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Following pivotal decisions at the recent SBC annual meeting, Elevation Church in North Carolina becomes latest megachurch to leave denomination.

Following pivotal decisions at the recent SBC annual meeting, Elevation Church in North Carolina becomes latest megachurch to leave denomination.

(RNS) — The expulsion of Saddleback Church and other congregations for having women pastors led to national headlines. It’s also prompted questions about thousands of other churches where women serve in roles such as children’s pastor or music minister. Can the role’s title get a church in trouble with the SBC?

The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold. It has rejected an appeal by the California megachurch of its ejection for having women pastors.

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That vote alone prompted questions from some Christian women, both inside and outside the SBC.

That vote alone prompted questions from some Christian women, both inside and outside the SBC.

By Leah Asmelash, CNN

NEW ORLEANS (AP): The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors. Southern Baptist church...