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At the final Woman, Thou Art Loosed! conference, which concluded on September 24 in Atlanta, Bishop T.D. Jakes handed the reins of his successful women’s-empowerment ministry to his daughter, Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts. The 65-year-old Jakes called his daughter to the stage, saying she was “walking into her destiny.” He emphasized that he … [Read more...] about T.D. Jakes’ Daughter, Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, Anointed To Succeed Her Father

By Timothy Cockes NASHVILLE (BP) – The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO) donated $500,000 toward the Cooperative Program from proceeds of the recent sale of its Seneca Lake campground property. Jeremy Westbrook, SCBO executive director-treasurer, made the announcement during Monday night’s (Sept. 19) SBC Executive Committee plenary session. During his … [Read more...] about Ohio Baptists Give $500,000 From Camp Sale Proceeds to Cooperative Program

Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead is making headlines following an incident on Sunday (September 18), wherein he forcefully grabbed a woman by the back of the neck for disrupting his live sermon, leading her out of the room. Whitehead first made the news in July when he and his wife were robbed of jewelry at gunpoint while he was preaching during … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Pastor Who Had Million Dollar Jewelry Stolen Arrested After Forcefully Grabbing Woman During Live Sermon

By Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) – The Baptist witness the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has long provided in the public square “is needed now as much as ever,” Brent Leatherwood said Wednesday (Sept. 14) in his first presidential report to the entity’s trustees. A day after the trustees elected him unanimously as the Southern Baptist entity’s ninth president, … [Read more...] about ERLC Trustees Hear From New President, Discuss Sexual Abuse Assessment