RESOURCES FOR YOUTH

Books

Brown, Lavonn D. Truths That Make a Difference: The Doctrines Baptists Believe. Nashville: Convention Press, 1980.

Couch, Doug and Steve Roach. I Believe: A Youth Adaptation of the Baptist Faith and Message. Published by the Georgia Baptist Convention.

Davis, Derek and Marv Knox and Melissa Rogers and Mike Smith. Empowering Believers: Christian Citizenship Through the Culture Wars. Nashville: Baptist Center for Ethics, 1996.

Fletcher, Jesse C. The Southern Baptist Convention. Nashville: Broadman, 1994.

Gaddy, C. Welton. Faith and Politics: What’s a Christian to do? Macon: Peake Road, 1996.

James, Rob and Gary Leazer with James Shoopman. The Fundamentalist Takeover in the Southern Baptist Convention: A Brief History.  Timisoara, Romania:  Impact Media, 1999.  Copies available for $5.00 each from Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists.  Phone:  (405) 329-2266.  E-mail: bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org

Jones, Jeffrey D. and Debra L. Sutton.  We Are Baptists: Studies for Youth.  Valley Forge, PA:  Judson Press, 1999.

Humphreys, Fisher. The Way We Were. New York: McCracken Press, 1994.

Leonard, Bill J. Risk the Journey: Answering God’s Call to Proclaim the Word. Birmingham: Women’s Missionary Union, 1995.

McBeth, Leon. Women in Baptist Life. Nashville: Broadman, 1979.

Mosley, Ernest E. Basics for New Baptists. Nashville: Convention Press, 1989.

Pam Parry. Citizens of Two Kingdoms: Lessons for Youth in Baptist History and Religious Liberty. Macon: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, 1996.

Shurden, Walter B. The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms. Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 1993.

Shurden, Walter B. Not a Silent People: Controversies That Have Shaped Southern Baptists. Nashville: Broadman, 1972.  Updated and reprinted by Smyth & Helwys, 1995.

 Pamphlets

1963 Baptist Faith and Message.  Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Pamphlets on Baptist Distinctives

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

Baptists Affirm Their Faith.

Baptist Faith and Message, 1963.

E.Y. Mullins: Shaper of Theology. E.Y. Mullins: Shaper of Theology.

Doing Faith Baptist Style:  Voluntarism, by E. Glenn Hinson

Doing Diversity Baptist Style:  Major Variations, by Albert W. Wardin Jr.

 

From the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Why I am a Baptist, by Daniel Vestal, Jr.

 

From the Mainstream Baptist Network

Why Be Baptist? by Rick McClatchy and Bruce Prescott

How the SBC has Changed, by Rick McClatchy and Bruce Prescott

An Unconscionable Confession, by Bruce Prescott

The Fruit of Creedalism, by Bruce Prescott

Pamphlets on Baptist History

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

The Baptist Heritage Series:

Baptist Beginnings.

Crises in Baptist Life. Crises in Baptist Life.

Foundations of Baptist Heritage. Foundations of Baptist Heritage.

Southern Baptist Beginnings. Southern Baptist Beginnings.

Southern Baptists Nationwide. Southern Baptists Nationwide.

The Baptist Story. The Baptist Story.

Doing Diversity Baptist Style:  Major Variations, by Albert W. Wardin Jr.

 

From the Mainstream Baptist Network

Why Be Baptist? by Rick McClatchy and Bruce Prescott

How the SBC has Changed, by Rick McClatchy and Bruce Prescott

Subjugating Women in the SBC, by Bruce Prescott and Rick McClatchy

Reconfigurations in Baptist Life, by Bruce Prescott and Rick McClatchy

The Fruit of Creedalism, by Bruce Prescott

 

Pamphlets on Biblical Authority

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

Biblical Authority. Biblical Authority.

A.T. Robertson: Shaper of New Testament Studies.

Doing Authority Baptist Style:  The Bible, by Claude L. Howe Jr.

 

From the Mainstream Baptist Network

Mainstream Baptists and the Bible, by Bruce Prescott

 

Pamplets on Baptist Church Polity

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

Autonomy and Cooperation. Autonomy and Cooperation.

Believer’s Baptism by Immersion.

Congregational Worship. Congregational Worship.

I.E. Reynolds: Shaper of Church Music. I.E. Reynolds: Shaper of Church Music.

John A. Broadus: Shaper of Preaching. John A. Broadus: Shaper of Preaching.

Responsible Church Membership. Responsible Church Membership.

Salvation by Grace. Salvation by Grace.

Doing Baptism Baptist Style:  Believer's Baptism, by William H. Brackney

Doing Church Baptist Style:  Congregationalism, by Carol C. Holcomb

 

From the Mainstream Baptist Network

A Crisis of Conscience, by Bruce Prescott

 

Pamphlets on Priesthood of Believer

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

Lordship of Christ. Lordship of Christ.

Priesthood of All Believers. Priesthood of All Believers.

T.B. Maston: Shaper of Ethics and Social Concern.

Doing Ministry Baptist Style:  The Priesthood of All Believers, by Carolyn D. Blevins

From the Mainstream Baptist Network

Why Be Baptist? by Rick McClatchy and Bruce Prescott

 

Pamphlets on Religious Liberty

From the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs

Baptists and Religious Freedom.

Christianity in American Life.

Government Intrusion into Religion.

How We Got That Way: Baptists on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State

Keeping the Faith -- The Promise of Cooperation, The Perils of Government Funding:  A Guide for Houses of Worship

Separation of Church and State.

A Shared Vision: Religious Liberty in the 21st Century.

 

From the J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies.

The Baptist Tradition of Religious Liberty in America.

 

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

Baptists and Religious Liberty.

J.M. Dawson: Shaper of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty. J.M. Dawson: Shaper of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty.

Religious Freedom. Religious Freedom.

Why Do Southern Baptists Believe in Religious Liberty?

Doing Freedom Baptist Style:  Liberty of Conscience, by Charles W. Deweese

 

Pamphlets on Baptist Witness

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

Annie Armstrong: Shaper of Missions.

Baptists and World Missions. Baptists and World Missions.

Evangelism and Missions. Evangelism and Missions.

L. R. Scarborough: Shaper of Evangelism. L. R. Scarborough: Shaper of Evangelism.

Lottie Moon: Shaper of Foreign Missions.

Doing Missions Baptist Style:  A Passion for the Gospel, by Bill J. Leonard

Plays and Skits

Three One Act Plays written by Darrel Baergen for The Baptist Distinctives Committee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, 1997.

 

 Video Tapes

Video Tapes on Baptist Witness

From the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 1-888-801-4223

Adopt a People Video.

"Decade of Promise" Video.

Doing Missions in a World Without Borders.

Doing Missions Through Urban and International Ministries.  $6.95

The Future of the Fellowship.

Offering for Global Missions Video.

Reaching the Unreached: A Conversation with Dr. Keith Parks.

"To Every Heart" Music Video performed by Lenny LeBlanc.   $3.95  Free for a limited time!

What a Fellowship! The Missions & Ministries of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

CBF's Unevangelized People Group (UPG) Video Series:

The Albanian People.  $6.95

The Arab-American People.  $6.95

The Balinese People.  $6.95

The Banjara Gypsies of India.  $6.95

The Bedouin.  $6.95

The Gypsy Romany People.  $6.95

The Kurds.  $6.95

The Lampungese People.  $6.95

The Madurese People.  $6.95

The Minkangkabau People.  $6.95

The Pattani Malay People.  $6.95

The Rock People.  $6.95

The Sudanese People.  $6.95

Set of 13 UPG Videos $78.00

Supplemental UPG Video Series -- Set of 3 Videos -- $18.00

 

Video Tapes on Baptist Distinctives

From the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 1-888-801-4223

Allen, Loyd. Being Baptist: The Autonomy of the Local Church. CBF Resource # 830V004 $6.95

Blevins, Carolyn. Being Baptist: Religious Liberty. CBF Resource # 830V003 $6.95

Leonard, Bill. Being Baptist: The Priesthood of All Believers. CBF Resource # 830V001 $6.95

Parker, Gary. Being Baptist: The Authority of the Bible. CBF Resource # 830V002 $6.95

Wade, Charles. Being Baptist: Believer’s Baptism. CBF Resource # 830V005 $6.95

Being Baptist All five of the above video’s. CBF Resource # 830V006 $28.95

Lipscomb, Steven. The Battle for the Mind. Battle for the Mind, Inc., 1997. 1-800-343-5540. A documentary about the Fundamentalist takeover of the SBC and its effect on Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY.

Video Tapes on Baptist History

From the Baptist History and Heritage Society

The Struggle for Identity and Freedom, 1640-1740. $19.95

Conquering a New Land, 1740-1814. $19.95

A World Vision, 1814-1845. $19.95

Growing Pains, 1845-1900. $19.95

Higher Ground, the 20th Century. $19.95

One Sacred Effort: Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the SBC $19.95

 

Lipscomb, Steven. The Battle for the Mind. Battle for the Mind, Inc., 1997. 1-800-343-5540. A documentary about the Fundamentalist takeover of the SBC and its effect on Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY.

Video Tapes on Religious Liberty

Blevins, Carolyn. Being Baptist: Religious Liberty. CBF Resource # 830V003 $6.95 1-888-801-4223.

Liberty Under Christ. Nashville: Historical Commission of the SBC.

The Intersection: Where Religious Liberty and Power Meet. Baptist Joint Committee on Public Afairs.

 

Computer Resources

On Compact Disc

Fellowship Interactive. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, 1996. 

On the Internet

Passport Youth Camps

Alliance of Baptists

American Baptist Association

American Baptist Churches USA

American Baptist Historical Society

American Baptist News Service

Arkansas Baptists Committed

Associated Baptist Press

Baptist Center for Ethics

Baptist General Association of Virginia

Baptist General Convention of Texas

Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs

Baptist Heritage

Baptist History and Heritage Society

Baptist Net

Baptist Observer

Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America

Baptist Union of Great Britain

Baptist Women in Ministry

Baptist World Alliance

Canadian Baptist Archives

Casa Bautista de Publicaciones, (Baptist Spanish Publishing House)

Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies

Center for Baptist Studies at Mercer University

Center for Christian Ethics

Christian Ethics Today

Conservative Baptist Association

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

European Baptist Federation

European Baptist Press Service

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (GARBC)

Judson Press

Mainstream Baptist Network

Mainstream Louisiana Baptists

Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists

Mercer University Press

Mercer University Special Collections

Ministering To Ministers Foundation

National Association of Free Will Baptists

National Baptist Convention/USA Inc.

National Baptist Convention of America Inc.

North American Baptist Conference

Oxford Hypertext Project for Baptist and Anabaptist Resources

Primitive Baptists 

Progressive National Baptist Convention

Randall House Publications

Roger Williams Fellowship of American Baptists

Seventh Day Baptists

Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives

Smyth & Helwys Publishers

Texas Baptists Committed

Texas Baptist Laity Institute

Women’s Missionary Union

Periodicals on Baptists

Arkansas Baptist Committed Newsletter.  A publication of Arkansas Baptists Committed.  P.O. Box 250711 Little Rock, AR 72225.  Phone:  (501) 663-5773.  E-mail:  arkbaptcom@juno.com  Annual Membership Fee:  $35;  Students: $20.

Baptist Heritage.  A publication of the Baptist Heritage Council of Georgia.  P.O. Box 49453 Athens, GA 30600004-9453.  Phone:  (706) 583-8618.  E-mail:  baptistheritage@msn.com  Annual Membership Fee:  $50.  Students and Senior Citizens $25.

Baptist History and Heritage. A publication of the Baptist History and Heritage Society. P.O. Box 728 Brentwood, TN 37024-0728.  Phone:  (800) 966-2278.  E-mail:  cdeweese@tnbaptist.org  Annual Membership Fee: $25. Back Issues: $6-$10.

Baptist Standard.  Weekly newspaper for Texas Baptists  P.O. Box 660267, Dallas TX 75266-0267.  Phone:  (214) 630-4571.  E-mail:  bapstand@baptiststandard.com  Annual Subscription:  $13.50.

Baptists Today.  An autonomous national Baptist news journal.  6316 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210-3960.  Phone: (478) 301-5655  Fax: (478) 301-2264.  E-mail:  info@baptiststoday.org  Subscription Rates: one year, $18; two years, $32. Group rate for 25 or more to the same address $15 each.

Christian Ethics Today.  A Journal of Christian Ethics published by the Christian Ethics Today Foundation.  P.O. Box 26 Wimberley, TX 78676.  Phone: (512) 847-8721.  E-mail:  jtrull@wimberley-tx.com  Annual Subscription:  $30.

Ethics Report.  A publication of the Baptist Center for Ethics.  4219 Hillsboro Rd., suite 210  Nashville, TN  37215-3328.  Phone: (800) 469-4223.  E-Mail:  Annual Subscription $10.

Fellowship!  Newsletter of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. P.O. Box 450329 Atlanta, GA 31145-0329 Phone:  (770) 220-1600. E-mail:  fellowship@cbfnet.org  Free

FaithWorks:  Integrating Faith and Life.  A Christian Magazine for Young Adults. P.O. Box 23769 Jacksonville, FL 32241.  Phone:  (888) 715-9403.  Email: editor@faithworks.com  Subscriptions $15 per year.  Bulk copies of 25 or more to the same address:  $11 per year.

The Kentucky Mainstream.  A publication of Mainstream Baptists of Kentucky.  P.O. Box 974  Georgetown, KY 40324.  Phone:  (859) 586-0363.  E-mail:  hrb@fuse.net  Annual Membership Fee:  Individuals $35; Couples $50.

The Mainstream Baptist.  A publication of Mainstream Alabama Baptists P.O. Box 18641 Huntsville, AL 35804.  Phone:  (866) 979-7223.  E-mail:  deason59@bellsouth.net  Annual Membership Fee:  $25-$49.  

Mainstream Illinois Baptists Newsletter.  A publication of Mainstream Illinois Baptists.  630 Cedar Creek Rd.  Makanda, IL 62958.  Phone:  (618) 457-0323.  E-mail:  ubc@globaleyes.net  

Mainstream Journal.  A publication of the Mainstream Baptist Network.  P.O. Box 3301 San Angelo, TX 76902-3301.  Phone:  (915) 659-4102.  E-mail:  trusdle@wcc.net   Annual Membership Fee: $35.

Mainstream Messenger. A publication of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists.  P.O. Box 6371 Norman, OK 73070.  Phone: (405) 329-2266.  E-mail:  bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org  Annual Membership Fee:  $35.

Mainstream North Carolina Baptists Newsletter.  A publication of Mainstream Baptists of North Carolina  P.O. Box 10671 Greensboro, NC 27404.  Phone:  (919) 658-2062.  E-mail:  dongordon@aol.com  Annual Membership Fee:  $25-49; Students, Singles & Senior Citizens $5-25.

Mainstream Tennessee Baptists Newsletter.  A publication of Mainstream Tennessee Baptists P.O. Box 12882 Knoxville, TN 37912-6882.  Phone:  (615) 292-5617.  E-mail:  busherman@juno.com  Annual Membership Fee:  $25;  Students $15.

Report From the Capital A publication of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs. 200 Maryland Ave. N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002.  Phone: (202) 544-4226. E-mail: bjcpa@bjcpa.org   Annual Subscription: $10.

Texas Baptists Committed Newsletter.   A publication of Texas Baptists Committed.  P.O. Box 3330 San Angelo, Texas 76902-3330 Phone:  (915) 659-4102.  E-mail:  trusdle@wcc.net  Annual Membership Fee: $35.

Texas Baptist Laity Institute Newsletter.  A publication of the Texas Baptist Laity Institute 3600 Gaston Avenue, LB-80  Dallas, TX 75246.  Phone:  (214) 820-3935.  E-mail:  tblaity@flash.net  Free.  A Ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Texas Baptist History.  The Journal of the Texas Baptist Historical Society. 4144 N. Central Expwy, Suite 110  Dallas, TX 75204  Phone:  (972) 331-2235.  E-mail:  tbhc@bgct.org.  Annual Membership Fee:  $10.

Virginia Baptists Committed Newsletter.  A publication of Virginia Baptists Committed.  P.O. Box 3446  Petersburg, VA 23805-3446.  Phone:  (540) 949-8187.  E-mail:  1stbapt@cfw.com  Annual Membership Fee:  $25.

The Virginia Baptist Register.  The journal of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, P.O. Box 34, University of Richmond, Va. 23173.  $12.45 per volume.

The Voice.  A publication of Mainstream Louisiana Baptists.  P.O. Box 310  Alexandria, LA 71309-0310.  Phone:  (318) 354-0190.  E-mail:  mlbdirect@mainstreamla.org  Annual Membership Fee:  $25;  Students $15.

The Whitsitt Journal. A publication of the William H. Whitsitt Baptist Heritage Society. 1717 Shenandoah Drive Vidalia, GA 30474.   E-mail: dweaver@cybersouth.com  Annual Membership Fee:  Individuals $15; Couples and Organizations $25; students $5.

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship State & Region Newsletters:

Alabama194-D Fort Toulouse Rd.  Wetumpka, AL  36092  Phone: (888) 245-4223.  E-mail:  alcbf@hiwaay.net  Annual Subscription:  Free

Arkansas.  4 Talmadge Ct.  Little Rock, AR 72204-4744.  Phone:  (501) 565-5343.  E-mail:  Lakeshorecbf@juno.com  Annual Subscription:  Free

Central Region.  1714 Quail Run Rd.  Corydon, IA 50060.  Annual Subscription:  Free

Florida.  P.O. Box 2556 Lakeland, FL 33806-2556.  Phone:  (888) 241-2233.  E-mail:  panderson@floridacbf.org  Annual Subscription:  Free

Georgia.  400 poplar St.  Suite 230  Macon, GA 31201-3336.  Phone:  (478) 301-5926.  E-mail:  broome_ef@mercer.edu  Annual Subscription:  Free

Kentucky.  225 South Hurstbourne Pkwy Suite 205  Louisville, KY 40222-4929.  Phone:  (502) 426-4929.  E-mail:  jlepper@kybf.org  Annual Subscription:  Free

Louisiana.  P.O. Box 607 Ruston, LA 71273.  Phone:  (318) 255-1962.  E-mail: cbfl@bayou.com  Annual Subscription:  Free

Mid-Atlantic Region.  2563 Bear Den Rd.  Frederick, MD 20701.  Phone:  (301) 607-1218.  E-mail:  cbfmidatlantic@aol.com  Annual Subscription:  Free

Mississippi.  120 N. Congress St.  Suite 815  Jackson, MS 39201-2605.  E-mail:  bpope63@aol.com  Annual Subscription:  Free

Missouri.  101 Clayview Dr.  Liberty, MO 64068.  Phone:  (816) 415-0009.  E-mail:  hap@cbfmo.org  Annual Subscription:  Free

North Carolina.  8025 North Point Blvd., Suite 205  Winston-Salem, NC 27106.  Phone:  (888) 822-1944.  E-mail:  bpatterson@cbfnc.org  Annual Subscription:  Free

North East Region.  363 US Rt 4  Lebanon, NH   Phone:  (603) 448-6397.  E-mail:  Sandy.R.Hale@Dartmouth.edu  Annual Subscription:  Free

North Central Region.  University Baptist Church 3740 E. Third St.  Bloomington, IN 47401.  Phone:  (812) 339-1404.  E-mail:  abriggs@indiana.edu  Annual Subscription:  Free

Oklahoma.  205 E. Main  Norman, OK 73069.  Phone:  (405) 447-1037.  E-mail:  cbfo@att.net  Annual Subscription:  Free

South Carolina.  P.O. Box 11159 Columbia, SC 29211.  Phone:  (803) 779-1888.  E-mail:  cbfofsc@bellsouth.net  Annual Subscription:  Free

Tennessee.  P.O. Box 399  Murfreesboro, TN 37133-0399.  Phone:  (615) 907-8525.  E-mail:  coordinator@tncbf.org  Annual Subscription:  Free

Texas.  6408 Wrigley Way  Fort Worth, TX 76133.  Phone:  (866) 630-8009.  E-mail:  DrDGKent@cs.com  Annual Subscription:  Free

Virginia.  P.O. Box 11754  Richmond, VA 23230.  Phone:  (804) 213-0412.  E-mail:  rickclore@mindspring.com  Annual Subscription:  Free

West Region.  1220 Vienna Dr., #540  Sunnyvale, CA 94089.  Phone:  (408) 734-5141.  E-mail:  pantanobap@aol.com  Annual Subscription:  Free

 

 

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