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Southern Baptist Convention

Fern Creek Baptist Church stands by its female pastor

John Fea   |  August 22, 2023

Some of you may remember that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) ousted Fern Creek Baptist Church earlier this year because the church had a female pastor. The Louisville congregation, located in the same city as Albert Mohler’s complementarian Southern Baptist...

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Here’s the latest Southern Baptist controversy

John Fea   |  August 18, 2023

I’ll let religion journalist Bob Smietana explain: Willie McLaurin, the acting president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, resigned suddenly on Thursday after admitting he had falsified his rĂ©sumĂ©. “While considering McLaurin as a candidate for Floyd’s permanent replacement,...

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Did the Rick Warren-Saddleback controversy at the SBC Annual Meeting detract attention from abuse reform?

John Fea   |  June 15, 2023

Here is Kate Shellnut at Christianity Today: The issue that once dominated Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meetings—sexual abuse in churches—almost receded into the background at this year’s gathering, which was overrun by debates around women serving as pastors. Only...

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What happened on day 1 of the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting?

John Fea   |  June 13, 2023

Some of the best religion reporters in the business are in New Orleans this week. Here is what they have to say about what happened on the first day of the meeting. These tweets are (roughly) in chronological order (morning...

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How Charles Stanley and the Southern Baptists handled the media

John Fea   |  April 24, 2023

Charles Stanley died last week. He was the senior pastor of Atlanta Baptist Church for nearly half a century, a television preacher, and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Over at Get Religion, veteran religion journalist Terry Mattingly...

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Southern Baptists give Saddleback the boot. What are people saying?

John Fea   |  February 21, 2023

Here is the Associated Press: The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren â€” for having a woman pastor. The vote by the convention’s Executive Committee...

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“Turns out the Roman Catholic Church has nothing on the Southern Baptists when it comes to covering up sexual misconduct”

John Fea   |  May 27, 2022

Randall Balmer, a Dartmouth religion professor and one of the country’s most prominent religious observers, addresses the Southern Baptist sexual abuse report. Here is a taste of his piece at the Los-Angeles Times: In an origin story oft-repeated in SBC circles,...

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The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s third-party abuse investigation report was just released. It’s horrifying.

John Fea   |  May 22, 2022

Here is Kate Shellnut at Christianity Today: Armed with a secret list of more than 700 abusive pastors, Southern Baptist leaders chose to protect the denomination from lawsuits rather than protect the people in their churches from further abuse. Survivors,...

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Marvin Olasky discusses his resignation from World magazine

John Fea   |  November 19, 2021

We covered this here and here. Here is Bob Smietana at Religion News Service: Olasky had hoped to end his tenure as editor-in-chief, which began in 1994, in the summer of 2022. Those plans changed after World’s publisher announced the...

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Louisiana College is changing its name to Louisiana Christian University

John Fea   |  November 5, 2021

The Southern Baptist College in Pineville, Louisiana is changing its name. Here is the Associated Press: Louisiana College in Pineville will formally announce its new name — Louisiana Christian University — on Nov. 16 during a meeting of the Louisiana...

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National Review writer Kevin Williamson blasts the Southern Baptist Convention

John Fea   |  June 29, 2021

Here is Williamson on Albert Mohler’s failed campaign for president of the Southern Baptist Convention: Ed Litton, a moderate reformer, has been elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention — and the Reverend R. Albert Mohler has been served his...

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SBC messenger and Biden voter begs the president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to unblock him on Twitter

John Fea   |  June 16, 2021

My favorite moment from the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting so far:...

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How Southern Baptists and others are responding to the election of Ed Litton as president of the convention

John Fea   |  June 16, 2021

We also included some initial reaction to Litton’s election in this post. Litton is, relatively speaking, a “moderate.” That means he wants to work for racial reconciliation, does not want to condemn critical race theory, and embraces the Baptist Faith...

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Ed Litton is the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention

John Fea   |  June 15, 2021

Litton is the senior pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama...

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Tuesday early afternoon at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting

John Fea   |  June 15, 2021

I am trying to follow things in Nashville. Here are some tweets from Tuesday (June 15, 2021) early afternoon. The presidential election will take place later this afternoon. The messengers seem to be consistently rebuking the Executive Committee’s resolutions. Read Dominic...

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Tuesday morning at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting

John Fea   |  June 15, 2021

I am trying to follow things in Nashville. Here are some tweets from Tuesday (June 15, 2021) morning: Yesterday (June 14, 2021): Today (June 15): Will it be a stolen election? 🙂...

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Evangelical roundup for June 14, 2021 (Southern Baptist Convention edition)

John Fea   |  June 14, 2021

What is going on in Evangelicalland? The Southern Baptists are converging on Nashville this week. Here are some links to help you put the annual meeting in context: Sarah Pulliam Bailey has a helpful piece on what is at stake....

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Russell Moore leaves his Southern Baptist post. Joins Christianity Today

John Fea   |  May 18, 2021

This was bound to happen sooner or later. Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, is leaving his post to head-up a new public theology program at Christianity Today. There are a lot...

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Black Southern Baptists are “deeply disappointed” that seminary presidents continue to reject critical race theory in “all its forms”

John Fea   |  March 31, 2021

The debate over critical race theory continues to divide the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Last November, the presidents of the six denominational seminaries published a statement declaring that critical race theory is incompatible with Southern Baptist theology. In response to...

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