Two Southern Baptist churches have been reported to the SBC Credentials Committee on the grounds that the churches are out of step with the convention’s stances on sexual abuse. The reports stem from speaking invitations extended to former SBC president Johnny Hunt. Hunt was named in a 2022 report from Guidepost Solutions on the firm’s investigation into […]
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MBTS’ $2.5 million ‘missions moonshot’
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) plans to produce 100 new missionaries annually in what President Jason Allen is calling a “missions moonshot.” Allen announced the plan and a $2.5 million gift to fund it at the seminary’s spring convocation in January. Allen began the service referencing President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 moonshot address to rally […]
ERLC trustees elect Mullin as chief of staff
Veteran Southern Baptist academic Miles Mullin is the new chief of staff and vice president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. The ERLC’s trustees elected Mullin unanimously upon the recommendation of Brent Leatherwood, the commission’s president, in a special called meeting Thursday (Jan. 26). Mullin became the first addition to the ERLC’s senior staff […]
Why gambling is getting riskier in Illinois
In the days when Baptists didn’t “smoke, drink, or chew, or go with those who do,” our list of don’ts included playing cards. It wasn’t because there was something inherently wrong with pinochle, canasta, or Old Maid, but because overfamiliarity with jokers and aces might eventually lead to gambling. Go Fish may not be the […]
Security training offered March 11
First Baptist Church of O’Fallon, Missouri will host a church security training conference March 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference will be led by James McGarvey and a team from The Church Safety Guys, a non-profit ministry group based in Columbus, Ohio, that stages training events across the nation. McGarvey has 30 […]
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