By Diana Chandler Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — “Bold resolutions and sweeping statements are not sufficient” to tackle the crisis of sex abuse, Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear said today (June 12) at the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting in Birmingham, Ala. “Victims have told us, words without follow-up actions are worse than no words at all,” Greear said in what is his latest update on the Sexual Abuse Advisory

By Brian Koonce Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM. Ala. — The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting drew 8,183 messengers to Birmingham, Ala., June 11-12, outgoing SBC registration secretary Don Currence said in releasing the unofficial total. Official attendance numbers will be released later in June, Currence, of First Baptist Church in Ozark, Mo., said.

By Brian Hobbs & Chris Doyle Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Oklahoma pastor Stephen Rummage proclaimed the power and promises Christians have in Jesus Christ “because of the cross” in the annual sermon at the Southern Baptist Convention today (June 12). Every person “is on one side of the cross or the other — the lost side or the saved side,” Rummage emphasized.

By Julie McGowan Public relations director, International Mission Board BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — David and Zoey Lee know they can go as Southern Baptist missionaries today because Christian believers in the past sacrificed to get the Gospel to their homeland — a truth they shared June 11 during a Sending Celebration to honor the appointment of 26 new Southern Baptist international missionaries. “Many missionaries came to Korea and laid down their

Editor’s Note: The final numbers for Tennessee Baptist Convention churches differ slightly from the numbers reported by LifeWay due to their earlier reporting deadline. Compiled by Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist congregations saw an increase of more than $82 million in overall giving in 2018, according to the latest Annual Church Profile (ACP) report. However, other key metrics declined slightly in 2018, including baptisms, membership, average worship attendance

By Tom Strode Baptist Press EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an expanded version of the story posted on the Baptist Press website on Monday (June 10). BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The sexual abuse crisis in the Southern Baptist Convention calls for lament, honesty, unity and action, panelists said Monday evening (June 10) regarding an increasingly obvious problem in the country’s largest Protestant denomination. More than 1,250 people registered for “Sexual Abuse and