Messengers approved all nine resolutions presented to them by the SBC Resolutions Committee. They included such topics as the Great Commission impact of women, God’s sole lordship over human conscience, the confessional heritage of the office of bishop/elder/pastor, care and support for pastors and ministry leaders, and the importance of revitalizing and replanting churches. Three […]
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WMU report: Celebrating 135 years making disciples
Even before the convention started in New Orleans, Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) was celebrating 135 years of ministry. They marked the anniversary with stories of a believer’s hope in Christ and heard from SBC missionaries at WMU’s annual Missions Celebration held at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Before the meetings began Sandy Wisdom-Martin, WMU executive […]
ERLC advocates for life as ‘culture of death’ pervades
“Life is precious.” Brent Leatherwood, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, began his report in New Orleans with an oft-spoken phrase rooted in Scripture. “We know this gift of life, given to each of us by God from the moment of conception, is sacred, and worthy of our fervent prayers, our strongest advocacy, […]
New EC chair elected, Sons declines new term
SBC Executive Committee Chair David Sons seemed relieved to announce he would not seek reelection to the post, but the ensuing vote to choose a successor could be interpreted as descriptive of a divide in denomination politics. The new chair is Philip Robertson, pastor of Philadelphia Baptist Church in Deville and Alexandria, Louisiana. He was […]
Former DOM arrested on abuse charges
The Associational Mission Strategist serving two Louisiana Baptist associations was jailed on a total of $1.4 million bond after he was charged with 16 counts of felony sexual abuse of a minor. The investigation of Daryl Stagg has expanded from three parishes in Louisiana to Kenosha, Wisconsin, just across the Illinois state line where he […]
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