SATF RECOMMENDS ‘MINISTRY CHECK’ DATABASE, ABUSE REFORM IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE

By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A report issued Wednesday from the Sexual Abuse Task Force (SATF) includes “challenges” for Southern Baptist groups toward better abuse prevention policies as well as two recommendations, including the formation of a website to maintain a record of those credibly accused or convicted of sexual abuse. Those challenges […]

OLDHAM REFUTES ALLEGATIONS IN SEXUAL ABUSE REPORT

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 […]

SBC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, STATE LEADERS RESPOND TO GUIDEPOST REPORT

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 […]

ALLEGED ABUSER LIST RELEASED BY SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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 […]

OLDHAM RELEASES OPEN LETTER TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST LEADERSHIP

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 […]

BGCT MINISTERS TO FAMILIES, FIRST RESPONDERS FOLLOWING SCHOOL SHOOTING IN UVALDE

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 […]

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS UP HOTLINE FOR ABUSE CLAIMS

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, […]

HUNT DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE

The Baptist Paper One of Southern Baptists’ popular preachers, Johnny Hunt, has found himself in a “he said, she said” situation but resigned from his executive vice president role at the North American Mission Board before the news broke. “To put it bluntly: I vigorously deny the circumstances and characterizations set forth in the Guidepost […]

NAMED IN GUIDEPOST REPORT, KEY LEADERS RESPOND

By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The names of numerous Southern Baptist leaders appeared throughout the lengthy report made available May 22 by Guidepost Solutions on the subject of sexual abuse allegations and the SBC Executive Committee. Although at differing levels of involvement today, each factored into the investigation’s scope of Jan. 1, 2000, […]