DAVID ALLEN TO BE NOMINATED FOR SBC PRESIDENT
NASHVILLE — Well-known academic leader and preaching coach David Allen will be nominated for SBC president at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting this summer. Texas pastor Danny Forshee says he plans to nominate Allen in Indianapolis. “He is a leader in the SBC having served our Lord faithfully as a local church pastor, professor of […]
JEFF IORG TO BE NOMINATED TO LEAD SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
NASHVILLE — A special-called meeting will take place March 21 for SBC Executive Committee members to consider the nomination of Jeff Iorg as the next EC president and CEO. The vote will take place in executive session at the Grand Hyatt in the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Iorg has been president of Gateway Baptist […]
TENN. PASTOR JARED MOORE TO BE NOMINATED FOR SBC PRESIDENT
NASHVILLE — Oklahoma pastor Dusty Deevers is planning to nominate Tennessee pastor Jared Moore for SBC president at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting. Moore is the senior pastor of Homesteads Baptist Church in Crossville. “Jared faithfully represents salt-of-the-earth Southern Baptists,” Deever told Baptist Press in written comments. “He is a faithful husband, father and pastor […]
EVANGELICALS BACK IMMIGRATION REFORM, INCREASED BORDER SECURITY
BRENTWOOD — American evangelicals have complex perspectives on immigration and want a nuanced political response, but most want Congress to act soon. A Lifeway Research study sponsored by the Evangelical Immigration Table found evangelicals are increasingly concerned about the number of recent immigrants to the U.S. but still believe Christians have a responsibility to care […]
ERLC RELEASES PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ADDRESSING GENDER CONFUSION
NASHVILLE — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has released a practical resource to help churches navigate difficult questions and scenarios surrounding the topic of gender confusion. The resource, released Feb. 26 is titled “God’s Good Design: A Practical Guide for Answering Gender Confusion.” The guide contains a theological framework addressing the topic of […]
SBC ABUSE REFORM EFFORTS ENERGIZED BY LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT
*This story was updated under the “Funding Plan” subhead below at 3:07 p.m. CT. The original version posted at 5 a.m., and two other minor edits for clarification purposes took place around 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. **At 3:25 p.m. CT, The Baptist Paper received an email with a statement from Send Relief leaders noting […]
SBC EXEC COMM TRUSTEES HANDLE VARIETY OF BUSINESS ITEMS
NASHVILLE — Meeting Feb. 19-20 in Nashville, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee trustees approved a recommended $190,250,000 Cooperative Program allocation budget for the upcoming 2024–25 fiscal year. The proposed budget is down $5 million from the current 2023–24 budget year. Budget recommendations will go to messengers for approval at the SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis […]
EC LEGAL STRATEGIES COMMITTEE GIVES PRELIMINARY REPORT
A special study group formed during a special called executive session of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in November presented its first report before the full committee Feb. 19. Baptist Press reported Nov. 16 that the work study group was asked to review:
BARBER HIGHLIGHTS CHANGES, PLANS FOR SBC ANNUAL MEETING
NASHVILLE — In his report to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Feb. 19, Bart Barber outlined new efforts to implement what he believes messengers have called on SBC leadership to do as the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting approaches. Among the updates, the Southern Baptist Convention president announced efforts to implement a new resolutions process. […]
EXEC COMM PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH TEAM ANNOUNCES NEW CANDIDATE ‘IS EMERGING’
NASHVILLE — The search team for the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has announced that an “excellent” candidate appears to have emerged. The committee shared an update on the process during the EC’s meeting in Nashville on Feb. 19. “We were able to hit the ground running after the last candidate […]