6:53 pm: Ed Littion, pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama has been named the next SBC President. Litton received 6,834 of the 13,131 casted votes resulting in 52.04 percent of the vote. Mike Stone received 6,278 votes falling just short at 47.81 percent of the total vote. 6:30 pm: The messengers overwhelmingly passed Resolution 5: On Abuse and Pastoral … [Read more...] about Live Updates: 2021 Annual Meeting of Southern Baptist Convention
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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
‘Preserve the Base’: Leaked Audio of SBC Leaders Shows Reluctance on Dealing With Sex Abuse
Bob Smietana and Adelle M. Banks (RNS) Newly released audio clips from a Southern Baptist whistleblower appear to corroborate accusations Southern Baptist Convention leaders were reluctant to take action against churches accused of mishandling abuse. The audio contains a recording of Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC’s Executive Committee, telling SBC leaders in an … [Read more...] about ‘Preserve the Base’: Leaked Audio of SBC Leaders Shows Reluctance on Dealing With Sex Abuse
Liberty University Alumna and 3X Cancer Survivor Wows ‘AGT’ Judges
Zansville, Ohio, native and former Liberty University student Jane Marczewski performed an original song on ‘America’s Got Talent‘ (AGT) Tuesday night and wowed the judges and audience with her voice and story. The 30-year-old singer goes by the stage name Nightbirde. She shared with the judges and audience that she is a three-time cancer … [Read more...] about Liberty University Alumna and 3X Cancer Survivor Wows ‘AGT’ Judges
Robby Gallaty: ‘God Turned Off Our Megachurch’s Power — So We Could Witness His Power’
Pastor Robby Gallaty of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Tennessee posted Sunday on his Facebook page a testimony of how God worked in spite of a full-blown power outage that took place during their 11:15 AM service this past Sunday. “We just encountered something I haven’t experienced before at Long Hollow or at any church for that matter,” Gallaty … [Read more...] about Robby Gallaty: ‘God Turned Off Our Megachurch’s Power — So We Could Witness His Power’