http://morrischapman.com Dr. Morris Chapman's Articles http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=14 They said it couldn’t be done. Religious scholars and well-known pastors said it couldn’t be done. Historians and futurists said it couldn’t be done. Denominational leaders said it couldn’t be done. Liberals believed that no band of Bible-thumping preachers, professors, and laymen could ever be used of God to return a denomination to its conservative roots. http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=14 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=73 Indianapolis, IN, June 10, 2008 – As Southern Baptists, we have much for which to be thankful. Our pastors preach the Word of God with power. Our churches witness effectively to the unsaved in cities and communities throughout the country. God continues to call many of our young people to the mission fields of the world; a new strategy for evangelizing the United States has been launched. Our seminaries excel in teaching new theologians and training new pastors. Our moral and religious liberty convictions are well represented in the public square. Our publications are some of the finest Bible study materials in the world. 6/10/2008 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=73 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=61 WASHINGTON (BP)--Prayer was the topic of conversation when the president of the Southern Baptist Convention met with the president of the United States Oct. 11. 10/12/2006 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=61 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=72 I recently gave a statement to SBCoutpost.com, a web site upon which a small group of young Southern Baptist bloggers regularly contribute their opinions about a number of issues in the Southern Baptist Convention. Almost immediately thereafter, my statement was removed because the predicate upon which I offered it (a more-Christlike tone in the exchange of ideas) was not satisfied. I was careful to assure that my comments were removed, and having done so, considered the matter closed. 7/30/1999 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=72 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=34 Jimmy Carter, the globetrotting ex-president, spends a great deal of his time promoting democracy, as he sees it, around the world. Interestingly, the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical fellowship of churches in America, functions as a democracy. What is surprising is that a man who professes to be devoted to democracy, and travels the world as the champion of democracy, decries the same democracy when it is faithfully exercised by Southern Baptists to declare our values. 11/11/2005 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=34 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=16 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Underscoring the urgency of winning a lost world to Christ, Executive Committee President Morris H. Chapman said Feb. 21 Southern Baptists must work together in a cooperative spirit in order to strengthen the convention. 2/22/2005 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=16 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=29 I have been asked to address the subject of connectionalism versus cooperation within the context of the Southern Baptist Convention. The subject concerns whether and how individual congregations of Baptists can work jointly on Christian projects (missions, benevolences, moral issues, and education) with fellow Baptists without compromising local church autonomy. Through the years, this has been a major question for Southern Baptists. 4/5/2004 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=29 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=25 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Morris H. Chapman was at the beginning of his ministry, preaching at various locations, when one Sunday at a rural Arkansas church he learned a lesson he has not forgotten. While preaching that morning he noticed in the congregation a woman who had her head bowed. She did not look up, and her inattentiveness served as a distraction. After the service he approached her and asked, "Are you troubled about something?" 9/23/2003 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=25 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=26 Last year, our Southern Baptist Convention adopted a new vision entitled Empowering Kingdom Growth (EKG). People often ask, "What is Empowering Kingdom Growth?" Biblically, the definition is captured in Matthew 6:33, Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 6/17/2003 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=26 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=20 In the Bible, the heart represents more than an organ in the body, it is a description of the whole of man. In the Holy Scripture, the heart is often used to refer to the intellectual, emotional, and volitional capacities that God uses to communicate fully with us; and these are described in reference to the center of man's being. Clearly, we can understand God intends that in our very essence we communicate completely and transparently — whole-heartedly — with Him. Empowering Kingdom Growth seeks to catalyze a movement among Southern Baptists that makes God the priority in our thoughts, our feelings, our desires, and our efforts — giving God rule and reign in our hearts. 6/1/2003 http://www.morrischapman.com/article.asp?id=20