Mars Hill Conversations

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What Does Adoption Have to do with the Great Commission? Orphans, Jesus, and You

Listen to a lively discussion on the topic of adoption that took place at the Ashland Avenue Baptist Church worship center on Sunday, September 7th, 2008.

 
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David Prince, Pastor of Preaching and Vision at Ashland Avenue, moderated the discussion with the following conversation partners:

    Dr. Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology and Senior Vice President for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Moore also serves as one of the Preaching Pastor’s at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.Dr Randy Stinson, Dean of the School of Leadership and Church Ministry and Assistant Professor of Leadership at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stinson also serves as the President of the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.

According to UNICEF there are around 100 million orphans in the world today and 500,000 orphans (135,000 who are adoptable) in the United States. Would Jesus have 2.1 billion professing Christians and 16 million Southern Baptists ignore their cries?