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Calvinistic baptist groups presently using the term '''''Sovereign Grace''''' include the |
Calvinistic baptist groups presently using the term '''''Sovereign Grace''''' include the Sovereign Grace Baptist Association,<ref name="River">{{cite book|title=The Baptist river: essays on many tributaries of a diverse tradition|page=273|year=2006|first=William Glenn, ed|last=Jonas|isbn=0881460303|publisher=Mercer University Press|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9cJjleldIVEC&pg=PA273}}</ref> the [[Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada]], and some among the growing Calvinist strand of [[Independent Baptist]]s,<ref name=Crowley177>{{cite book|title=Primitive Baptists of the Wiregrass South: 1815 to the Present |author= Crowley, John G. |year=1998|isbn=9780813016405 |publisher=[[University of Florida Press]]|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6TTtLEXwYCUC&pg=PA177|page=177}}</ref> including several hundred [[Landmarkism|Landmark]] Independent Baptist churches.<ref name="Tribes">{{cite book|title=The Twelve Baptist Tribes in the United States: A historical and statistical analysis|year=2007|first=Albert W.|last=Wardin|isbn=1578430380|publisher=Baptist History and Heritage Society |url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=xOAvT4bXB8mZiAfVuaTYDg&id=2WvkAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22IL-SG%22}}</ref> |
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====Sovereign Grace Baptist Association of Churches==== |
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The Sovereign Grace Baptist Association of Churches (SGBA), which was organized in 1984,<ref name="River"/> sponsors an annual national conference and churches cooperate in missions, publications, retreats, camps and other activities. The Missionary Committee serves under the Executive Committee to screen candidates and recommend them to the churches for support. They currently (2009) are supporting one missionary endeavour. The Publication Committee reviews and approves submissions, and supplies literature to the churches. ''Grace News'' is published quarterly. A Confession of Faith was adopted in 1991. Membership in the SGBA is open to any Baptist church subscribing to the Constitution and Articles of Faith. There are 12 member churches, half of which are located in [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sgba.net/ |title=Sovereign Grace Baptist Association Website: Churches|accessdate=6 Feb 2012}}</ref> The association is recognised as an endorsing agent for United States [[military chaplain]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armed Forces Chaplains Board Endorsements | publisher=US Department of Defense | url=http://prhome.defense.gov/mpp/chaplains%20board/endorsements.aspx | accessdate=10 Feb 2012}}</ref> |
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====Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada==== |
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| ⚫ | The Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada (SGF) is a fellowship for Baptist churches in [[Canada]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Christianity and ethnicity in Canada|page=2008|year=2009|author=Bramadat, Paul, and Seljak, David |isbn=0802095844|publisher=University of Toronto Press |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z4HzXN4HQkQC&pg=PA411}}</ref> holding to either the [[1689 Baptist Confession of Faith|Baptist Confession of 1644 or 1689]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sgfcanada.com/introduction/constitution/ |title=Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada Website: Constitution|accessdate=6 Feb 2012}}</ref> Sovereign Grace Fellowship had 10 member churches when it was formally inaugurated, located in [[New Brunswick]] and [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sgfcanada.com/ |title=Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada Website: Introduction|accessdate=6 Feb 2012}}</ref> |
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====Sovereign Grace Landmark Independent Baptists==== |
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[[Landmarkism|Landmark]] in [[Ecclesiastical polity|polity]] as well as Calvinist, there are several hundred Sovereign Grace Landmark Independent Baptist churches.<ref name="Tribes"/> |
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Sovereign Grace Baptists in the broadest sense are any "Calvinistic" Baptists that accept God's sovereign grace[1] in salvation and predestination, including Primitive Baptists, Reformed Baptists, Continental Baptist Churches (org. 1983) and Strict Baptists. In the narrower sense, certain churches and groups have preferred "Sovereign Grace" in their name, rather than using the terms "Calvinism," "Calvinist," or "Reformed Baptist." This includes some who prefer the 1644 Baptist Confession of Faith to the 1689 Confession.[2]
All of these groups generally agree with the Five Points of Calvinism - Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. Groups calling themselves "Sovereign Grace Baptists" have been particularly influenced by the writings of John Gill in the 18th century.[3] Among American Baptists who have revived such Calvinist ideas were Rolfe P. Barnard and Henry Mahan, who organised the Sovereign Grace Bible Conference in Ashland, Kentucky in 1954,[4][5] though groups designated as Sovereign Grace are not necessarily connected to them.
Current status
Calvinistic baptist groups presently using the term Sovereign Grace include the Sovereign Grace Baptist Association,[6] the Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada, and some among the growing Calvinist strand of Independent Baptists,[7] including several hundred Landmark Independent Baptist churches.[8]
Sovereign Grace Baptist Association of Churches
The Sovereign Grace Baptist Association of Churches (SGBA), which was organized in 1984,[6] sponsors an annual national conference and churches cooperate in missions, publications, retreats, camps and other activities. The Missionary Committee serves under the Executive Committee to screen candidates and recommend them to the churches for support. They currently (2009) are supporting one missionary endeavour. The Publication Committee reviews and approves submissions, and supplies literature to the churches. Grace News is published quarterly. A Confession of Faith was adopted in 1991. Membership in the SGBA is open to any Baptist church subscribing to the Constitution and Articles of Faith. There are 12 member churches, half of which are located in Michigan.[9] The association is recognised as an endorsing agent for United States military chaplains.[10]
Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada
The Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada (SGF) is a fellowship for Baptist churches in Canada[11] holding to either the Baptist Confession of 1644 or 1689.[12] Sovereign Grace Fellowship had 10 member churches when it was formally inaugurated, located in New Brunswick and Ontario.[13]
Sovereign Grace Landmark Independent Baptists
Landmark in polity as well as Calvinist, there are several hundred Sovereign Grace Landmark Independent Baptist churches.[8]
References
- ^ Stevenson, William R. (1999). Sovereign Grace: The place and significance of Christian freedom in John Calvin's political thought. Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0195125061.
- ^ Brackney, William H. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 472. ISBN 0810856220.
- ^ Weaver, C. Douglas (2008). In Search of the New Testament Church: The Baptist Story. Mercer University Press. p. 220. ISBN 0881461059.
- ^ McBeth, H. Leon (1987). The Baptist Heritage: Four Century of Baptist Witness. Broadman Press. p. 771. ISBN 0805465693.
- ^ Mead, Frank Spencer; Hill, Samuel S.; Atwood, Craig D. (2001). Handbook of Denominations in the United States (11th ed.). Abingdon Press. p. 62. ISBN 0687069831.
- ^ a b Jonas, William Glenn, ed (2006). The Baptist river: essays on many tributaries of a diverse tradition. Mercer University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0881460303.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Crowley, John G. (1998). Primitive Baptists of the Wiregrass South: 1815 to the Present. University of Florida Press. p. 177. ISBN 9780813016405.
- ^ a b Wardin, Albert W. (2007). The Twelve Baptist Tribes in the United States: A historical and statistical analysis. Baptist History and Heritage Society. ISBN 1578430380.
- ^ "Sovereign Grace Baptist Association Website: Churches". Retrieved 6 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Armed Forces Chaplains Board Endorsements". US Department of Defense. Retrieved 10 Feb 2012.
- ^ Bramadat, Paul, and Seljak, David (2009). Christianity and ethnicity in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 2008. ISBN 0802095844.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada Website: Constitution". Retrieved 6 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada Website: Introduction". Retrieved 6 Feb 2012.
External links
- Sovereign Grace Bible Conference - Lexington, KY
- Sovereign Grace Baptist Association Website
- Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada Website
Sources
- Constitution of the Sovereign Grace Baptist Association of Churches
- Constitution of the Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada
- Unaffiliated Landmark Baptist Church Survey, by R. L. Vaughn
- Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
- The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness, by H. Leon McBeth