Issue now moving to the states
A month after Southern Baptists confirmed the expulsion of churches for allowing women in pastoral roles, the Baptist General Convention of Texas urged its staff to continue to affirm women in “ministerial and leadership roles.”
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 average in-person weekly attendance at Southern Baptist Convention churches declined 18.75%, from 4,439,797 in 2020 to 3,607,530 in 2021.
SBC President Ed Litton on Racial Reconciliation, SBC Decline and His Own Failings
Monday evening’s plenary session of the committee began with a prayer for unity, led by Mike Keahbone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Lawton, Oklahoma.
The Southern Baptist Convention will not hold its annual meeting as it regularly does each June. But issues its members have long grappled with — including race, membership drops, and the roles of women — ...
Leaders from two of the largest faith groups in the United States – Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics -- issued statements lamenting the death of George Floyd and calling for an end to racial inequality.