When Randy Oliver saw news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the doctor from Southern Illinois knew he would be going to the region again. And when he received notice from the International Mission Board that Ukrainian refugees were flooding into nearby countries, the family physician quickly joined a five-person medical mission team that included […]
SBC calls for consistent laws across states on abuse and sharing information
Messengers to the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention called on lawmakers in all 50 states to enact legislation creating uniform definitions for pastoral sexual abuse, and they gave Baptists in the states a tool for urging the legislation. Resolution 5 “On Consistent Laws Regarding Pastoral Sexual Abuse” was part of a package of actions on the […]
SBC debates Warren, women, and a word
The most surprising moment in Tuesday’s debate over motions (not related to adoption of the abuse-related recommendations) was the appearance of Rick Warren at a floor microphone. The founding and soon retiring pastor of Saddleback Church, 38 miles from the Anaheim convention center, showed up to address a motion about the role of women in […]
Barber elected SBC president
Texas pastor Bart Barber was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention in a runoff Tuesday evening, defeating three other candidates. He met Florida pastor Tom Ascol, head of the Founders ministry in the runoff. Barber took 60.87% of the votes case in the runoff, and Ascol received 38.88%. At the time, 8,098 messengers were […]
Illinois responds as SBC adopts abuse prevention reforms
With upraised ballots by an estimated 90% of messengers present on Tuesday afternoon, the Southern Baptist Convention accepted the recommendations to minister to abuse survivors and establish procedures in the convention to prevent perpetrators from moving from one church position to another. “I hope history shows survivors seeing ballots being raised and saying, ‘That’s me […]
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