Dallas | Clint Pressley was reelected to a second one-year term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention on the first day of the Annual Meeting in Dallas June 10. And his new first vice president is an evangelist familiar to many because of triumph over significant disabilities. One candidate elected without opposition was presented […]
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Jennifer Lyell dies after brief illness
Nashville, Tenn. | A key figure in the Southern Baptist Convention’s investigation into the alleged mishandling of sexual abuse has died. Sources confirm to Baptist Press that Jennifer Lyell died late Saturday after a significant stroke. In 2018, Lyell told Baptist Press she had been sexually abused by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor David Sills […]
Proposed SBC resolutions ready for review ahead of annual meeting
Eight resolutions to be proposed to messengers attending the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas are ready for review. The resolutions committee released the proposed resolutions today (May 30) because of a bylaw change in 2023, which now requires the release at least 10 days ahead of the annual meeting. Previously, messengers received the resolutions […]
10 former SBC presidents urge avoiding ‘ultimatum’ with ERLC
An open letter released today (May 22) urges messengers planning to attend the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas to vote to keep the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission as an entity of the SBC should the anticipated motion to abolish it be proposed. Ten former SBC presidents signed the letter that also […]
NAMB purchase completed
The North American Mission Board (NAMB) has purchased the building at 1356 N. Rockwell Street owned by the Chicagoland Baptist Association. The three-story brown brick structure will serve as a ministry center for NAMB and its Send Network operations in the city. The building, which is more than 100 years old, was first a school, […]
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