NASHVILLE — Former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president Adam Greenway is joining the International Mission Board in a role that “will be focused on training missionaries to address the greatest problem in the world: spiritual lostness,” according to an entity spokesperson today. Greenway made his resignation official Sept. 23 after several hours of online speculation overnight. He had been president of Southwestern since February 2019. IMB President Paul Chitwood, who

FORT WORTH, Texas — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced Sept. 23 that president Adam W. Greenway has resigned from his post effective immediately, citing financial and legal challenges the seminary faces as motivations for his resignation. The announcement follows an all-day meeting of the executive committee of the seminary’s board of trustees and the seminary administration on Sept. 22. According to a statement released by Greenway, he stated, “Carla and I accepted

Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members addressed 11 motions referred from the annual meeting in June, including adding an abuse awareness emphasis, and dealt with budgetary matters during their Sept. 19–20 meeting in Nashville. EC members also approved the SBC Credentials Committee’s recommendation regarding two congregations — that they “no longer be considered a church in friendly cooperation with the SBC.” The two churches disfellowshipped are: College Park Baptist Church in

A call for unity, a presidential search update and a hefty check presentation highlighted the opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s Sept. 19–20 meeting in Nashville. Additionally, EC chair Jared Wellman maintained a streamlined and upbeat approach to the evening event attended by 75 of the 84 EC trustees, 26 of which are new. While the trustee board has 86 seats, two seats have been vacated since being

Bart Barber urged the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, during its Sept. 19 meeting in Nashville, to stay “vigilant against corruption,” while also passionately supporting those who are preaching truth in dark places around the globe. See more Executive Committee coverage here. During his 20-minute message, the newly-elected SBC president also announced the theme for the Convention’s annual meeting next year in New Orleans: “Serving the Lord, Serving Others,” taken

NASHVILLE — Americans experienced seismic changes over the past two years, including, for many, how they attend church. The shift in behavior coincides with a shift in theology. The biennial State of Theology study conducted by Lifeway Research found relative stability in some of the religious and cultural beliefs U.S. adults hold. After months of quarantines and social distancing, however, Americans increasingly believe worshiping apart from a church is as

NASHVILLE — A statement issued by the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force said it will begin by focusing on several mandates, including the retaining of an individual or firm to receive reports related to abuse, the creation of the Ministry Check database and assisting the Credentials Committee toward retaining a qualified firm for assistance in matters related to allegations of or mishandling of allegations of sexual abuse. The announcement, released

WASHINGTON — Christians are projected to comprise less than half of the U.S. population by 2050 in a Pew Research study of how current trends might play out among believers and non-believers in the coming decades. In the best-case scenario of how trends might continue to unfold, which Pew presents as the most unlikely and most optimistic possibility, Pew projects the Christian share of the U.S. population to shrink from a current

NASHVILLE — Most Americans say suicide has become an epidemic in the United States, and few say people who commit suicide automatically go to hell. In 2008, September was declared National Suicide Prevention Month in the United States. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 45,979 people died by suicide in the United States in 2020, which amounts to one death every 11 minutes.