Nashville, Tenn. | Names and background information for potential inclusion at sbcabuseprevention.com are currently being processed prior to publication, said a statement by the group tasked with its implementation. The Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) held an in-person meeting on Aug. 28 in Dallas, Chairman Joshua Wester confirmed with Baptist Press. It was the group’s first gathering […]
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EC conducting internal investigation related to Willie McLaurin
Nashville, Tenn. | The SBC Executive Committee has begun an investigation into the circumstances leading to the resignation of Willie McLaurin. McLaurin resigned on Aug. 17 after confessing to falsifying his education background. He was serving as the interim president and CEO and was thought to be the leading candidate for the permanent role. He had served the […]
Pastor arrested in Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisc. | The bivocational pastor of a church in Lake County, Illinois was arrested Aug. 10 in Somers, Wisconsin, and charged with two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and lewd and lascivious actions. Thomas Bartmer, 57, was taken into custody in the parking lot of Walmart in the village just north of Kenosha. He […]
Barber taps Wellman to lead ‘cooperation’ study, makes ARITF changes
Nashville, Tenn. | Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber named fellow Texas pastor Jared Wellman to chair the group studying “friendly cooperation” as a standard for church membership in the denomination. “I am concerned about the way that we’re defining friendly cooperation,” Barber said in an exclusive interview with the Illinois Baptist just ahead of […]
Objections over ‘pastor’ limitation
Nashville, Tenn. | A network of 4,000 Black churches within the Southern Baptist Convention has called for a season of prayer and dialogue after an action by messengers prohibited application of the term “pastor” to women serving in any ministry capacity. Their challenge has received support from former SBC President J.D. Greear. In a July […]
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