On Friday afternoon (Sept. 23), less than 24 hours after the news spread on social media, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary(SWBTS) released a statement announcing the resignation of President Adam W. Greenway. Greenway has accepted a role at the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) International Missions Board (IMB). The seminary’s statement … [Read more...] about SWBTS Announces Adam Greenway’s Resignation Following Social Media News Leak
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TikTok Suspends Controversial Pastor Mark Driscoll for Saying ‘Men Can’t Have Babies’
Mark Driscoll, founding and senior pastor of Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, has dealt with controversy surrounding his ministry since planting Mars Hill Church in 1996 and then Trinity Church in 2016. Driscoll, who has been accused of bullying staff members, elders, church leaders, and congregants throughout his years of ministry, has never … [Read more...] about TikTok Suspends Controversial Pastor Mark Driscoll for Saying ‘Men Can’t Have Babies’
Dog the Bounty Hunter Calls Biden ‘Little Hitler’ at Christian Event, Jokes About President’s Possible Suicide
Reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman was a featured speaker at the “Opening the Heavens” conference hosted at Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, Nebraska, over the weekend. During the event, Dog the Bounty Hunter referred to President Joe Biden as “little Hitler” and “that freak,” suggesting that Biden could die by suicide once a conspiracy perpetrated by his administration … [Read more...] about Dog the Bounty Hunter Calls Biden ‘Little Hitler’ at Christian Event, Jokes About President’s Possible Suicide
Jules Woodson and Tech Exec Team Up To Help Abuse Survivors Get Therapy and Heal
(RNS) — For years, Jules Woodson has advocated for reform in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, hoping to assist survivors of sexual abuse and hold abusers to account. Now she’s joined a nonprofit effort to connect abuse survivors with mental health services and counseling, through a new initiative announced Monday (Sept. 12). “I’ve always wanted to … [Read more...] about Jules Woodson and Tech Exec Team Up To Help Abuse Survivors Get Therapy and Heal
Brent Leatherwood Named ERLC President
By Brandon Porter NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission board of trustees named Brent Leatherwood the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy entity in a unanimous vote Tuesday (Sept. 13). “I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to serve this historic institution as its next president,” Leatherwood told … [Read more...] about Brent Leatherwood Named ERLC President