On Friday (March 10), Saddleback Church lead pastor Andy Wood released a video responding to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) recent determination that the denomination’s largest church is no longer “in friendly cooperation with the Convention.”
The determination came in light of Saddleback’s decision to allow women to function in the role of pastor, specifically Wood’s wife, Stacie, who serves as a teaching pastor at the church and regularly preaches during worship services.
In the unlisted YouTube video, Wood shared how the Saddleback Church elders came to the decision that permits women staffers to preach and serve in pastoral roles.
Saddleback Church previously raised the concerns of some SBC churches in March 2021 when they ordained three women pastors—a first in the church’s 40-plus year history.