June 21, 2018

A Tale of Two Non-Solutions: The NEW New Plans to Fix Evangelical Churn

While we wait for the big Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) 2018 Annual Report, I thought...

June 14, 2018

Evangelical Churn: Being “In the Room” for #SBCAM18

Remember that dude Nathan Akin who seriously wanted young people to attend these functions to...

June 12, 2018

Evangelical Churn: The Falling Away of the Young

As the next generation in Christianity, young people have quite a burden to shoulder! And...

June 05, 2018

Al Mohler: No, It’s Our Critics Who Are Wrong.

Today, I'll show you the techniques he used to manipulate his flocks. These are common...