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.’
After lengthy debate, Southern Baptists voted on new language for their constitution that would state only men can be pastors of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
Despite criticism, the task force charged with implementing abuse reforms was renewed for a second year.
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force unveiled a “Ministry Check” website Wednesday (June 14) as part of their report on the convention’s annual meeting.
The two candidates for SBC president hold many of the same beliefs but disagree sharply over how to handle the issue of sexual abuse and over the direction of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
Next week, at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in New Orleans, Mike Stone will be nominated for president again.
The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of May.
The former SBC leader and his family have a network of ventures doing business with the SBC
Well-known Southern Baptist Convention leader and pastor Johnny Hunt has occupied positions within the denomination that provided access for his and his family’s network of nonprofit and for-profit businesses.
Churches, like other organizations, face an onslaught of phishing emails and other attempts at cyberfraud. One mistake can be costly.
Staff at the Florida Baptist Convention thought they were sending mission money to help pay for church planting. Then the money disappeared.