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SBC Executive Committee meets, receives update from legal team

November 10, 2021 By Brandon Porter, Baptist Press

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee met online Wednesday morning (Nov. 10). Members filled a Committee on Nominations vacancy and received updates on the progress of the Sexual Abuse Task Force, legal counsel for the EC and subcommittee appointments. “The investigation getting off to a smooth start is important,” Slade said about the initial work […]

EC meets to address legal, personnel issues

October 29, 2021 By Brandon Porter, Baptist Press

Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee met in a closed session on Thursday (Oct. 28). It was the first meeting for the group since the resignations of key EC staff members and a letter from long-time attorneys, Guenther, Jordan & Price, withdrawing from providing legal counsel for the group. EC Chairman Rolland Slade […]

Sex abuse task force motions fail at Missouri, Mississippi state meetings, pass in California, Arkansas

October 28, 2021 By Diana Chandler

Motions to create state-level sex abuse task forces failed at the 2021 state Baptist annual meetings in Mississippi and Missouri this week, although a motion on handling sexual abuse was unanimously approved in Arkansas. A comparable motion presented at the California Southern Baptist Convention meeting Wednesday (Oct. 27) was ruled out of order, and a […]

EC calls special meeting to address ‘legal, audit and personnel’ matters

October 26, 2021 By Brandon Porter, Baptist Press

The officers of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee have issued a call for a special meeting of the trustees for 10 am (CDT) on Thursday, Oct. 28. The meeting will be held in Executive Session, according to EC Chairman Rolland Slade. Slade said the meeting will “update legal, audit and personnel matters.” Thirteen trustees […]

Addison resigns from SBC Executive Committee staff

October 21, 2021 By Brandon Porter, Baptist Press

Greg Addison, executive vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, is stepping down. Addison notified Ronnie Floyd, SBC EC president and CEO, of his intention to step down on Oct. 15, according to an email sent to EC trustees and staff on Wednesday (Oct. 20). Addison filled a new position for the EC when he […]