Indianapolis | The balloting for Southern Baptist Convention president passed two rounds on Tuesday and messengers readied for a third presidential vote on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in a very busy first day of the SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, more than 10,000 registered messengers approved three major reports analyzing SBC life and making new recommendations. Messengers […]
SBC: Barber addresses ‘crazy uncle’ problem
Indianapolis | “The worst thing about the Southern Baptist Convention is that anyone can walk up to a microphone and say anything they want,” Bart Barber said in his final President’s message. But, he said, it’s also the best thing. Barber mentioned the “crazy uncle” phenomenon that seems to be unique to the SBC, where […]
SBC: ‘Law’ vote set Wed. morning
Indianapolis| The main reason about 10,000 people are traveling to Indianapolis for the Southern Baptist Convention won’t happen until Wednesday morning. The vote on the “Law Amendment” to the SBC constitution preventing women from serving of pastors “of any kind” is expected to come in part two of the SBC Executive Committee report, on day […]
When silence is deafening
As a Baptist who pastored in Catholic New Orleans for a decade, I came away with an appreciation for Lent. I have never given up chocolate. But some years I have shortened my screen time. Most years I add a devotional practice—a special Bible study or focused prayer topic. This year God shut all that […]
SBC President speaks on 3 controversies
Springfield | The highlight of the event may have been having a photo made with the outgoing President of the Southern Baptist Convention, dressed in his Texas flag shirt and cowboy hat, standing next to a cardboard cutout of a cow like those he raises back home in Farmersville. More likely it was the opportunity […]
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