The following standing resolutions were presented at the 85th Annual Fellowship of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International on June 14-16, 2005 at the Faith Baptist Church in Taylors, SC.


Resolution 05-01: Concerning Rick Warren and the Purpose Driven Life Movement:


Although the discerning Christian can find helpful ideas and challenging thoughts is his books, Rick Warren and his Purpose Driven Life movement represents an incomplete gospel, a negligent carelessness in the use of scripture paraphrases, extreme pragmatism, and a disdain for biblical separatism. The FBFI rejects and warns against such a philosophy of ministry.

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Resolution 05—02: On theMinistry of John Piper

While recognizing much that is commendable in the ministry of John Piper, including his emphasis on a passionately God-centered life and his identity as a theological conservative, the FBFI has some genuine concerns about his doctrine and practice. John Piper teaches in his local ministry that miraculous sign gifts are continuing. Piper has also failed to separate from the Baptist General Conference which has deliberately chosen to tolerate the heresy known as open theism in its membership. He also enthusiastically endorses Daniel Fuller, who has championed the attack on the inerrancy of scripture in our generation. The great popularity of Piper’s writings, especially among younger fundamentalists requires that FBFI warn it members concerning Piper’s non-separatist position and, for those who read his works, to do so with careful discernment.

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Resolution 05—03: Concerning the Reseeding of America Through Fundamental Baptist Church Planting

The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International appreciates the recent surge in church planting in America and commends the church planters and their supporting churches. The population explosion in America, the loss of sound churches to a wrong philosophy of ministry, and the need to replenish and maintain our base of support for foreign missionary efforts forces the FBFI to believe the reseeding of our home land with Fundamental Baptist churches is necessary. In that “churches start churches” and that “healthy churches should be reproducing other churches,” we encourage all fundamental Baptists churches to be directly involved in church planting. We urge soul-loving, vision-minded, faith-living, optimistic, entrepreneurial young preachers to consider the call to church planting. God is able, the need is alarming, and the adventure is waiting.

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Resolution 05-04: Concerning the Emerging Church Movement

While the FBFI applauds the desire of individuals and churches involved in the Emerging Church Movement to reach the younger generation with the gospel of Jesus Christ, it also offers caution to those involved or influenced by this movement because of its man-centered emphasis upon religious form, emotional experience, and popular appeal. While Bible believers need to be fervent in proclaiming to the lost the saving gospel of Jesus Christ, the presentation of the gospel message must be clearly based upon the Word of God, rather than the desires of man. It is a concern of the FBFI that the Emerging Church Movement is simply another passing wave of evangelicalism that will leave the younger generation empty and disillusioned with the things of God.

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Resolution 05-05: Concerning our host

The membership of the FBFI wishes to express its utmost gratitude to the staff and volunteers of Faith Baptist Church for their warm, gracious and sacrificial hospitality in the 2005 annual fellowship. In addition, we wish to express to the people of Faith Baptist Church our sincere thanks for allowing your pastor to be our president, to share his time and your church resources so that this fellowship can exist. Your sacrifice and loving service is accomplishing much more than you know. Thank you.

2005 Resolutions Committee
Dr. Kevin Schaal, Chairman
Dr. Mike Harding
Dr. John Mincy
Dr. David Pennington
Dr. Wayne Van Gelderen