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• SBC Executive Committee Rejects Request for System-Wide Abuse Inquiry Amid the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, the denomination's Executive Committee has rejected a request to broaden an inquiry into its handling of sexual abuse allegations to include all the entities of the SBC. Jun 15, 2021

  

  SBC Executive Committee Rejects Request for System-Wide Abuse Inquiry
• Southern Baptist Convention Begins its Annual Meeting More than sixteen thousand Southern Baptists will begin their annual convention today in Nashville, Tennessee. At the annual meeting, leaders will address Critical Race Theory, women’s roles, how to handle sexual abuse and... Jun 15, 2021

  

  Southern Baptist Convention Begins its Annual Meeting
• Majority of Pastors Say Denominations Are 'Vital' but Worry about Their Future, New Poll Shows According to a new Lifeway Research survey, most Protestant pastors whose churches belong to a denomination consider them to be "vital" yet believe the importance of denominations will diminish over the next decade. Jun 14, 2021

  

  Majority of Pastors Say Denominations Are 'Vital' but Worry about Their Future, New Poll Shows
• At Least Three Critical Race Theory Statements Proposed for Southern Baptist Meeting On Wednesday, two Southern Baptist pastors, Tom Ascol of Florida and Tom Buck of Texas, called on delegates to rescind Resolution 9.  Passed in 2019, Resolution 9 allows for Critical Race Theory to be used as an analytical... Jun 14, 2021

  At Least Three Critical Race Theory Statements Proposed for Southern Baptist Meeting
• Southern Baptist Executive Committee Hires Guidepost Solutions to Review Moore Allegations On Friday, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee announced that it has retained a firm to “conduct an independent review of its processes” for handling allegations for sexual misconduct. Jun 14, 2021

  Southern Baptist Executive Committee Hires Guidepost Solutions to Review Moore Allegations
• How Can Southern Baptist Leaders Set Things Right? We must embrace church discipline over the fear of what people might think. We must not shy away from the truth, but face it head-on knowing that God is the author of truth and that there is nothing hidden that will not be... Jun 14, 2021

  How Can Southern Baptist Leaders Set Things Right?
• Jury Orders Pastor Accused of Rape to Pay $500,000 after He Refused to Apologize to Victim A Georgia pastor was handed a $500,000 verdict on Wednesday after he refused to publically apologize to the women he allegedly abused and raped. Jun 11, 2021

  Jury Orders Pastor Accused of Rape to Pay $500,000 after He Refused to Apologize to Victim
• Nevada to Pay Church $175,000 Following Lawsuit over COVID-19 Worship Restrictions The state of Nevada has agreed to pay Calvary Chapel Dayton $175,000 in legal fees after placing restrictions on houses of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jun 11, 2021

  Nevada to Pay Church $175,000 Following Lawsuit over COVID-19 Worship Restrictions
• The SBC and the Struggle to Address Sexual Abuse This year's Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting will be a watershed moment for the SBC. Messengers will choose a new SBC President and will have the opportunity to decide whether the Convention will address the concerns... Jun 11, 2021

  The SBC and the Struggle to Address Sexual Abuse
• Anne Graham Lotz: 'I Just Have to Follow the Lord and What He's Called Me to Do' In an interview with Religion News Service, Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz shared that she would "never come out against women being ordained," though she does not believe that she has been called to be a minister.  Jun 10, 2021

  Anne Graham Lotz: 'I Just Have to Follow the Lord and What He's Called Me to Do'