Justin Welby Feels ‘personal failure’ over Handling of John Smyth Case
Justin Welby has spoken of a deep sense of personal failure over how allegations of horrific sexual abuse by the late John Smyth were handled
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Southern Baptist Ethics Committee Says IVF is Immoral, Tells Christians to Oppose It
Echoing Catholic teaching, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood says in-vitro fertilization causes moral harm and separates procreation from sex.
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Proposed SBC Resolutions Touch on Christian Political Engagement, Israel, Parental Rights
In advance of the Southern Baptist Convention s June 11-12 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, SBC s Resolutions Committee has released a list of 10 resolutions that messengers will consider in ...
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Sex abuse task force releases report, recommendations | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – On Tuesday (June 4) Southern Baptists’ Abuse Reform and Implementation Task Force (ARITF) released its final report and recommendations ahead of the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. The recommendations highlight the release of a new curriculum designed to help local churches of all sizes “establish or…
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May Cooperative Program receipts 4.35 percent above budget goals | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – May Cooperative Program totals were 4.35 percent above budget goals and 3.37 percent above last May’s totals. CP receipts so far this fiscal year are 1.2 percent below budget targets and .3 percent above the same point last year.
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Barber offers suggestions for a smooth annual meeting in Indianapolis | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Bart Barber wants the messengers’ voices to be heard at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting. The second-term SBC president has been pondering ways to hold a smoother meeting and to give messengers more opportunities to speak.
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LGBT-Affirming Church Vandalized with Leviticus 18:22
Police in Mitchell, South Dakota, are investigating after Congregational United Church of Christ, an LGBT-affirming congregation planning to host a gay pride event this month, was vandalized with ...
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Latino Episcopalians in the Spotlight With Gutiérrez Presiding Bishop Nomination
Latino Episcopal clergy say that their congregations are thriving.
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Funeral arrangements set for American missionaries killed in Haiti
A spokeswoman for the families of Davy and Natalie Lloyd said on Friday that the bodies of the slain missionaries had landed safely at an airport in Kansas City, Mo. The spokeswoman, Cass Bowen Anders...
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Korean Methodists Debate Cutting Ties with UMC after Votes Allowing Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Clergy
As the United Methodist Church recently made decisions at its general conference regarding the ordination of homosexual pastors, among other issues, it has stirred repercussions in Korea, where there ...
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Apps launched to assist Southern Baptists with 2024 Annual Meeting and Pastors’ Conference | Baptist Press
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – A pair of apps have been released to aid messengers as well as those not able to make it to the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting and Pastors’ Conference next week.
