Upon This Rock: A Baptist Understanding of the Church

Upon This Rock: A Baptist Understanding of the Church

A recent conference at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary featured speakers addressing topics set forth in the article on “The Church” in the Southern Baptist Convention’s Baptist Faith and Message statement. Upon <br />This Rock gathers those presentations and answers such questions as:<br />• What is the basis for our denominational distinctives?<br />• Are they merely a collection of “faded traditions” or true doctrinal necessities rooted in the Bible alone?<br />• Are they theologically rich cornerstones of faith that easily transcend time, culture, and preference?<br />Contributors include Malcolm B Yarnell III (“Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church: A Theological Exposition of Matthew 16:13-20”), Paige Patterson (“Observing the Two Ordinances of Christ”), Thomas and Joy White (“Church Officers and Gender: Can Women Be Pastors? Or Deacons?”) and Bart Barber (“A Denomination of Churches: Biblical and Useful”) as well as Jason G. Duesing, David Allen, Emir F. Caner, James Leo Garrett, Jr., and Byron McWilliams.