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Responses to SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONSENSUS AND RENEWAL:

Finally, Southern Baptists of the 21st Century are shown the way back home. David Dockery, in the fresh and studied manner so typical of all his writings, calls for a fresh return to our theological, educational, and missiological roots. If you have written off the necessity, or even the possibility of future cooperation for the sake of God's kingdom, the passionate appeal of this book will most likely reverse your thinking. Few people know Southern Baptists as well as Dockery, and no one is better able to provide a compass by which to steer us, once again, our of our doldrums and onto the high seas of effectiveness.

Tom Eliff, Senior Vice President for Spiritual Nurture and Church Relations, International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal is a comprehenisve and challenging mandate for Southern Baptists in the 21st Century. It calls our denomination to nothing less than a Great Commission resurgence rooted in the great biblical and theological truths that we hold in common. David Dockery is, as always, careful, insightful, and gracious. Here is a thesis that can chart a course for our denomination. It is my prayer that this book will not only be read, but that its vision will be embraced.

Daniel L. Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southern Baptists stand at a crossroads today. The past generation has witnessed a denominational revolution, one that was much needed and for which we can give thanks to God. The question now is: Will we follow the model of the French Revolution which brought needed change but also unraveled much that was good and led to dissipation and fragmentation, or the American Revolution which issued in a new republic with enduring structures filled with hope for the future? In this landmark book, David Dockery, one of our finest scholar-statesmen, points the way toward a more constructive future for a denomination called to reclaim its founding purpose of "eliciting, combining, and directing" its energies in sharing the message of Jesus Christ with all the world.

Timothy George, Founding Dean, Beeson Divinity School and Senior Editor, Christianity Today

These are turbulent days in the Southern Baptist Convention. There are significant debates and questions about our Baptist identity. Our churches are struggling to reach people in a postmodern culture. David Dockery is one of those voices of hope in these uncertain days. He reminds us that we cannot yield the gains the Convention has made in its commitment to truth and doctrinal fidelity. Yet, he offers a plan for renewal and consensus within our confessional heritage. I am encouraged and I am thankful for the prophetic voice of David Dockery.

Thom S. Rainer, President, LifeWay Christian Resources

David Dockery is the new statesman pointing the way forward for the SBC. The situation is critical, the stakes are high, and the time is now for Southern Baptists to rebuild a consensus around which we can genuinely cooperate with one another in order to glorify God and to be a light to those who desperately need the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am grateful for David Dockery's wisdom and insight in calling for unity that is confessional and convictional without the necessity of compromise.

Buddy Gray, Pastor, Hunter Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama and former president of the Alabama Baptist Convention

David Dockery has done a brilliant job of presenting the historical complexities and uniqueness of our Baptist heritage. He points out the strong commitment that our Southern Baptist leaders and Baptist leaders over the centuries have had to the inerrancy, accuracy, and sufficiency of Scripture. His call for us to come together around the biblical essentials of our faith is a welcomed intrusion into these chaotic times in Southern Baptist life, in our churches and entities . . . This is a must read book for anyone serious about Southern Baptists coming together to become instruments God can use effectively in this age.

Jimmy Draper, President Emeritus, LifeWay Christian Resources and Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal gives a discerning overview of our Southern Baptist history and heritage and offers a distinctive insight and hope for our denominational future without compromising our long standing commitment to the authority and accuracy of the Bible. If I could I would make it a must read for every seminary faculty, seminarian, pastor, and lay leader. It is a timely word for these challenging days.

Jim Henry, Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida and Former President of the SBC

This book is the result of love working through truth and truth working through love. This book has been wrtten by one who has been both a Royal Ambassador and renowned Christian scholar. Let's pray that David Dockery's keen insights into Southern Baptist theology, worship, and cooperation will open up a conversation that leads us as Southern Baptists to greater conformity to Christ in mission with Him. The Southern Baptist Convention envisioned by David Dockery is one committed to biblical orthodoxy, confessional fidelity, missions fervor, cultural engagement, ecclesial rootedness, and Christ-centered worship. Let's open Dockery's book, along with our Bibles and our world maps, and pray for wisdom, love, and fidelity, to get there from here.

Russell D. Moore, Senior Vice-President for Academic Administration and Dean, School of Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

David Dockery here calls us to place the Gospel at the center without neglecting our Lord's secondary and tertiary commands, to practice cooperation with compromise, and to be authentically confessional without being cantankerous. May we heed the call.

Gregory A. Wills, Professor of Church History and Director, Center for the Study of the Southern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"For such a time as this . . ." Those are the words that come to mind after reading David Dockery's Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal. His book is a prophetic, clarion call to cooperation, unity, and renewal amongst Southern Baptists. Many issues in this day threaten to sidetrack us from advancing the Gospel, missions, and theological education together. Dockery urges us to focus on our confessional heritage and renew our commitment to truth, to doctrinal fidelity, and to the Christ-centered message of the Gospel. If you care anything about the future of the Southern Baptist Convention, then you need to read this book and appropriate its exhortation.

Terry L. Wilder, Editor, Midwestern Journal of Theology

David Dockery's Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal should be required reading for every Southern Baptist. It is well written, well documented, and offers a fascinating and much needed proposal. We must have renewal for and a renewed commitment to our historic roots and cooperative nature. The proposal by Dockery offers the best hope I have read.

John Sullivan, Executive Director-Treasurer, Florida Baptist Convention

David Dockery's Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal is the best introduction to the current state of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Mark E. Dever, Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D. C.

Having seen the Southern Baptist Convention "up close and personal" in recent years, I am convinced that a book such as this one is deeply and widely needed. It is multifaceted in its content. It is a primer on Southern Baptist history. It is a skillful analysis of the many forces and factors which have made us who we are. It is a masterful discussion of the theological issues which should pull us together and point us toward unity. Most of all, it is a call from a man devoted to God to encourage a Convention to remember its biblical purpose. I commend Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal to everyone.

Frank S. Page, President, Southern Baptist Convention and Pastor, Taylors Baptist Church, Greenville, South Carolina

Noting our place in church history and in Baptist history, David Dockery lauds our return to the full authority of the inerrant Word. He urges us to build on this foundation by directing our energies to a renewed consensus around the nature of the Gospel itself . . . If we hope to gain a hearing, we must stand united on the primacy of the Gospel--in our corporate worship, in our personal witnessing, as well as in our institutions of higher education. Dockery encourages church and denominational leaders to lead the way as we pray for God's glory to sweep over the earth.

Morris H. Chapman, President, Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention and Former President of the SBC

David Dockery has done a favor, not only for Southern Baptists, but for Christians all over the globe with the tome calling for new unified commitment to the message of the Gospel and reaching people for Christ. In this sterling call to action, Dockery reminds us that there is a cause around which every follower of Christ can unite and this is the gospel of grace to reach people who are lost. May this book gain a wide reading all over the world.

James Merritt, Senior Pastor, Cross Pointe Church, Gwinette, Georgia and Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention

A generation ago Vance Havner said that "Southern Baptists are many, but not much." David Dockery has given us a blueprint, which if followed will enable Southern Baptist churches and agencies to work together in the task of world evangelization while remaining faithful to the essentials of the orthodox Christian faith, as well as our Baptist distinctives. Then, perhaps it will be said that Southern Baptist are both many and much.  I hope the book receives a wide circulation and reading.

Al Jackson, Pastor, Lakeview Baptist Church, Auburn, Alabama