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• SBC Presidential Candidate Tom Ascol Calls for Removal of ERLC Leader Who Opposed Criminalization of Women Who Have Abortions Southern Baptist Convention presidential candidate Tom Ascol is calling for the removal of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) Acting President Brent Leatherwood after he opposed a bill that would criminalize... May 24, 2022

  

  SBC Presidential Candidate Tom Ascol Calls for Removal of ERLC Leader Who Opposed Criminalization of Women Who Have Abortions
• Bringing Sin to Light Is Not a Distraction from the Church's Mission Let us put this simply – when there is rampant sin in the Lord's house, it is not a distraction from the church's mission to deal with it. Sin hinders the mission. Women and children suffering sexual abuse at the hands of the... May 24, 2022

  

  Bringing Sin to Light Is Not a Distraction from the Church's Mission
• Willow Creek Megachurch to Lay Off 30 Percent of Its Staff Willow Creek Community Church, a megachurch in Chicago, Illinois, will lay off 30 percent of its staff due to post-pandemic declines in attendance and tithing. May 24, 2022

  

  Willow Creek Megachurch to Lay Off 30 Percent of Its Staff
• Investigative Report Reveals SBC Leaders Responded to Sex Abuse Claims with 'Resistance, Stonewalling, and Outright Hostility' A third-party investigative report released Sunday found that over the years, many Southern Baptist leaders have worked to stop lawsuits against potentially abusive pastors. May 23, 2022

  Investigative Report Reveals SBC Leaders Responded to Sex Abuse Claims with 'Resistance, Stonewalling, and Outright Hostility'
• 'This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse' Denison Ministries is nondenominational and thus not related to the Southern Baptist Convention. In addition, many of you are not Southern Baptists. As a result, I will not focus this morning on the specific findings of the... May 23, 2022

  'This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse'
• Montana Church Stands Behind Pastor Arrested for Alleged DUI Hours after He Threatened to Disrupt the SBC Annual Meeting Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, said it stands behind its pastor, who was arrested on a driving under the influence charge, and will not accept his resignation. May 20, 2022

  Montana Church Stands Behind Pastor Arrested for Alleged DUI Hours after He Threatened to Disrupt the SBC Annual Meeting
• McLean Bible Church to Redo Church Elders Election amid Lawsuit Mclean Bible Church, an evangelical multi-site megachurch in Washington D.C., is preparing to redo an election for church leaders after it was contested last summer. May 20, 2022

  McLean Bible Church to Redo Church Elders Election amid Lawsuit
• Watchdog Group Urges IRS to Investigate Sermon in which Pastor Greg Lock Said Christians Cannot Vote Democrat A church-state watchdog group is asking the IRS to investigate a sermon in which Pastor Greg Locke allegedly said Christians cannot vote Democrat. May 19, 2022

  Watchdog Group Urges IRS to Investigate Sermon in which Pastor Greg Lock Said Christians Cannot Vote Democrat
• Christians Accuse Policeman in India of Destroying Church Building According to sources, after months of appeals to officials in central India, Christians are still awaiting action against a police officer alleged to have burned down a church building and threatened them with false charges if... May 19, 2022

  Christians Accuse Policeman in India of Destroying Church Building
• With New Anti-Abortion Laws Passing, Is the Church Prepared? The Church has remained mostly on the sidelines of the abortion issue in fear of being seen as “too political.” When they do decide to “get involved,” their involvement, ironically, is primarily political. Christians ought not... May 18, 2022

  With New Anti-Abortion Laws Passing, Is the Church Prepared?