IMB missionaries work to nurture relationships with SBC’s 47K churches
Church Connections is the IMB’s effort to connect, nurture and deepen relationships with the Southern Baptist Convention’s 47,000 churches so congregations can hear and rejoice over what God is doing around the world.
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Southern Baptists and the Salvation Army were preparing before storm hit landfall
Even before Hurricane Helene made landfall in the United States, faith-based disaster groups were on the move.
SBC and former president likely headed to trial
Court-ordered mediation between a former Southern Baptist Convention president and lawyers for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination failed last week — meaning the dispute between the two parties is likely headed to a trial in ...
Abuse related costs exceed $12 million
An investigation into how leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have dealt with sexual abuse by clergy has cost more than $12 million over the past three years, causing the nation’s largest Protestant denomination to ...
Suspect’s previous jobs were focused on children and youth
A Baptist pastor’s long history of working with children is raising questions after his arrest for child sexual abuse.
SBC Acting President resigns, Nathan Zacharias maintains father’s innocence, MacArthur sues California, and Mark Driscoll resigns.
On This Date at MinistryWatch: SBC Acting President resigns, Nathan Zacharias maintains father’s innocence, MacArthur sues California, and Mark Driscoll resigns.
The minister was outspoken against sexual abuse reforms in the SBC
A Florida pastor is facing a minimum sentence of life without parole over harrowing child rape allegations and could receive capital punishment if convicted.
Clint Pressley does not have a national following or big social media presence. As SBC president, his goal is to tone down the acrimony.
Clint Pressley, the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has built a multiracial, multigenerational megachurch that draws some 3,000 people each Sunday.
Defendant cleared of two felony charges for alleged assaults at church day camp
Robert Stine, 61, a former high ranking Baptist pastor in Madison, Wisconsin, has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl at a children’s day camp.