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The agreement states that "exchanging faith stories of individuals and their churches and perspectives on shared concerns helps Christians to recognize Christ in one another and one another in Christ".
A roundup of seminary president reports to messengers at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim.
One of my favorite lines in Scripture is when Paul tells believers, “I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received” (1 Cor 15:3). Paul is talking about the gospel, of course, but I believe the heart of his statement is applicable for how the Executive Committee…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – SBC President Bart Barber put sexual predators on notice that Southern Baptist churches will no longer places to hide.
ANEHIM, Calif. (BP) -- At a breakfast to honor the women and men faithfully serving as chaplains, attendees were once again reminded that the 24/7 work of a chaplain is never done. They prayed for one of their own, chaplain Tony Moore, who left the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting almost…
A megachurch in Georgia has agreed to pay $13.1 million to leave The United Methodist Church with its property, ending litigation between it and the mainline Protestant denomination.
After approving a series of reforms meant to address sexual abuse in their denomination, Southern Baptists at their national meeting approved a resolution apologizing to abuse survivors and asking for forgiveness. They also called on legislatures to create laws that make pastoral sexual misconduct a specific crime and punish those who prey on church members.
Two of Evangelical Christianity’s most recognizable preachers are warning the nation's largest Protestant group to resist compromise amid a wave of internal disputes and controversies.
Newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber has rejected claims that the complementarian theology of the denomination was a major factor in its sex abuse scandal.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Southern Baptist messengers took a strong stand against sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches on June 13-14 at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting. It was the first time in more than 25 years that California hosted the annual meeting.
