Jerry Vines Blog

Last week I signed the “Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation.” I also wrote a response (“It is Time to Discuss the Elephant in the Room”) to...

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I was interested to read Dr. Mohler's response to "A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God's Plan of Salvation," which statement I gladly signed. His...

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Janet and I arrived a day early for the 1969 SBC in New Orleans. Our minister of music, Fred Barr, and his wife, Marjorie were with us. We checked in to our hotel and immediately headed to the French Quarter for some fine dining. We were puttin’ on the dog. We found a place named “The Ritz” (name changed to protect the guilty).

Upon entrance we were quickly seated and our table was surrounded by a host of servers in formal attire. With great fanfare they brought...

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Janet and I attended our first Southern Baptist Convention together in 1969. Held in New Orleans, W. A. Criswell presided as president. The highlight for me was the Pastors’ Conference.

I heard quite an array of speakers. Wayne Ward and Gray Allison, Seminary professors. Testimonies and addresses by Miss America Vonda Kay Van Dyke,  Alabama Governor Albert Brewer and Bob Harrington, the Chaplain of Bourbon Street. Young up and coming Alabama pastors Charles Carter and John...

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Perhaps many of you recall that Jerry Vines Ministries hosted  the John 3:16 Conference, an assessment of and response  to 5-Point Calvinism. The lectures in this Conference, plus some additional chapters, were subsequently put in the book "

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Listen to my interview with Junior Hill, Evangelist out of Hartselle, Alabama, about our upcoming Fall Bible Conference.

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I was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Clark Pinnock at the age of 73. Though Dr. Pinnock had retired from public life in March, announcing he had Alzheimer’s disease, he died unexpectedly as the result of a heart attack. His homegoing brought back a flood of memories from my own personal life. 

Contrary to some articles, I did not have any classes under Dr. Pinnock when I was at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Nor did Dr. Adrian Rogers. Dr. Rogers actually...

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Listen to my interview with Dr. Adam Dooley, Pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, about our upcoming Fall Bible Conference.

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“For such a time as this” is a well-known biblical phrase calling attention to the magnitude of a moment.

We are at a momentous moment in Southern Baptist life. “For such a time as this” we need a servant-leader statesman as our next president.

Let me paint a picture of the kind of president we need.

We need a president who is godly and humble. He is neither interested in celebrity nor popularity. He preaches the Bible and is a faithful shepherd to...

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Though we didn’t consciously do it, the speakers at the conference come from many generations. Our speakers are in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.

God uses preachers of all ages to speak His Word to our hearts. It would be a mistake for us to think only those of a certain age have a message of God for us. Some of the great preachers who are older have really blessed and challenged me. I have been thrilled and helped immensely by young preachers.

The effectiveness of a...

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