Baptists

SBC to vote on plan emphasizing trustee governance

The newly proposed business and financial plan going before Southern Baptist Convention messengers for a vote next week aims to offer clarity while leaning on trustee governance of SBC entities, said Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg.

06/04/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary finds its path

For much of the past decade, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Today, the school is in a place of “genuine stability,” said President David Dockery.

06/03/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

SBC appeals lawsuit to Tennessee Supreme Court

The Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants lost an appeal in a Tennessee district court but have appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court.

05/28/2025 - By Laura Erlanson / Baptist Press

Rollins, who sued Pressler for sex abuse, has died

Gareld Duane Rollins, whose lawsuit accusing a powerful Southern Baptist leader of abuse sparked a crisis in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, died May 23.

05/28/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Former SBC president Jack Graham wants to defund ERLC

Former Southern Baptist Convention President Jack Graham said he believes the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission should be defunded.

05/26/2025 - By Brandon Porter / Baptist Press

Former SBC presidents want to keep ERLC alive

A group of 10 former Southern Baptist Convention presidents have weighed in on a debate over the denomination’s controversial ethics and public policy arm.

05/23/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Love for all compels ministry to help resettle Afrikaners

Many faith-based groups now are considering whether to help the government resettle Afrikaners after the Trump administration shut down refugee resettlement for others.

05/21/2025 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

Craig Carlisle to be nominated for SBC 2nd vice president

Alabama pastor Jared Cornutt has announced his intention to nominate Craig Carlisle for second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June when the convention meets in Dallas.

05/19/2025 - By Grace Thornton / Baptist Press

BWA president emphasizes the priesthood of believers

The priesthood of believers not only serves as a doctrinal distinctive for Baptists, but also operates as a guiding principle for daily living and for “being the church,” Baptist World Alliance President Tomás Mackey told a gathering at Dallas Baptist University.

05/16/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor