Are Southern Baptists in Their Golden Era?

Since the Southern Baptist Convention's founding in 1845, the SBC's primary -- and most unifying -- effort has been collaborative missionary efforts. That was our raison d'etre in 1845 and it remains so today.

Yet, even during the SBC's earliest years, theological education was an accompanying concern. Early SBC luminaries such as R.B.C. Howell, W.B. Johnson, Basil Manly Sr., Basil Manly Jr. and, most especially, James P. Boyce called for a common theological institution in the South.