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 […]
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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 […]
Illinois House approves sex ed bill
A controversial sex education bill passed in the House May 28 and now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his signature. The bill, named the “Keeping Youth Healthy and Safe Bill” by its proponents, allows parents to opt out of the curriculum for their students, and school districts may also decide not to teach the […]
Group plans challenge to Culturally Responsive Teaching Standards
After its passage earlier this year, opponents of the state’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards (CRTLS) pledged to find a way to overturn the standards or stop them from taking effect. That effort began when Ralph Rivera, a lobbyist for Illinois Right to Life Action and the Pro-Family Alliance, told a House legislative committee […]
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