In 2019, The Pathway newspaper is publishing a year-long series, commemorating the history of the Conservative Resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in honor of its 40th anniversary. To read the stories published so far in this series, click on the following links:
Part 1: ‘Battle for the Bible’ – 1979 SBC presidential election ignites Conservative Resurgence.
Part 2: Abandoning the faith: Lottie Moon, Crawford H. Toy and the infiltration of liberalism in the SBC
Part 3: Monkey business: As liberalism increased in SBC, evolution debates motivated adoption of BFM 1925.
Part 4: A faith worth life, death – 1958 ‘Lexington Road Massacre’ ignites efforts to rid SBC of liberalism
Part 5: ‘Death in the Pot’: MBTS Elliott Controversy prompts 1963 revision of Baptist Faith & Message
Part 6: ‘An avowed inerrantist’ – 100-year-old Davis remembers helping to draft 1963 BF&M adopted in KCMO
Part 7: ‘A day of reckoning in the SBC’: Patterson discusses Conservative Resurgence in exclusive interview
Part 10: Conservative Resurgence fosters pro-life stance in SBC
Part 11: Rogers’ 1979 election as SBC president ignites conservative renewal
Part 12: Adrian Rogers: Prophet of the Conservative Resurgence
Part 13: Hefley’s Truth in Crisis series a ‘significant impact’ on Southern Baptist Convention, says Lewis
Part 14: ‘Astonishing, astounding’: Jerry Vines reflects on ‘Battle for the Bible’ in exclusive interview
Part 15: ‘Orwellian mentality’ emerging? – In 1984, SBC agency heads waged ‘holy war’ … against conservatives
Part 16: ‘A watershed moment’ – SBC’s 1985 meeting in Dallas drew 45,000 messengers
Part 17: SBC Peace Committee sought clarity, resolution amid denominational debate
Part 19: Criswell’s 1985 ‘Whether We Live Or Die’ sermon a ‘watershed moment’ in Conservative Resurgence
Part 20: MBC’s Yeats: Southern Baptist journalism essential to the success of Conservative Resurgence
Part 21: MBC evangelist: ‘Hide His Word in our hearts’ to avoid liberal drift