Stover pastor faces additional charges
A Southern Baptist pastor in Missouri awaiting trial for alleged sex crimes faces additional charges filed against him June 10.
Joplin housing coalition considers shifting focus
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Churchnet: Striving to remain flexible, fresh
Like national Baptist bodies, state convention meetings also may need to change to remain viable, leaders of one entity in Missouri believe.
SBC urges action on mental health, resolving to provide ‘biblical counsel’ for people with disorders
Compared to Southern Baptist Convention resolutions on the Boy Scouts and protection of children from sex predators, the one urging churches to develop intentional, compassionate ministries for the mentally ill got scant attention from local and national media. But it wasn’t overlooked by Ronnie Floyd,
SBC condemns Boy Scouts’ decision on gays but stops short of boycott
The Southern Baptist Convention stopped short of urging churches to sever ties with the Boy Scouts of America in a June 11 resolution condemning the organization’s recent decision to drop its ban on Scouts who are openly gay. The resolution expresses “continued opposition to and
ANALYSIS: Some suggest unity at SBC meeting resulted from taking on cultural issues, not themselves
Southern Baptists experienced little antagonism during their annual convention in Houston last week — a phenomenon that surprised some and delighted most SBC officials and messengers. There were plenty of opportunities for controversy. But none of that happened, and there were different theories as to
SBC 2013 annual meeting streamed
Click here to access the 2013 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, gathering June 11-12 in Houston, Texas. The meeting is available through Internet streaming site along with a schedule, news and other resources.
Rep says SBC leader wrong on Scouts
A former denominational worker who now represents the Boy Scouts of America said a former Southern Baptist Convention president is mistaken about the BSA’s new policy ending a membership ban on Scouts who are openly gay.
National Baptist minister to lead black church studies at Duke Divinity School
Eboni Marshall Turman, an ordained minister in the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc, has been named director of Duke Divinity School’s office of black church studies and assistant research professor of black church studies. Divinity school dean Richard Hays announced the appointment of Marshall
Baptist Scout leader opposes exodus
The head of Association of Baptists for Scouting says it is neither necessary nor desirable for churches to leave the Boy Scouts of America because the organization no longer excludes youth based on their sexual orientation.