Brandon Porter, Baptist Press, Author at IBSA News

Former EC chair Mike Stone sues former ERLC president Russell Moore

October 21, 2021 By Brandon Porter, Baptist Press

In a lawsuit filed Monday (Oct. 18), former SBC Executive Committee chairman Mike Stone alleges he has “suffered a tremendous loss in professional cultivation and reputational standing, decreased future earning power…and serious mental and emotional injury in the form of extreme public embarrassment, stress, anxiety, and fear” due to the actions of former Ethics & Religious Liberty […]

EC approves Guidepost contract, agrees to waive privilege

October 5, 2021 By Brandon Porter, Baptist Press

Members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted for the waiving of attorney client privilege within the scope of an independent third-party investigation of the EC concerning the handling of sexual abuse claims. The Sexual Abuse Task Force, assembled by SBC President Ed Litton, was mandated by messengers to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting […]

My worry box

Meredith Flynn

There’s a box of worries in my closet. It’s part of a resolution I made when fears over the continuing pandemic, national unrest, and regular day-to-day concerns crowded in to the point that it was difficult to concentrate on anything else. I decided to put my worries in a box. When one threatened to consume […]

Wrestling with our identidad

Jonathon de la O

It was the second week into our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration and we were just wrapping up our Spanish-language service. Beyond the canopies and chairs that we set up for our outdoor services, beyond the stage and the Latin American flags hanging against the fence was a familiar face at the entrance of our parking […]