The Baptist Paper Southern Baptist leaders and others mentioned in the sexual abuse report released May 22 continue to come forward to refute allegations made by Guidepost Solutions, which led the independent investigation into claims the SBC Executive Committee mishandled reports of sexual abuse. In addition to these responses, the Association of State Baptist Publications has requested access to the full archive of evidence for the report to review. Earlier

Editor’s note: This story was updated after its initial publication. By BP staff NASHVILLE — Baptist Press has compiled a list of public statements from Southern Baptist leaders regarding the findings of an investigation by Guidepost Solutions into the SBC Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse claims. First, are statements from each of the three men running for president of the SBC. Following that are public statements from either a

The Baptist Paper The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has made public the alleged abuser list found in the recent investigation. Rolland Slade, SBC Executive Committee chairman, and Willie McLaurin, interim president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, released a statement along with the list May 26, a little before 9 p.m. CT. “The recently released Guidepost report revealed a list of alleged abusers compiled by a former employee

Editor’s note: In response to the recent task force report, Roger “Sing” Oldham, who formerly served on the SBC executive committee as vice president for convention relations and communications, has released the following letter to SBC leadership, members of SBC sexual abuse task force, the SBC executive committee and various Baptist media outlets.  An Open Letter to Southern Baptist Leadership Roger S. Oldham May 27, 2022 To: Dr. Ed Litton,

By Texas Baptist Communications Members of the Baptist General Convention of Texas family are responding following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen students and two adults were killed by a gunman on Tuesday. Joe Aguilar, BGCT area representative for the Rio Grande Valley, was meeting with church leaders nearby and responded to the call to provide pastoral care following the shooting. He was onsite Tuesday

By Brandon Porter Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A hotline has been established to allow those affected by sexual abuse within Southern Baptist churches. The number is 202-864-5578. According to the joint statement from the SBC Executive Committee, Guidepost Solutions and the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force, “Since the release of the Guidepost report on Sunday, the SBC Executive Committee, Guidepost Solutions, and members of the Sexual Abuse Task Force have