Tennessean op-ed by Word&Way Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor: Patterson needs to be recognized as the bad fruit produced by a sick tree, as Jesus warned — Matthew 7:15-20. Read full piece
The newest Southern Baptist battle does not pit liberals against conservatives nor Democrats against Republicans. Instead, it mostly pits theological conservatives against those who are ultraconservative in a struggle for powerful positions within a denomination of 14 million people. Read full piece
This week at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, attendees will ask for change from the top. But regular members also bear responsibility. Read full piece
The insurgents, some adopting a pirate motif, believe that the denomination has drifted too far to the left on issues of race, gender, and the strict authority of the Bible. Read full piece
Demands for political loyalty. Disputes about racism. A fight between conservatives and ultra-conservatives. It sounds like current debates within the GOP, but on Tuesday thousands of Southern Baptists will gather in Nashville to vote on issues that will shape the massive denomination’s future, including the
How the Convention’s battle over race reveals an emerging evangelical schism. Read full piece
One court yields keys to colonial-era worship site, while another issues verdict for prominent pastor facing proselytism charges. Read full piece
Bill Leonard: While the irony of those actions is certainly sobering, their potentially disastrous impact on the American Republic, and the churches therein, may soon become irreparable. Read full piece
Thousands of Southern Baptists will gather next week in Nashville for their big annual meeting. Read full piece
Dana Hall McCain, a member of the Committee on Resolutions for the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2021 Annual Meeting and a member of the Leadership Network of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC, writes about current controversies in Southern Baptist life. Read full piece