On the SBC Sidewalk
While messengers to last week’s annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention debated how to treat churches with women in pastoral roles, Baptist Women in Ministry showed up to offer a counter witness.
Paul Pressler, SBC Legend Accused of Abuse, Is Dead at 94
Pressler was one of the architects of the ‘Conservative Resurgence’ that took over the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1980s and 1990s. He was later accused of sexual abuse.
God and (Especially) Country at the SBC
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside the SBC meeting to explore debate over the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and other moments where Southern Baptists considered issues of patriotism, politics, and Christian Nationalism.
Southern Baptists Narrowly Reject Formal Ban on Churches With Any Women Pastors
And Clint Pressley, who is senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, will be the next Southern Baptist Convention president after winning 56% of votes in the final run-off race.
Mike Pence Speaks About Politics, Prayer to Southern Baptists at Indy Event
‘I honestly think we haven't come to the end of the debate over life: We've come to the end of the beginning,’ Pence said.
Donald Trump vs. Mike Pence at the Southern Baptist Convention
Before Southern Baptists gather for their annual meeting next week, this issue of A Public Witness offers some helpful context to explain how we got to the point where Donald Trump and Mike Pence — both speaking during the event — represent different wings of
Southern Baptists Are Poised to Ban Churches With Women Pastors. Some Are Urging Them to Reconsider
The SBC’s annual meeting June 11-12 in Indianapolis will include a vote on whether to ban churches with any women pastors — and not just in the top job.
SBC Abuse Reform Task Force Ends Its Work With No Names on Database and No Long-Term Plan
Their report marks the second time a proposed database for abusive pastors has been derailed.
Southern Baptist Ethics Committee Says IVF Is Immoral, Tells Christians To Oppose It
Echoing Catholic teaching, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood says in-vitro fertilization causes moral harm and separates procreation from sex.
SBC Seminary Says Former Staffer Ordered Sex Assault Report Destroyed
The president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary says former chief of staff Heath Woolman told another staffer to make the report of a sexual assault ‘go away.’