Greear, Pence, #MeToo Draw SBC’s Focus
DALLAS (BP) -- At an annual meeting that saw what chief parliamentarian Barry McCarty called an "extra heavy volume of business" on its opening day, the Southern
Southern Baptists Mull What’s Next on Confronting Abuse
DALLAS (RNS) — The sermons, the hymn singing and the floor debates of the Southern Baptists’ annual meeting have concluded, but a key question remains:
Executive Coordinator Addresses #MeToo and #ChurchToo in Report to CBF Assembly
DALLAS — #MeToo, #ChurchToo and clergy sexual abuse and misconduct were the focus CBF Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter’s report during the Thursday (June
Speakers Encourage Cooperative Baptists to Seek Transformation in Local, Global Church
DALLAS — “The western church has been losing muscle every year,” Wade Bibb, senior pastor of Central Baptist Church of Bearden in Knoxville,
Women Must Be Able to ‘Fulfill Their God-Given Callings,’ London Tells General Assembly
DALLAS — During the opening night of the 2018 CBF General Assembly in Dallas, speakers focused on highlighting the ministry work of Fellowship
A Year Later, Britain Remembers 72 Killed in Fire and Faith Groups’ Response
LONDON (RNS) — The Rev. Alan Everett vividly remembers the early morning hours of June 14, 2017. Flames were engulfing the 24-story apartment building
Southern Baptists, in #MeToo Age, Affirm Women, Ask for ‘Purity’ of Leaders
DALLAS (RNS) — Southern Baptists, grappling with some #MeToo-aided falls from grace among their leaders, have called for affirming women, showing compassion for the
Why Weren’t Christians the Ones to ‘Ruin’ Miss America?
(RNS) — Opponents of the Miss America pageant’s decision to discontinue the swimsuit portion of their competition have blamed liberals, feminists, and the #MeToo
Churches Must Abandon 600MHz Wireless Sound Systems
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Churches that haven't updated their wireless sound system may have trouble being heard on any given Sunday, as the federal government is phasing out
Patterson Won’t Address Meeting as Southern Baptists Gather Amid Scandals
(RNS) — Paige Patterson, fired recently from his post at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, announced Friday (June 8) that he