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 be its last update before Guidepost’s full report is made public in mid-May. “Pursuant to

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 copy of a draft of an opinion by Associate Justice Samuel Alito that would strike

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 COVID-19. The information gained through the study assists the sponsoring entities in helping Southern Baptist

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 wings of the high court, the justices found in Shurtleff v. City of Boston the

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 church is happy to host the event, knowing that “these godly men will demonstrate how