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March 5, 2019
Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — United Methodist bishops are promoting unity in the global church after delegates narrowly retained biblical marriage and a ban on LGBT ordination at a contentious 2019 General Conference in St. Louis. Delegates approved Feb. 26 the so-called Traditional Plan by a margin of 53.3 percent to 46.7 percent, going against […]
March 5, 2019
By Will Hall Baptist Press DAVIS, Okla. — About 100 evangelists, pastors, directors of evangelism and some wives traveled from across the United States to gather in Oklahoma at the Falls Creek Conference Center to identify issues that have led to declines in evangelism as well as the use of evangelists in the Southern Baptist […]
March 4, 2019
By Carol Pipes Lifeway director of corporate communications NASHVILLE — LifeWay Christian Resources board chairman Jimmy Scroggins announced today that trustees have asked Executive Vice President Brad Waggoner to serve as acting president and CEO of LifeWay until a new president is named. Waggoner will serve in the role previously held by Thom S. Rainer […]
March 1, 2019
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Reactions have varied to a Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee workgroup’s statement on sexual abuse. The statement came in response to SBC President J.D. Greear’s public naming of 10 churches he said should be asked to assure the convention they are working to correct their policies and procedures related to […]
February 28, 2019
By Alex Sibley Baptist Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Adam W. Greenway has been elected the ninth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The election occurred during a special called meeting of the seminary’s board of trustees on the Southwestern campus, Feb. 26-27. Trustees also elected Randy L. Stinson as provost and vice president for […]
February 28, 2019
By Baptist Press Staff NASHVILLE — Following a called meeting via extended conference calls on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 22-23), members of the SBC Executive Committee bylaws workgroup have released a statement responding to SBC President J.D. Greear’s report earlier this week on sexual abuse. In his Feb. 18 report, Greer specifically named 10 churches included in […]
February 21, 2019
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Zak McCullar was 9 years old when he knocked on a stranger’s door in Black Mountain, N.C., eager to tell her about Jesus. “I said we’re from Walker County in Alabama and we’re with Oteen Baptist Church and we want to invite you to church, and if there’s […]
February 21, 2019
Anger, guilt are among issues facing sexual abuse victims By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Attempted suicide, drug overdoses, hatred of God and ruined teenage years are among the effects of sexual abuse described in a Feb. 11 Houston Chronicle report on sexual abuse among Southern Baptists. Two Southern Baptist mental health experts say […]
February 19, 2019
By SWBTS Staff FORT WORTH, Texas — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumnus Adam W. Greenway, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been unanimously selected by Southwestern Seminary’s presidential search committee as their nominee to fill the presidential vacancy. Greenway, 41, has served in many […]
February 11, 2019
By J.D. Greear & Brad Hambrick Baptist Press DURHAM, N.C. — Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has set forth counsel to victims of sexual abuse who have not yet sought help. An article coauthored with biblical counselor Brad Hambrick has been posted at Greear’s website, jdgreear.com, and is printed in full below.
February 11, 2019
By Art Toalston Baptist Press EDITOR’S NOTE FROM BP: This story was updated Feb. 11 at 7:30 a.m. Central time. HOUSTON — A Houston newspaper, in reporting on instances of sexual abuse by pastors and others at Southern Baptist churches, has left SBC President J.D. Greear “broken over what was revealed today.” “The abuses described […]
February 8, 2019
Baptist Press RICHMOND — International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood announced Jan. 30 that Todd Lafferty will be presented to the entity’s board of trustees as his recommendation for the IMB’s next executive vice president. IMB trustees, who meet Feb. 6-7 in Richmond, are responsible for electing the person who serves in that role. Lafferty […]