In the period between release of the third-party investigation of the SBC Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse claims in the denomination and the SBC Annual Meeting where messengers will act on recommendations for reform, several things became clear. Everyone has an opinion on the report and its findings. Not everyone who has commented has […]
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Sunday’s Coming: A pastoral response to the SBC abuse investigation
Within short time of the surprising and disappointing accounts released in the SBC’s investigation of handling abuse claims within the denomination, this question came up: What will I say on Sunday? Pastors are already fielding questions from friends and church members, people both outside and inside Southern Baptist life. Beyond the usual queries that follow […]
EC ‘secret’ abuse database released, some Illinois connections reported
The SBC Executive Committee (EC) leadership has released the secretly held database of abuse claims and convictions revealed in the Guidepost Solutions investigation of the EC’s handling of sexual abuse allegations in the denomination. There are 585 names on the list dating back to August 2008. “This list is being made public for the first […]
Hotline established for abuse claims
Less than 24-hours after announcing the SBC Executive Committee (EC) would work with Guidepost Solutions to enter into an agreement to establish a hotline for individuals affected by sexual abuse within Southern Baptist churches, the hotline was established. The number is (202) 864-5578. A joint statement released May 25 by the Executive Committee, Guidepost Solutions, […]
Banding together for Bibles
“Everyone agreed—it was worth the time and effort to make Bibles available to anyone who needed or wanted one,” Pastor Brian Fuller said. Fuller spent much of the 1980’s and 90’s as a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist. Now as pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodlawn, Fuller recently picked up a mic again for […]
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