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 Baptist Convention elected J.D. Greear as convention president and heard an address by Vice President Mike Pence.
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: How will the denomination address the issues of sexual and physical abuse that loomed over the proceedings?
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 14) morning business session of the 2018 General Assembly in Dallas.
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, Tenn., told Cooperative Baptists on the second night of the 2018 General Assembly in Dallas.
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 Southwest and its partners.
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 near his church, St. Clement's in Notting Dale, and he did what came naturally: invite in the weary, fearful and displaced.
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 abused and expecting “moral and sexual purity” of their leaders.
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 movement, and with good reason. None, however, have blamed Christians.
Why not?
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 the 600MHz frequencies many congregations use.
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 won’t deliver the sermon at the convention's annual meeting in Dallas next week, while denying that the events that led to his dismissal have been accurately portrayed.