Nashville, Tenn. | Southern Baptists wanting to provide input on who should be nominated for the four committees filled by the SBC president have an avenue by which to do so. Current SBC President Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, asked for that input through a Google Doc he posted on […]
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EC presidential search team enters interview phase
Nashville, Tenn. | The search team tasked with finding a new president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is on schedule to present a candidate at the SBC EC’s February 2024 meeting. In a statement released Monday afternoon (Oct. 23), search team chairman Neal Hughes said the team had been “blessed” with […]
Biggerstaff sentenced
Mt. Vernon | A former pastor in Southern Illinois was sentenced to three years in prison on one charge of child grooming in Jefferson County Circuit Court Oct. 19. Garrett Biggerstaff entered a guilty plea on the count Sept. 11. A second count was dropped. Biggerstaff was arrested on the abuse charges in January. He […]
Greenway threatens suit
Former President Adam Greenway has threatened Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) with a $5 million lawsuit, saying their reporting of his mishandling of millions in seminary funds is exaggerated and humiliating. The SWBTS Board of Trustees expressed disappointment with the Sept. 25 letter, saying they had reached an agreement with Greenway in February. “As stewards […]
Bombed Gaza hospital formerly led by Southern Baptists
Gaza City | The Gaza City hospital that suffered a deadly blast Oct. 17 in the Israeli-Hamas war is formerly Southern Baptist, an International Mission Board spokesperson confirmed to Baptist Press. It is unclear how many Palestinian and other civilians were killed in the blast, with Israel and Hamas blaming one another for the attack. […]
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