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May 26, 2022
SOUTHEASTERN SEMINARY BEGINS REMOVING NAME ASSOCIATIONS WITH HUNT, PATTERSON By Scott Barkley Baptist Press WAKE FOREST, N.C. — In a letter issued May 25, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Danny Akin informed students that a process has begun to disassociate the campus from Johnny Hunt and Paige Patterson regarding buildings, programs, facilities “and other items.” Hunt, an […]
May 26, 2022
By Texas Baptist Communications Members of the Baptist General Convention of Texas family are responding following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen students and two adults were killed by a gunman on Tuesday. Joe Aguilar, BGCT area representative for the Rio Grande Valley, was meeting with church leaders nearby and […]
May 26, 2022
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A hotline has been established to allow those affected by sexual abuse within Southern Baptist churches. The number is 202-864-5578. According to the joint statement from the SBC Executive Committee, Guidepost Solutions and the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force, “Since the release of the Guidepost report on Sunday, […]
May 24, 2022
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org NASHVILLE — In what was originally to be an informational meeting, members of the Executive Committee voted to suspend the rules in order to vote on a statement of support for survivors of sexual abuse. Roland Slade, chair of the Executive Committee, noted during the Zoom call […]
May 23, 2022
The Baptist Paper One of Southern Baptists’ popular preachers, Johnny Hunt, has found himself in a “he said, she said” situation but resigned from his executive vice president role at the North American Mission Board before the news broke. “To put it bluntly: I vigorously deny the circumstances and characterizations set forth in the Guidepost […]
May 23, 2022
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The names of numerous Southern Baptist leaders appeared throughout the lengthy report made available May 22 by Guidepost Solutions on the subject of sexual abuse allegations and the SBC Executive Committee. Although at differing levels of involvement today, each factored into the investigation’s scope of Jan. 1, 2000, […]
May 23, 2022
Southern Baptist leaders react swiftly to ‘devastating’ news Editor’s Note: The Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Task Force released the results of an independent investigation by Guidepost Solutions on Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m. CST. The following story contains a synopsis of the results of the nearly 300-page report which can be read in […]
May 23, 2022
By Leslie Peacock Caldwell IMB news office ORLANDO — International Mission Board trustees approved 56 new fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 18-19 meeting in Orlando, Fla. The meeting was conducted in conjunction with the Celebration of Emeriti event held every five years to recognize retiring missionaries who have completed their service with […]
May 9, 2022
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a response from Jack Graham’s office. NASHVILLE — The SBC Sex Abuse Task Force issued the fifth update on its work with Guidepost Solutions in the investigation of the SBC Executive Committee’s (EC) alleged mishandling of sex abuse claims. The group said it would […]
May 5, 2022
By Brandon Porter Baptist Press KELLER, Texas — In what is being called an “unprecedented gathering,” the three announced candidates for Southern Baptist Convention president spent just under two hours answering questions and interacting with one another in a candidate forum Wednesday (May 4). Tom Ascol, Bart Barber and Robin Hadaway covered topics such as […]
May 4, 2022
By Tom Strode Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Pro-life advocates reacted hopefully to the report of a leaked draft opinion within the U.S. Supreme Court that would overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide. In a stunning development Monday evening (May 2), Politico – a politics- and policy-focused news organization – published a […]
May 4, 2022
Baptist and Reflector DALLAS — The 2022 SBC Church Compensation Study, a joint effort of GuideStone Financial Resources, Lifeway Christian Resources and Baptist state conventions (including the Tennessee Baptist Convention), is now underway. Normally conducted every two years, this will be the first compensation study since 2018. The study for 2020 was canceled due to […]