INDIANAPOLIS (BP) — Messengers presented 50 motions at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting and acted on several, rejecting calls to abolish the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and censure Southern Baptist leaders and approving a motion to unseat messengers from a Virginia church. Abolishing an entity requires two successive two-thirds votes of approval. The crowd in the Indiana Convention Center fell well short of that margin on a motion brought by Tom Ascol, pastor of Grace … [Read more...]
GCR Evaluation Task Force recommendations approved
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) — Messengers adopted the six recommendations proposed by the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force with one slight amendment during the SBC Annual Meeting’s Tuesday evening session June 11. Recommendation 2, which called for simplifying the Annual Church Profile (ACP), added another point clarifying the request for a church to provide its total amount of Cooperative Program giving. One messenger brought forward an amendment regarding two questions on the … [Read more...]
To maximize churches’ impact, Iorg calls for a ‘quiet’ and ‘efficient’ Executive Committee
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – In his first address as SBC Executive Committee president and CEO to trustees June 14, Jeff Iorg presented a mandate to address issues that have been roiling Southern Baptists in recent years. That assignment, he said, was to help the churches partnering through the Southern Baptist Convention maximize their ministry footprint. “We are here to facilitate the work of Southern Baptists and their entities, to manage and – I choose this word carefully – minimize the … [Read more...]
GCR Evaluation Task Force recommendations include shelving of ‘Great Commission Giving,’ simplified ACP
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) — Final recommendations brought by the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force address areas of statistical reporting to and from Southern Baptist churches as well as calls to fulfill a financial pledge to the International Mission Board. Furthermore, the group urges the start of preparations for next year’s release of audio from GCR Task Force meetings held prior to the GCR’s passage in 2010. The six recommendations come weeks after the final report issued … [Read more...]
As annual meeting approaches, ‘pastor’ amendment opinions abound
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Messengers to the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting are being asked to weigh in a second time on whether to add to the SBC Constitution an amendment regarding churches that employ women in pastoral roles. The amendment’s proponents have often cited a June 2023 report, which listed 99 Southern Baptist churches with female pastors and a total of 149 female pastors from a sample size of 3,847 “randomized” churches. When extrapolated to the then-figure of 47,614 cooperating … [Read more...]
Missouri Disaster Relief on-site after deadly Iowa tornado
GREENFIELD, Iowa (BP) – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are working alongside peers in Iowa to help residents recovering from an EF-3 tornado that destroyed sections of this city May 21. It was among a tornado outbreak that ultimately killed at least five people and injured at least 35. The size estimate of the Greenfield tornado could increase as National Weather Service investigators continue to survey damage, reported The Weather Channel. The storms were fast and mostly hit … [Read more...]
As pro sports goes all-in on gambling, society is left to count the true cost
NASHVILLE (BP) – “Welcome to the 2027 NFL Draft! We’re coming to you from the Caesar’s Sportsbook Stage, courtesy of BetMGM, with additional commentary from the DraftKings desk back in the studio. But as we watch the FanDuel blimp circling above the festivities, we first have this word from Genius Sports, the exclusive sports betting data provider of the NFL.” The only thing matched by the pomp and festivities of the NFL Draft, held in Detroit, may be the level at which gambling has become … [Read more...]
More than Hoop Dreams: Spurgeon College player prepping for the next level
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) – There was a time in his life when basketball was the only thing that made sense to Jude Warren. It was his anchor. It was what kept him from going in the wrong direction. A salvation experience before his junior year in high school replaced basketball with a love for Jesus. That led to a renewed focus in life. His love for the sport didn’t wane, but with a new outlook Warren went on to a record-breaking career for Spurgeon College and a National Player of the Year … [Read more...]
Ferguson to chair SBC resolutions committee
Resolutions being accepted from April 1 to May 22 NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Bart Barber has named Kristen Ferguson, associate dean of educational effectiveness and director of online education at Gateway Seminary, to serve as chair of the 2024 Committee on Resolutions. It will be Ferguson’s third year to serve on the committee, having been vice chair at the New Orleans Annual meeting. “The resolutions process empowers the messengers to speak with … [Read more...]
Jeff Iorg to be nominated to lead SBC Executive Committee
NASHVILLE (BP) — A special-called meeting will take place March 21 for SBC Executive Committee members to consider the nomination of Jeff Iorg as the next EC president and CEO. The vote will take place in executive session at the Grand Hyatt in the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Iorg has been president of Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary since 2004, when it was known as Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2016 he oversaw the completion of the seminary’s move … [Read more...]
Pre-registration opens for 2024 SBC annual meeting in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Pre-registration for the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis has opened up for messengers and/or childcare at sbcannualmeeting.net. The meeting is expected to be highly attended, as a new SBC president will be elected and messengers will vote for the second time on a constitutional amendment regarding women pastors. Reports will also include those studying the impact of the Great Commission Resurgence as well as the Cooperation Group, which is currently developing … [Read more...]
EC officers, ARITF release statements on Kentucky amicus brief
NASHVILLE (BP) — The revelation of an amicus brief filed by Southern Baptist entities opposing an aspect of a Kentucky sexual abuse survivor’s case prompted statements from SBC Executive Committee officers as well as the SBC’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) on Friday, Oct. 27. The statements came after SBC entities took fire over the amicus brief, which was filed in April and addresses an abuse victim’s lawsuit in which her abuser’s employer, the Louisville/Jefferson … [Read more...]
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