Josh Harris @ SBTS Chapel

Today at Southern Seminary Joshua Harris preached and Bob Kauflin led in worship.  The interesting part about that is that they are both a part of Sovereign Grace Ministries which is a charismatic calvinistic “denomination.”  As there is a lot of current discussion in SBC of greater unity between the Calvinistic and Non-Calvinistic Southern Baptists, it seems that this is an interesting connection for SBTS to have.  In a lot of ways I think that it is reflective of the mood of many of those in what has come to be known as the Neo-Reformed camp.  In this camp many young calvinists often identify more with other like minded calvinists rather than with those with whom they are denominationally connected.  Many older SBC leaders have attempted to reach out to the new younger generation that likes Mark Driscoll and John Piper  I think it would be short-sighted to think that these Neo-Reformed have had a fundamental shift from their loose network of Calvinistic ties to loyalty to the SBC.  I say this not in a condemning way.  I think in a lot of ways that there has been a fun fundamental shift in the thinking paradigm of who young reformed guys.  With the advance of technology and new networks being formed, it seems that this “post-denominational” world is more of a reality that often realized.  It can be seen in the strangest places sometimes, such as chapel at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Josh Harris and the SBTS Administration via Flickr