The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is committed to serving Southern Baptists with integrity, excellence, transparency and accountability. As part of this commitment, Dr. Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, has announced today that the organization has hired Guidepost Solutions to conduct an independent review of its processes as they relate […]
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Former ERLC VP releases audio recordings claiming SBC leaders mishandled abuse crisis
The June 10 release of five audio clips from discussions among key SBC leaders heightened the controversy around the denomination’s handling of sexual abuse and care for survivors, and other allegations coming from leaked letters written by former Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) President Russell Moore. “Southern Baptists deserve to know the truth by […]
IBSA President urges prayer and hope ahead of SBC
IBSA President Heath Tibbetts’ statement offers encouragement and hope to Baptists discouraged by the ongoing discussion of controversies leading up to the June 15-16 Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville. A video version of the message is available on Tibbett’s Facebook page. As President of IBSA, I’m encouraged by weekly conversations with church leaders around our […]
Pastors call for investigation of claims in Moore’s leaked letters
One week ahead of Southern Baptists’ annual meeting, two pastors say they will move for a third-party investigation of charges that some Baptist leaders inhibited reform on sexual abuse and attempted to silence former Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) President Russell Moore on that issue and others. As Moore (pictured above) left the ERLC […]
Vision 2025 set for SBC meeting in Nashville
A new set of five proposed strategic actions to unite the denomination around the Great Commission will greet Southern Baptists convening at the 2021 SBC annual meeting. “This is our opportunity for our generation of Baptists to stand tall together with a passionate vision, and it begins now,” Ronnie Floyd said of the Vision 2025 […]