By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Reactions have varied to a Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee workgroup’s statement on sexual abuse. The statement came in response to SBC President J.D. Greear’s public naming of 10 churches he said should be asked to assure the convention they are working to correct their policies and procedures related to abuse. Of the 10 churches named, three warrant “further inquiry,” the EC’s bylaws workgroup stated

By Alex Sibley Baptist Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Adam W. Greenway has been elected the ninth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The election occurred during a special called meeting of the seminary’s board of trustees on the Southwestern campus, Feb. 26-27. Trustees also elected Randy L. Stinson as provost and vice president for academic administration of Southwestern.

By Baptist Press Staff NASHVILLE — Following a called meeting via extended conference calls on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 22-23), members of the SBC Executive Committee bylaws workgroup have released a statement responding to SBC President J.D. Greear’s report earlier this week on sexual abuse. In his Feb. 18 report, Greer specifically named 10 churches included in recent news reports about sexual abuse cases involving Southern Baptist congregations. He noted these churches

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Zak McCullar was 9 years old when he knocked on a stranger’s door in Black Mountain, N.C., eager to tell her about Jesus. “I said we’re from Walker County in Alabama and we’re with Oteen Baptist Church and we want to invite you to church, and if there’s any questions ask me.”

Anger, guilt are among issues facing sexual abuse victims By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Attempted suicide, drug overdoses, hatred of God and ruined teenage years are among the effects of sexual abuse described in a Feb. 11 Houston Chronicle report on sexual abuse among Southern Baptists. Two Southern Baptist mental health experts say the effects of sexual abuse against children and teenagers are actually worse than the Chronicle

By SWBTS Staff FORT WORTH, Texas — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumnus Adam W. Greenway, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been unanimously selected by Southwestern Seminary’s presidential search committee as their nominee to fill the presidential vacancy. Greenway, 41, has served in many denominational leadership roles, including vice chairman of the Evangelism Task Force (2018), president of the

By J.D. Greear & Brad Hambrick Baptist Press DURHAM, N.C. — Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has set forth counsel to victims of sexual abuse who have not yet sought help. An article coauthored with biblical counselor Brad Hambrick has been posted at Greear’s website, jdgreear.com, and is printed in full below.

By Art Toalston Baptist Press EDITOR’S NOTE FROM BP: This story was updated Feb. 11 at 7:30 a.m. Central time. HOUSTON — A Houston newspaper, in reporting on instances of sexual abuse by pastors and others at Southern Baptist churches, has left SBC President J.D. Greear “broken over what was revealed today.” “The abuses described in this @HoustonChron article are pure evil,” Greear stated in a series of tweets after