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Greenway elected to lead Southwestern

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Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) elected Adam Greenway (center in photo above) as the institution’s ninth president during a special called meeting Feb. 26-27. Greenway, 41, currently serves as dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Ministry at Southern Seminary. He has served denominational leadership roles, including board positions with […]

EC pres. search committee has found ‘God’s candidate’

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The search committee seeking the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has “identified God’s candidate for such a time as this” and will announce the nominee “very soon,” search committee vice chairman Adron Robinson reported Feb. 19. The search committee also responded to criticism that has surfaced this month regarding its consideration of non-Anglo […]

Greear urges ‘bold’ steps to prevent abuse, care for survivors

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In an address before the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, SBC President J.D. Greear called for lamenting and repentance over sexual abuse perpetrated by church leaders and volunteers, and called the denomination to greater accountability at every level. He also advocated that the SBC’s governing documents be amended to address the definition of a “cooperating […]

SBC leaders to discuss action after paper reports on sexual abuse in SBC churches

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Charleston, S.C. | Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear will speak to the SBC Executive Committee Feb. 18 on the progress of a study group tasked with exploring how the denomination has handled sexual abuse. Greear’s presentation at the Executive Committee’s meeting was scheduled prior to a three-part report in the Houston Chronicle on hundreds […]

Paper’s sexual abuse report leaves SBC’s Greear ‘broken’

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A Houston newspaper, in reporting on instances of sexual abuse by pastors and others at Southern Baptist churches, has left SBC President J.D. Greear “broken over what was revealed today.” “The abuses described in this @HoustonChron article are pure evil,” Greear stated in a series of tweets after the Houston Chronicle reported today (Feb. 10) […]