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Court rules Hunt failed to prove actual malice in Bart Barber's tweet.
A federal judge dismissed the final claims of a defamation lawsuit filed by former Southern Baptist President Johnny Hunt, who claimed his career was ruined after his sexual misconduct became public in 2022.
Parents sue SC church, academy and denomination over registered offender's access to children.
The Southern Baptist Convention and its Executive Committee are now named defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit tied to the Pawleys Island Church investigation.
Plus, ACNA updates bylaws about misconduct, Willie McLaurin suddenly resigns from SBC, and more.
In this week’s look at the MinistryWatch archives, a Baltimore youth pastor is charged with sexual abuse and eventually pleads guilty, the ACNA updates its bylaws concerning misconduct, Willie McLaurin suddenly resigns from leading the ...
Leaders calling the abuse crisis a ‘hoax’ makes it harder to address abuse in churches, survivors say.
A group of abuse survivors, advocates and pastors have called on a pair of Southern Baptist leaders to apologize for calling the denomination’s abuse crisis a hoax.
MinistryWatch's top 10 stories for June included G.O.D International, Orange investigation findings, an EPC vote on same-sex attracted pastors, and more.
SBC’s new statement from its annual meeting does not mention a path to legal status for immigrants.
At its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Southern Baptists opposed amnesty, political violence, and antisemitism. In a departure from resolutions dating to 2006, the SBC's new statement does not mention a path to legal status ...
Rice’s win is a triumph for critics who argue the SBC has lost its way in recent years.
Florida pastor Willy Rice has been elected SBC president. His win is a triumph for critics who argue the nation's largest protestant denomination has lost its way in recent years.
From sexual abuse reforms to immigration and women preachers, Southern Baptists face defining votes.
Over the past decade, members of the Southern Baptist Convention have touted the denomination’s diversity, sought to keep sexual abusers away from churches and passed statements advocating for immigration reform and a path to legal ...
Membership down, engagement and baptisms up
SBC membership decline continues, but baptisms and engagement rise.
Plus, embryo donations, abortion pill access, and new SBC attendance numbers
In this week's Signs & Wonders, NRB vs. FCC, embryo adoptions, abortion pill access, and new SBC attendance numbers.
