SOUTHERN SEMINARY FILES PETITION AGAINST BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press LOUISVILLE — The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Friday against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to block Pres. Biden’s enforcement of a mandate requiring employees of private employers be vaccinated against COVID-19. “It is unacceptable for the […]
TEXANS VOTE TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENT FROM LIMITING RELIGIOUS SERVICES
By Timothy Cockes Baptist Press ALLEN, Texas — An amendment to the Texas constitution prohibiting the state government from imposing limits on religious worship services passed with 62 percent of the vote on Nov. 2. The legislation came in response to government restrictions on houses of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proposition 3 (officially termed […]
EC SPECIAL CALLED MEETING SET FOR NOV. 10
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee are planning to meet in special session on Nov. 10, according to Chairman Rolland Slade. The announcement of the meeting was issued Wednesday (Nov. 3). “We want to formally vote for our new officers and appoint vice chairs and […]
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE FIRES PRESIDENT AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The Board of Trustees of Georgetown College terminated the employment of William A. Jones as president of the college amid allegations of inappropriate conduct, the school announced on Tuesday. On Oct. 31, the college learned of allegations of a sexual assault of a female college employee, inappropriate […]
ONLINE SERVICES EXPANDED REACH OF CHURCHES DURING PANDEMIC
By Aaron Earls Writer, Lifeway Christian Resources NASHVILLE — Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, online worship services were a novel concept for many churches. In the almost two years since, however, churches have adapted and reached new people with the adoption of digital streaming. According to a new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research, 45 percent […]
ONLINE SERVICES EXPANDED REACH OF CHURCHES DURING PANDEMIC
By Aaron Earls Writer, Lifeway Christian Resources NASHVILLE — Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, online worship services were a novel concept for many churches. In the almost two years since, however, churches have adapted and reached new people with the adoption of digital streaming. According to a new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research, 45 percent […]
EC MEETS TO ADDRESS LEGAL, PERSONNEL ISSUES
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee met in a closed session on Oct. 28. It was the first meeting for the group since the resignations of key EC staff members and a letter from long-time attorneys, Guenther, Jordan & Price, withdrawing from providing legal counsel for the group. […]
FEW PASTORS LEFT THE PULPIT DESPITE INCREASED PRESSURE
By Aaron Earls Writer, Lifeway Christian Resources NASHVILLE — Pastors faced increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, as churches were frequently forced to adapt overnight. More felt their role was overwhelming at times, yet very few pastors decided to actually leave the ministry in recent years. A new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research found close […]
TEXANS TO VOTE ON AMENDMENT PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT FROM LIMITING WORSHIP SERVICES
By Thomas Cockes Baptist Press ALLEN, Texas — Texans will vote on their election day Tuesday, Nov.2, on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would forbid the government from limiting or prohibiting religious services. The bill (TX HB1239, also called Proposition 3) comes in response to government limitations on religious worship services that […]
FORMER EC CHAIR MIKE STONE SUES FORMER ERLC PRESIDENT RUSSELL MOORE
By Brandon Parker Baptist Press NASHVILLE — In a lawsuit filed Monday (Oct. 18), former SBC Executive Committee chairman Mike Stone alleges he has “suffered a tremendous loss in professional cultivation and reputational standing, decreased future earning power…and serious mental and emotional injury in the form of extreme public embarrassment, stress, anxiety, and fear” due […]