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EC calls Oct. 5 meeting to consider attorney-client privilege, Guidepost contract

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The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is scheduled to hold a special session on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at 11:30 a.m. EDT, according to Rolland Slade, EC chairman. The central issue of meeting is the finalization of an agreement with Guidepost Solutions and the matter of waiving of the EC’s attorney-client privilege as requested by messengers […]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]