JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – Scott Connell and other organizers of the Southern Baptist Church Music Conference felt that 2026 could bring around 500 attendees to the annual event. That was big dreaming, considering that three years ago it was canceled due to lack of interest. The conference came back in…
After initially refusing to apologize, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee expressed regret for its response to the sexual abuse of Jennifer Lyell, which the SBC’s once highest-paid female executive suffered at the hands of a former Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor.
Bishop Sarah Mullally said that "there may be good reason" for individuals and local churches to continue taking some measures despite legal restrictions lifting.
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee has offered a public apology and a confidential monetary settlement to sexual abuse survivor Jennifer Lyell, who was mischaracterized by the denomination’s in-house news service when she decided to go public with her story in March 2019.
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton shared a brief update with the SBC Executive Committee on behalf of the Sexual Abuse Task Force and urged the convention to remain “very sober” and “determined” as the investigation is still underway.
Nearly two years before thousands of Catholics learned earlier this month that their baptisms were invalidated because their priest said the wrong word during baptisms, hundreds of Catholics baptized at the St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church in Michigan learned their baptisms were also deemed invalid.
Controversial Global Vision Bible Church leader Greg Locke defended the deliverance ministry of his Tennessee congregation
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up a new clash between First Amendment liberties and a Colorado state discrimination law. The high court said it would review the case of Lorie Smith, a Denver...
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton called racism and sexual abuse the “most outstanding” stains on the denomination, adding that they must take steps to cleanse themselves.
The tone of the midwinter Nashville gathering was in stark contrast to that of recent Executive Committee meetings, which were marked by sharp divides over issues such as race and politics and how to proceed with an investigation into the ways Baptist leaders have responded to the issue of sexual abuse.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has planted a tree in the grounds of his official residence, Lambeth Palace, as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
