(Editor’s note: Illinois’ very own Sandy Wisdom Martin told a heartwarming story from her home state in her report as WMU Executive Director-Treasurer to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Anaheim.) I want to tell you why I believe so passionately in what we do together as Southern Baptists. Last fall, I was on my […]
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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 […]
Jones to fellow pastors: ‘What is your motivation?’
Preaching from Colossians 3:1–11, Florida Baptist pastor Daryl Jones challenged his fellow Southern Baptist pastors to seek Christlikeness while constantly rejecting the old ways of the world. “I am speaking to you, pastor. We think we’ve graduated beyond these 11 verses, but we need to take inventory,” Jones said during the 2022 Pastors Conference in […]
Notable changing of the guard at SBC Executive Committee
No sooner was the vote announced than the questions began: Does this represent a changing of the guard at the SBC Executive Committee? One reporter posed a question about a generational shift, which the new chairman artfully dodged, but it’s a valid point. The new chair of the SBC Executive Committee is 38. The vice-chair […]
EC elects officers, amends abuse funding before convention
Rolland Slade smiled broadly as he was handed a crystal gavel marking the end of his tenure as chairman of the SBC Executive Committee. The EC, currently comprised of 68 members, met June 13 in Anaheim and online, one-day before the SBC’s Annual Meeting, to elect new officers make budget adjustments prior to its presentation. […]
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