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In a landmark address to SBC Executive Committee members, SBC EC President Jeff Iorg outlined plans for continued sexual abuse prevention and response, presented findings from the SBC’s sexual abuse hotline that clarify the incidence of abuse in Southern... Continue Reading »
About three months before Christmas, Pastor Joel Southerland of Peavine Baptist Church in Rock Springs, Ga., began asking for members to give toward a “Christmas Project.” The catch, however, was that he couldn’t tell them what it was for.... Continue Reading »
President Donald Trump’s executive order to prevent transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports is a long overdue correction and return to normalcy, said a representative of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. “Under the Biden administration, Title IX... Continue Reading »
Jeff Dalrymple has been named to lead the office within the SBC Executive Committee dedicated to Southern Baptists’ long-term efforts in Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response, according to a statement from EC President and CEO Jeff Iorg. Dalrymple, 49,... Continue Reading »
As the seconds ticked off the clock in Mercedez-Benz Stadium Monday night, Jan. 20, they closed out Ohio State’s ninth national championship as well as the longest college football season ever. Both may also become markers for when the... Continue Reading »
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a former Southern Baptist pastor to be the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. A native of Gainesville, Ga., Doug Collins was senior pastor of Chicopee Baptist Church from November 1994 through... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist leaders congratulated President-elect Donald J. Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, on their election victory while celebrating other voters’ decisions over pro-life issues and religious liberty. The Associated Press called Wisconsin for Trump at 5:34 a.m.,... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in 2005 to New Orleans and surrounding areas prompted a yearslong response by Southern Baptist churches and Disaster Relief personnel, with volunteer recruitment for the latter spiking up to 80,000. Coy Webb, director for Send Relief... Continue Reading »
First Baptist Church was far from needing extensive revitalization when Wayne Bray arrived as pastor in 2015. But there had been a drip-drip of decline in the preceding years. The small-town church that had grown to 2,300 people in... Continue Reading »
Ethics & Religious Liberty trustees issued a statement Sept. 10 affirming the “good work” of President Brent Leatherwood and his staff in a step “to acknowledge and address concerns and to create a greater sense of understanding, unity and... Continue Reading »
Trustees for the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee approved Sept. 17 a recommendation to create a department within the EC to assist churches in the area of sexual abuse prevention and response. Messengers voted at the 2024 SBC Annual... Continue Reading »
There is a sense of loss when people leave a church. There are also times when that loss is coupled with celebration. Christ Fellowship Church Cherrydale in Greenville, S.C., began 15 years ago, sent out by another young church,... Continue Reading »
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