11:58 am: In the remaining hours of his presidency J.D. Greear gave his presidential address (4:30:00) boldly calling out the things he has witnessed throughout the last few years. Regarding is time as president Greear said, "it has been a joy, it has been a privilege, unspeakable honor full of blessing after blessing...I have cherished every single second of it." Sharing … [Read more...] about Live Updates: 2021 Annual Meeting of Southern Baptist Convention
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SBC Executive Committee Vote Shocks As Abuse Survivors Urge ‘Immediate Action’
(ChurchLeaders) Eight people who have survived abuse at the hands of leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) have published a joint statement calling for several “immediate actions” ahead of the SBC’s annual meeting. But Monday morning, the SBC Executive Committee (EC) decided not to consider a motion that presents some of the SBC sexual abuse survivors’ very … [Read more...] about SBC Executive Committee Vote Shocks As Abuse Survivors Urge ‘Immediate Action’
At Least Three Critical Race Theory Statements Proposed for Southern Baptist Meeting
Adelle M. Banks (RNS) If he had the chance to turn back time, Pastor Stephen Feinstein says, he might not have proposed Resolution 9. The innocuous-sounding and nonbinding statement adopted by Southern Baptists who attended their 2019 annual meeting has contributed to a fierce battle over critical race theory, an academic approach to understanding systemic racism. The … [Read more...] about At Least Three Critical Race Theory Statements Proposed for Southern Baptist Meeting
GraceLife Church Files To Get Building Back and to ‘Strike Down the Public Health Restrictions’
GraceLife Church has filed with the court asking to immediately return to their building. This comes just days after the Provincial Court of Alberta ruled that GraceLife Church’s pastor James Coates’ rights were not violated when he was ticketed for disregarding the Public Health Act when he held worship services in December of last year. GraceLife Church’s … [Read more...] about GraceLife Church Files To Get Building Back and to ‘Strike Down the Public Health Restrictions’
Ronnie Floyd Responds to Released Secret Recordings; SBC Announces Independent Investigation
Phillip Bethancourt, Texas’s Central lead pastor and former executive vice president for the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission released a letter on Wednesday containing five audio clips of SBC’s Executive Committee members Ronnie Floyd and Mike Stone (one of this year’s SBC presidential … [Read more...] about Ronnie Floyd Responds to Released Secret Recordings; SBC Announces Independent Investigation