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Southern Baptist pastors, leaders weigh in on EC-Task Force stalemate

October 1, 2021 By Baptist Press

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Pastors and other leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention are voicing their frustration about the lack of progress of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s work toward an independent third-party investigation of issues related to sexual abuse. The EC is currently in the midst of its second seven-day extension to finalize an agreement with a […]

Guidepost Solutions selected to conduct independent review

September 10, 2021 By Baptist Press

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A task force appointed by Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has selected Guidepost Solutions to oversee a third-party review of the SBC Executive Committee’s past handling of sexual abuse issues. According to a statement released by the task force, Guidepost Solutions was selected in part due to its “extensive background in abuse, trauma, and […]

Afghan resettlement begins

August 19, 2021 By Baptist Press

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Thousands of Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in the United States in the coming weeks. Send Relief, Southern Baptists’ compassion ministry arm, has begun working with World Relief and other ministry partners. World Relief, a global Christian humanitarian organization that partners with local churches to serve vulnerable populations, has 17 offices across the United […]

Litton names Executive Committee abuse investigation oversight

July 9, 2021 By Baptist Press

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SBC President Ed Litton has named a seven-member task force to oversee a third-party review into the handling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC Executive Committee (EC). The task force was required by messengers at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, after it was reported that the EC had hired a firm on […]

Vision 2025 set for SBC meeting in Nashville

June 2, 2021 By Baptist Press

A new set of five proposed stra­tegic actions to unite the denomination around the Great Commission will greet Southern Baptists convening at the 2021 SBC annual meeting. “This is our opportunity for our generation of Baptists to stand tall together with a passionate vision, and it begins now,” Ronnie Floyd said of the Vision 2025 […]

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