MOBILE, Ala. (BP) – A former Southern Baptist seminary professor and his wife have filed suit against the SBC and 10 other individuals and entities connected to the SBC, including Jennifer Lyell and Guidepost Solutions. In a filing made in the Mobile, Ala., Circuit Court, David and Mary Sills allege “defamation, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and wantonness concerning untrue claims of sexual abuse” initiated by Jennifer Lyell. The news of Sills’ … [Read more...]
FIRST-PERSON: A statement regarding the Baptist Faith & Message and the word ‘pastor’
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following statement was released, July 29, by The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President R. Albert Mohler, former New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary President Charles S. Kelley and former Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Richard D. Land. When the Baptist Faith & Message Study Committee made its report to the 2000 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, the three of us, Charles S. Kelley, Jr., Richard D. Land, and R. Albert … [Read more...]
‘Take courage,’ Rothschild tells ministers’ wives
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Blindness must be really hard, Missouri Baptist church member Jennifer Rothschild said, repeating her future daughter-in-law’s words to her. “It is very hard,” Rothschild responded, “but earth is short, and heaven is long.” Rothschild – a member of Second Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo., who spoke at the 2022 SBC Ministers’ Wives Luncheon at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel on June 14 – lost her sight at the age of 15 due to a rare form of Retinitis Pigmentosa, a … [Read more...]
Pregnancy support centers attacked after Court ruling
NASHVILLE (BP) – Pregnancy care centers across the United States were told to heighten security over the weekend in light of Friday’s (June 24) Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Extremist pro-choice groups like Jane’s Revenge took to the internet to encourage people to join in their violent brigades or start their own. A June 25 post on the Jane’s Revenge website said, “Everyone with the urge to paint, to burn, to cut, to jam: now is the time. Go forth and manifest the … [Read more...]
Georgia pastor Frank Cox announced as last minute candidate for SBC president
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP)—Ted Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., intends to nominate Georgia pastor Frank Cox for the office of SBC president Tuesday (June 14) during the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting. Cox confirmed his candidacy to Baptist Press. Cox joins Tom Ascol, Bart Barber and Robin Hadaway as announced candidates for the position with the election scheduled to be held in the Tuesday afternoon session of the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting. Pastor of North Metro Baptist … [Read more...]
List of alleged, convicted sexual abusers released by SBC Executive Committee
NASHVILLE (BP) – A previously undisclosed list of alleged and convicted sexual abusers, compiled over several years unbeknownst to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee board, is now publicly accessible online. EC Chairman Rolland Slade and interim EC CEO/President Willie McLaurin announced intentions May 24 to release the list, just days after its discovery. It had been compiled by an unnamed EC staff member under the direction of former EC Vice President Augie Boto, … [Read more...]
Two Missourians named to Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Committees
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has announced his appointments to the 2022 Committee on Committees. From Missouri, Litton selected Whitney Prewitt of Liberty Baptist Church, Liberty, and Jake Rainwater of Emmaus Church, Kansas City. Litton, pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Ala., announced the chair and vice chair for the committee last fall, naming Jeremy Freeman, pastor of First Baptist Church, Newcastle, Okla., as chair, and Amanda Stanton, … [Read more...]
Committee on Nominations report released
ANAHEIM (BP) – The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2022 report in advance of the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 14-15. Per SBC bylaws, the report is to be released through Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to the gathering. The 2022 committee was chaired by Leah Finn, a member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C. Finn told Baptist Press that “throughout the process, the Committee on Nominations prayed for nominees who exemplify humility, … [Read more...]
Pastors’ Conference speakers spread across multiple ministry settings
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – The list of pastors speaking at the 2022 SBC Pastors’ Conference stretches across a variety of backgrounds, from small congregations to megachurches and combat veteran to former Division I college football player. In determining the lineup, the SBCPC22 team listened to “hundreds upon hundreds” of sermons from nearly 500 nominations, said Pastors’ Conference president Matt Henslee. “It truly was a joy and affirmed our belief that God has blessed Southern Baptists with … [Read more...]
SATF releases final update before report
NASHVILLE (BP) – 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 be its last update before Guidepost’s full report is made public in mid-May. “Pursuant to the Messenger’s Motion, Guidepost must submit its report to the Task Force no later than 30-days prior to the SBC Convention in Anaheim, which begins on June 14, 2022. Thus, … [Read more...]
Don Currence to be nominated for SBC registration secretary in Anaheim
NASHVILLE (BP) – Don Currence, administrative pastor at First Baptist Church in Ozark, Mo., will be nominated for a one-year term as Southern Baptist Convention registration secretary during the SBC’s June 14-15 annual meeting in Anaheim, Amy Whitfield has announced. Whitfield is the executive director of communications at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C. “It is my honor to nominate Don Currence for registration secretary at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting,” Whitfield said in a Monday (May … [Read more...]
Committee on Nominations report released
ANAHEIM (BP) — The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2022 report in advance of the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 14-15. Per SBC bylaws, the report is to be released through Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to the gathering. The 2022 committee was chaired by Leah Finn, a member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C. Finn told Baptist Press that “throughout the process, the Committee on Nominations prayed for nominees who exemplify humility, … [Read more...]
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