Former Southwestern Seminary Professor Matt Queen Indicted
The indictment is the first public acknowledgment from the U.S. Department of Justice that it is investigating the Southern Baptist Convention and its entities.
Before Dropping Petition, SBU Sought to Block Discovery of Evidence
Trustees for Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, last week dropped their proposed new governing documents amid a five-month court challenge. But before they did, SBU’s attorney filed several motions, including an attack on Word&Way.
Paige Patterson Made ‘Black Girl’ Comments Cited in Russell Moore Letter
In a recently-published leaked letter, Russell Moore cited an unnamed SBC leader who was critical of his decision to hire a Black woman. Two Southern Baptist sources have confirmed with RNS the SBC leader who made the comment: Paige Patterson
The Saga of Southwestern Seminary & the Pattersons Just Got Stranger
In an exceptionally rare move, the administration of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has used its annual report to the Southern Baptist Convention to accuse its former president of theft. Read full piece
Patterson Disputes Seminary’s Allegations, Acknowledges Conservative Network Role
Former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson is disputing allegations made by the seminary in the 2021 SBC Book of Reports that documents and other items belonging to the seminary were “improperly removed” from the campus after his firing in 2018.
Preaching at FBC Dallas, Patterson Denounces “Lynch Mob” Trying to Get Him
Just two days after Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, accused former President Paige Patterson of theft, Patterson preached at First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, a Southern Baptist megachurch led by Robert Jeffress. Patterson claimed a “lynch mob” was trying to get
Southwestern Accuses Pattersons of Theft, Improper Donor Solicitation
Three years after trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary fired Paige Patterson as president, the school alleges Patterson and his wife Dorothy took items from the SWBTS and improperly contacted SWBTS donors to shift funding to the Pattersons’ personal nonprofit.
The Strange Saga of the Riley Foundation Lawsuit Now Forces SBC to Figure out Who has the Right to Remove a Seminary Trustee
A months-long battle for ultimate control of the Southern Baptist Convention’s agencies and institutions came to light Feb. 21 when a trove of attorney communications exposed a rift between officers of the SBC Executive Committee and leaders of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Read full piece
Baylor & Southwestern Baptist Regain Control of Texas Foundation After Failed ‘Coup’
Two Texas Baptist schools have regained control over a Texas foundation established by a long-time benefactor. The two schools filed suit in September, alleging trustees of the Texas-based Harold E. Riley Foundation were part of a “coup” to divert support away from the schools.
Academic Orphan
Rodney Reeves reflects on no longer feeling welcome by the schools he attended: Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Read full piece
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