The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Southern Baptists and Reformed theology

Well, as far as SBC churches using the LBC 1689, they very isolated. Ironically, James P. Boyce, first President of the Southern Baptist Seminary, thought this the ideal confession for use in churches and in theological institutions. But many SBCers today see this confession as "divisive" (IX Marks Ministries, for example). Calvinistic SBC churches generally use the Abstract of Principles, many times taking out the "negative" prohibitions in the Lord's Day article. Founders Ministries is a group withing the SBC that promoted the Doctrines of Grace. Reformed/Calvinistic SBCers include Tom Ascol, Tom Nettles, Mark Dever, Fred Malone, and Al Mohler. There are also some 1689 affirming churches that are dually aligned with the SBC and the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America (such as the one Richard Barcellos and Sam Waldron are a part of). I hope this helps!