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Greenville pastor Mann nominee for SBC 2nd VP

A Northeast Texas director of missions has announced his plans to nominate Greenville pastor Tommy Mann to serve as SBC second vice president at the 2025 SBC annual meeting this summer.

03/25/2025 - By Brandon Porter / Baptist Press

Northeast only region for SBC growth, analysis shows

An analysis of recent statistics supplied by congregations across the country revealed New England is the sole region where Southern Baptists gained congregants overall from 2018 to 2023.

03/13/2025 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Alaska exec resigns after apologizing for earlier statement

Randy Covington has resigned as executive director and treasurer of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network after issuing a public apology Feb. 25.

03/07/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

SBC leaders address lack of funds for legal bills

In mid-February, Southern Baptist Convention leaders received grim news. The denomination’s Executive Committee essentially was broke.

03/07/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Queen given 1-year supervised release, fined

Former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary interim provost Matt Queen received a judgment of time served with one year of supervised release, six months of home confinement and a $2,000 fine related to a federal investigation of the SBC regarding sexual abuse.

03/05/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

SBC may revisit amendment about female pastors

Austin pastor Juan Sanchez is urging Southern Baptists to re-visit an amendment at their annual meeting this June that addresses the definition of pastor/elder/overseer in the Southern Baptist Convention constitution.

03/05/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Why is the SBC still arguing about women pastors?

The Southern Baptist Convention’s credentials committee had a problem relating to its task of determining whether to expel one of the denomination’s largest churches for violating the SBC’s ban on women serving as pastors.

03/05/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Proposed plan emphasizes broader trustee accountability

A rewritten business and financial plan to be presented at the June Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting is designed to strengthen transparency and oversight for trustees who are approved to those positions by messengers, SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg said.

02/24/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Matt Queen attorney asks for probation and fine

A document submitted by the attorney of Matt Queen contains excerpts from 59 letters of support for the former seminary professor alongside pleas for leniency as his sentencing date approaches for lying to federal investigators.

02/21/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Abuse database not a present focus for SBC leaders

A proposed online database that would list the names of abusive Southern Baptist pastors is now on hold, with no names likely to be added to the website by the denomination’s annual meeting this summer.

02/19/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

SBC leaders undaunted as legal bills mount

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee struck a hopeful and defiant tone Feb. 17, acknowledging the fiscal woes facing the convention, yet insisting the nation’s largest Protestant denomination remains a force for good in the world.

02/18/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Texas Supreme Court answers questions in Patterson case

The Supreme Court of Texas issued a ruling Feb. 14 on two questions raised in a case brought against former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson and the seminary by a plaintiff known as Jane Roe.

02/17/2025 - By Baptist Press Staff