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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 men running for president of the SBC. Following that are public statements from either a

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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 recently released Guidepost report revealed a list of alleged abusers compiled by a former employee

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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 Letter to Southern Baptist Leadership Roger S. Oldham May 27, 2022 To: Dr. Ed Litton,

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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 responded to the call to provide pastoral care following the shooting. He was onsite Tuesday

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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, the SBC Executive Committee, Guidepost Solutions, and members of the Sexual Abuse Task Force have

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SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPUDIATES STATEMENT OF FORMER ATTORNEY, PLEDGES TO ENGAGE WITH SURVIVORS

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — In what was originally to be an informational meeting, members of the Executive Committee voted to suspend the rules in order to vote on a statement of support for survivors of sexual abuse. Roland Slade, chair of the Executive Committee, noted during the Zoom call that everyone is still processing the report and called for members to “lament, listen and

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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 report. I have never abused anybody,” Hunt shared May 22. His statement follows the release

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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, through June 14, 2021. Below are the names of some key leaders mentioned as well

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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 its entirety at sataskforce.net. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — Southern

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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 the IMB. New missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on

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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

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