This is one of the speakers at the “Building Bridges” Conference. Yarnell is not seen as any friend to the Calvinists in the SBC.

The cause for concern with regard to Jesus Christ is that the key Reformation doctrine of faith in Christ and the key Believers’ Church doctrine of discipleship to Christ have been sidelined for speculative reasons by many Calvinists. Classical Calvinists consider even the use of the terminology of Christocentrism to be “imprudent.” As I have shown elsewhere, Classical Calvinism demotes faith in Christ in order to elevate philosophical speculation regarding the divine decrees and common grace. Fortunately, Baptist Calvinists like John Dagg recognized speculation should not replace experiential, practical faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Non-Calvinist Jerry Falwell, moving beyond recognition, said John 3:16 required a central focus upon faith in Jesus Christ.

Unfortunately, Baptists enamored with Reformed theology may be tempted to downplay faith in Christ in the rush toward rationalistic doctrines of predestination. Such speculations, especially with regard to eternal justification, are key to the theological development of Hyper-Calvinism.

All the talks are here. Non-Calvinists and Calvinists in tandem. Don’t look now, but Yarnell does the unallowable: he criticizes (whether correctly on incorrectly others can decide) John Piper on Piper’s articulation of the Gospel.