By Scott Barkley  Baptist Press NASHVILLE — In its most recent update, the Sex Abuse Task Force reported that Guidepost Solutions has interviewed approximately 32 current and former SBC Executive Committee staff, 54 current or former EC trustees and abuse survivors “who have affirmatively reached out to the Guidepost investigative team.” The report released yesterday is in conjunction with the independent third-party review approved by messengers at last year’s SBC annual meeting.

By Trennis Henderson The Baptist Paper One week into his new role as interim president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Willie McLaurin told Baptist editors, “In this season, the Lord is allowing us to hit the reset button. He’s allowing us to really just say, ‘What is it that we’re really trying to do?’” McLaurin, who previously served two years as the Executive Committee’s vice president for Great

By Aaron Earls Writer, Lifeway Christian Resources Regardless of the situation in the United States, Christianity is growing around the world, especially in the global South, according to recently released analysis. The Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary regularly updates a report tracking statistics and trends of religion in general and Christianity specifically around the world. There are seven encouraging trends to note in their

EDITOR’S NOTE (B&R): See the Feb. 16 issue of the Baptist and Reflector for an in-depth feature on Willie McLaurin and his Tennessee ties as a pastor and staff member of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The Baptist Paper NASHVILLE — William McLaurin became the first African American to lead a Southern Baptist Convention entity when he was named SBC Executive Committee interim president/CEO effective Feb. 1. The news, which