The Associational Mission Strategist serving two Louisiana Baptist associations was jailed on a total of $1.4 million bond after he was charged with 16 counts of felony sexual abuse of a minor. The investigation of Daryl Stagg has expanded from three parishes in Louisiana to Kenosha, Wisconsin, just across the Illinois state line where he […]
SBC: The Issues — Executive Committee refers ‘women issue’ to messengers
A motion in the 2022 convention in Anaheim called on the Executive Committee to define the pastoral leadership as reserved for men only, but on Monday before the 2023 Convention started in New Orleans, the EC refused to take action and said that action with such widespread consequences should be decided by the messengers to […]
SBC23 Overview: Candidates for SBC President
The candidates for president of the Southern Baptist Convention are taking decidedly different approaches to the election in the short time before the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The newcomer to the race, Mike Stone is on the road and raising his concerns about volatile issues facing the denomination, while the incumbent, Bart Barber, […]
Civil suit filed in abuse case
The mother of a former resident of the Illinois Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS) has filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of her daughter against the former BCHFS employee who pled guilty to two counts of criminal sexual assault of a minor. The suit also names BCHFS and the Illinois Baptist State Association […]
Gospelife Church honors law officers with barbeque
“One question that was asked repeatedly was ‘Why?’” pastor Scott Nichols said. The law officers from DuPage County who attended a community barbeque in their honor wondered why a church would host such an event. Gospelife Church did so gladly. “The Scriptures teach that God empowers law enforcement as agents for good in society,” Nichols […]
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