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Former ERLC VP releases audio recordings claiming SBC leaders mishandled abuse crisis

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The June 10 release of five audio clips from discussions among key SBC leaders heightened the controversy around the denomination’s handling of sexual abuse and care for survivors, and other allegations coming from leaked letters written by former Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) President Russell Moore. “Southern Baptists deserve to know the truth by […]

Pastors call for investigation of claims in Moore’s leaked letters

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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

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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 […]

Moore departs ERLC for Christianity Today

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After leading the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for eight years, Russell Moore announced his departure from the denomination’s public policy arm. Moore will join the staff of Christianity Today (CT), headquartered in Carol Stream, as public theologian and director of its new Public Theology Project. “Russell has established himself as one […]

SBC candidates respond to ordinations at Saddleback

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A Southern Baptist church ordained three women as pastors in May, renewing the conversation over gender roles and the church. When Saddleback Church, led by Pastor Rick Warren, posted about the “historic night” on the church’s Facebook page, some Southern Baptist leaders responded on social media. “While I have long respected Saddleback’s ministry impact and […]