ORLANDO (BP) – The ongoing process of establishing resources for equipping churches to identify and prevent cases of abuse is just that, a process, SBC Abuse and Prevention Response Coordinator Jeff Dalrymple told a group late Sunday afternoon, June 7. And, he added, those in attendance were among the most…
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Increasing financial transparency, combatting sexual abuse and electing a new slate of officers were among highlights of the SBC Executive Committee’s meeting June 10 at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott.
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Southern Baptist associational leaders concluded their two-day annual conference on Monday (June 10) with a roundtable discussion from experienced peers and a plenary session led by Mac Lake, CEO of the Multiply Group.
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL) passed its largest budget ever on Sunday (June 9) at its annual meeting in Indianapolis. The budget comes on the heels of one of the strongest years in the organization's 64-year history. SBCAL membership now tops 700, a 27…
CARMEL, Ind. (BP) – When Jared Barham brought students from his Indianapolis church to the first-ever Crossover Student Rally at Harvest Church in Carmel, Ind., he had big hopes. The associate pastor of youth at Northside Baptist Church in Indianapolis hoped they’d hear the Gospel from a different voice and…
A Roman Catholic parish in Kentucky is offering scheduled blessings for same-sex couples despite the Vatican s directive that such blessings should be spontaneous
Pastor Voddie T Baucham warned that the pervasive sexual sins of the prevailing culture are signs of divine judgment, but that the Gospel still offers hope and that Christians should plead with God ...
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – A former SBC seminary president is calling for the Convention to “repent, reset and recommit to its founding missional identity.” Chuck Kelley, president emeritus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, makes the impassioned plea in an essay released to Baptist Press just days before the 2024…