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 €œThe Church€ in the Southern Baptist Convention€s Baptist Faith and Message statement. Upon This Rock gathers those presentations and answers such questions as:

€ What is the basis for our denominational distinctives?
€ Are they merely a collection of €œfaded traditions€ or true doctrinal necessities rooted in the Bible alone?
€ Are they theologically rich cornerstones of faith that easily transcend time, culture, and preference?

Contributors include Malcolm B Yarnell III (€œUpon This Rock I Will Build My Church: A Theological Exposition of Matthew 16:13-20€), Paige Patterson (€œObserving the Two Ordinances of Christ€), Thomas and Joy White (€œChurch Officers and Gender: Can Women Be Pastors? Or Deacons?€) and Bart Barber (€œA Denomination of Churches: Biblical and Useful€) as well as Jason G. Duesing, David Allen, Emir F. Caner, James Leo Garrett, Jr., and Byron McWilliams.