Executive Committee sets up hotline for abuse claims | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – A hotline has been established to allow those affected by sexual abuse within Southern Baptist churches. The number is 202-864-5578.
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SBC leaders promise reforms
In a special meeting on Tuesday, 97 percent of Executive Committee members of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to apologize for comments made in 2006 by the committee’s former vice president an...
After 2,000 UK Church Buildings Close, New Church Plants Get Creative
In England, some rally to restore aging and emptying Anglican sites, while diverse congregations look beyond traditional sanctuaries.
The Next Southern Baptist Investigation
In this issue of A Public Witness, we call on state attorneys general to open investigations into Southern Baptist entities and conventions. After reviewing reactions to the Guidepost report, we build our case by examining the precedent set with similar state investigations into the Catholic Church.
Ex-SBC president allegedly sexually assaulted pastor’s wife, asked for sex 3 times a day
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt allegedly sexually assaulted another pastor’s wife and then told her he wanted to have sex with her three times a day while he was on a beach vacation with his family in Panama City, Florida.
Southern Baptist leaders vow to release database of sexual abusers, apologize to victims
Leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention publicly apologized to victims of sexual abuse within the denomination and vowed to make public a private database of offenders in response to an explosive report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct and a cover-up.
Robert Jeffress: SBC polity no excuse for churches not to adopt ‘zero-tolerance' sex abuse policies
Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress is calling for churches to have a “zero-tolerance policy” after an investigation report released this week showed that Southern Baptist Convention leadership failed to properly handle sex abuse allegations.
A Pastor Confessed to Adultery From the Pulpit. Then His Victim Told Her Side of the Story. - RELEVANT
Over the weekend in Warsaw, Indiana, a tragic, harrowing scene unfolded from the stage during New Life Christian Church's Sunday morning service. It
Twice as nice: Kentucky church unanimous in bringing back Ron Edmondson | Baptist Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. (BP) – Immanuel Baptist Church’s membership was unanimous in calling Ron Edmondson to be the senior pastor for the second time on Sunday (May 22).
Baptist Press apologizes to survivors, commits to serve | Baptist Press
The past few years have changed Baptist Press. For some, the changes have not been enacted with enough expediency, but, regardless, this news organization of the Southern Baptist Convention is different. For more than 75 years, Baptist Press has been a source of news and information for Southern Baptists. Over…
