SBC TASK FORCE RELEASES REPORT
Southern Baptist leaders react swiftly to ‘devastating’ news Editor’s Note: The Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Task Force released the results of an independent investigation by Guidepost Solutions on Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m. CST. The following story contains a synopsis of the results of the nearly 300-page report which can be read in […]
IMB TRUSTEES APPOINT 56 MISSIONARIES, CELEBRATE WITH MISSIONARY EMERITI
By Leslie Peacock Caldwell IMB news office ORLANDO — International Mission Board trustees approved 56 new fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 18-19 meeting in Orlando, Fla. The meeting was conducted in conjunction with the Celebration of Emeriti event held every five years to recognize retiring missionaries who have completed their service with […]
SATF RELEASES FINAL UPDATE BEFORE REPORT
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a response from Jack Graham’s office. NASHVILLE — The SBC Sex Abuse Task Force issued the fifth update on its work with Guidepost Solutions in the investigation of the SBC Executive Committee’s (EC) alleged mishandling of sex abuse claims. The group said it would […]
SBC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHARE COMPETING VISIONS IN CHURCH-HOSTED FORUM
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press KELLER, Texas — In what is being called an “unprecedented gathering,” the three announced candidates for Southern Baptist Convention president spent just under two hours answering questions and interacting with one another in a candidate forum Wednesday (May 4). Tom Ascol, Bart Barber and Robin Hadaway covered topics such as […]
LEAKED SCOTUS DRAFT GIVES HOPE FOR REVERSING ROE
By Tom Strode Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Pro-life advocates reacted hopefully to the report of a leaked draft opinion within the U.S. Supreme Court that would overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide. In a stunning development Monday evening (May 2), Politico – a politics- and policy-focused news organization – published a […]
CHURCHES ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN CHURCH COMPENSATION STUDY
Baptist and Reflector DALLAS — The 2022 SBC Church Compensation Study, a joint effort of GuideStone Financial Resources, Lifeway Christian Resources and Baptist state conventions (including the Tennessee Baptist Convention), is now underway. Normally conducted every two years, this will be the first compensation study since 2018. The study for 2020 was canceled due to […]
ERLC COMMENDS HIGH COURT’S 9-0 RULING IN FLAG CASE
By Tom Strode Baptist Press WASHINGTON — The Southern Baptist Convention’s religious freedom entity welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling on May 2 that the city of Boston violated the constitutionally protected right to free speech by prohibiting the flying of the Christian flag. In a 9-0 judgment that united the conservative and liberal […]
SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES 2023 ANNUAL MEETING MOVE, PROVIDES FINANCIAL UPDATE
By Scott Barkley and Brandon Porter Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The SBC Executive Committee met in a special-called meeting Thursday to vote on moving the 2023 annual meeting from Charlotte to New Orleans and receive an update on the cost of the investigation into allegations of mishandling sexual abuse claims. Erik Cummings, chair of the […]
FBC KELLER TO HOST CANDIDATE FORUM WITH SBC PRESIDENT CANDIDATES
By Jonathan Howe Baptist Press KELLER, Texas — Tom Ascol, Bart Barber, and Robin Hadaway will all participate in a panel discussion at First Baptist Church on Wednesday, May 4. The discussion, which will be live-streamed, is set to be hosted by Joe Wooddell and Tony Richmond—both of FBC Keller. Pastor Keith Sanders says the […]
EC SEARCH TEAM RELEASES SURVEY, REQUESTS INPUT FROM SOUTHERN BAPTISTS
By BP Staff NASHVILLE — A survey to aid in developing a candidate profile for the next president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee has been released by the team charged with hiring the successor to Ronnie Floyd, who left the organization in October 2021. “We have generated these questions to help better inform […]