The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention announced Monday night, July 22, that president Brent Leatherwood has been removed from his position. He had served as president of the SBC’S public policy entity since September 2022. “In accordance with our bylaws, the executive committee [of the ERLC] has removed Brent Leatherwood as […]
SBC: Pressley defeats 5 for President
Indianapolis | Charlotte, North Carolina Pastor Clint Pressley won the SBC Presidency on the third ballot, defeating five other pastors for the top spot. Pressley received 4,244 votes (56.12%), while Dan Spencer, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Sevierville, Tenn. received 3,305 votes (43.71%). A total of 7,562 votes were cast with 13 disallowed. Pressley […]
Pioneer missionary forgotten over mental illness
Thomas Jefferson Bowen was the first Southern Baptist missionary to focus on winning Muslims to Christ and the first missionary sent by the convention to Central or South America, but generations have not known his name. By 1860, Southern Baptists only had mission work in four countries, and Bowen was responsible for two. He was […]
Resurging: Local church networks say they’re coming back
Southern Wisconsin has seen God move over the past 18 years. In 2005, the Southern Wisconsin Baptist Association, headquartered in Madison, had 13 churches. Today it has 36, thanks to church planting and new affiliations. Partnerships and trust were key ingredients in the associational resurgence. Director of Missions Mark Millman also serves as a church […]
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 […]
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