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 preaching, and mentor to literally thousands of pastors all over the world,” Forshee told Baptist

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 who serves the Lord dutifully at his local church without the need for fanfare or

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 for those who are in the country illegally. While most want to secure the border

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 gender from a biblical worldview and offers answers to practical scenarios that churches or pastors

*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 the funds available to ARITF would not be used to fund an organization outside the

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 in June. Trustees also approved the Credentials Committee’s four recommendations to disaffiliate with churches for

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:

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. He also noted he will announce members of the resolutions committee by the end of

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 removed his name. This was mainly due to credible opportunities available to us from the