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At SBC ’23, messengers continue to deal with abuse reforms, take stand on pastoral convictions

Messengers dealt with a number of key issues at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting June 13-14. The convention was originally scheduled to meet in Charlotte but was relocated to the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center due to... Continue Reading »

2023 SBC: Texas pastor Bart Barber reelected SBC president

Texas pastor Bart Barber was reelected to a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2023 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Out of 11,014 messenger votes, Barber received 7,531 votes (68.38 percent) while Georgia pastor... Continue Reading »

2023 SBC: Messengers deem Saddleback, others not in friendly cooperation

Messengers to the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention upheld the Executive Committee’s decision that Fern Creek Baptist in Louisville, Ky., Freedom Church in Vero Beach, Fla., and Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., are not in friendly cooperation with the... Continue Reading »

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SBTS president Albert Mohler hospitalized with blood clots in both lungs

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr. was admitted overnight to a Louisville-area hospital due to “bilateral pulmonary emboli (blood clots in both lungs)” according to a statement released April 15. The statement said Mohler “is receiving... Continue Reading »

Thomas Elliott, son-in-law of Roy Honeycutt, killed in bank shooting

A crisp spring morning turned deadly Monday (Apr. 10) when a gunman opened fire inside the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville. Four people were killed and multiple others were injured, including two police officers, before the Louisville Metro... Continue Reading »

Lake Murray pastor to lead Committee on Resolutions

SBC president Bart Barber has named South Carolina pastor David Sons as the chairman of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2023 SBC annual meeting to be held in New Orleans this June. Sons, lead pastor of Lake Murray... Continue Reading »

Daniel Dickard guest on recent ‘Road to New Orleans’ video

Daniel Dickard, president of the 2023 SBC Pastors Conference, joined SBC Executive Committee Vice President for Communications Jonathan Howe to preview this year’s conference. In the latest installment of “Road to New Orleans,” a video series hosted by Howe... Continue Reading »

Finn to be re-nominated for SBC recording secretary

North Greenville University provost and current SBC Recording Secretary Nathan Finn will be re-nominated for the position by Florida pastor Dean Inserra at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in New Orleans, La., on June 13-14. “Nathan Finn is... Continue Reading »

Bryant Wright visits Send Relief ministry sites in Turkey earthquake zone

Send Relief President Bryant Wright was on the ground amid the rubble and devastation caused by a major earthquake in Turkey and northern Syria. In a video released Feb. 11, he urged Southern Baptists to give and to pray.... Continue Reading »

Cooperative Program-fueled Send Network targets rural, urban U.S.

It’s the only Baptist church in town. Church planter Michael Goforth considers it purely a work of the Lord that Mercy Hill Church is thriving where three previous congregations shut down. When he and his bride, Shannon, sought a... Continue Reading »

Blalock, Keahbone to head Abuse Response Implementation Task Force

Bart Barber, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has announced the names of those who will lead and serve on the SBC Abuse Response Implementation Task Force, according to a Baptist Press release. The news follows an announcement that... Continue Reading »

SBC WRAP-UP: Messengers lament, take steps to address sexual abuse

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.... Continue Reading »