The lawsuit, dismissed last summer, stemmed from an elder election dispute at the Washington, D.C.-area megachurch.
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The new language would add that a church ‘affirms, appoints, or employs only men as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by Scripture.’
Despite criticism, the task force charged with implementing abuse reforms was renewed for a second year.
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Saddleback, whose case was argued by founding pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren, had been ousted for naming a woman to its pastoral team.
The nearly 13,000 messengers left the convention hall not knowing the future of abuse reforms.
More than 90% of clergy members in attendance at the Conference’s annual meeting voted in favor of the move
Reelection marks third time a candidate backed by the Conservative Baptist Network has been defeated
Charges come after a year-long investigation into the food bank’s spending.