Baptist and Reflector
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention President Bruce Chesser said Nov. 8 that he will ask the directors of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board to recommend that messengers to the annual meeting this month consider a recommendation that would create a Sexual Abuse Task Force.
TBMB directors are scheduled to meet Monday, Nov. 15, prior to the annual meeting that is scheduled Nov. 16-17 at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood.
“In light of the recent developments within our larger Baptist family and with a desire for transparency and the confidence of all Tennessee Baptists, I am announcing that I intend to ask TBMB directors to adopt a recommendation for consideration by the TBC messengers to create a Sexual Abuse Task Force to evaluate how as Tennessee Baptists we are addressing sexual abuse in our churches and ministries,” he said in a statement given to the Baptist and Reflector. [Read more…]