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Delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting had voted overwhelmingly to boot a Virginia church from its ranks because of its declaration that it believes women can serve in

Delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting had voted overwhelmingly to boot a Virginia church from its ranks because of its declaration that it believes women can serve in

Delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting had voted overwhelmingly to boot a Virginia church from its ranks because of its declaration that it believes women can serve in

Lack of funding and liability concerns have stalled abuse reform efforts.

A Southern Baptist Convention task force plans to unveil a new curriculum centered on helping member congregations to prevent and respond to accusations of sexual abuse in June.

The Rev. Josh Wester, chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention's Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force spoke at a church gathering in Lawton.

DALLAS (BP) – As the SBC’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force prepares to give its report and recommendations to messengers at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in June, members met

(RNS) — Leaders of Send Relief, an SBC-related humanitarian group, say funds earmarked for abuse response have to be used within the SBC.

The Southern Baptist Convention’s top administrative body has ousted four congregations. One church violated SBC policy by having a woman as senior minister. Two others were accused of going against the denomination’s sexual abuse police. And another was removed for its lack of financial participation. The SBC’s Executive Committee announced the decision after a closed-door session at the end of its two-day meeting in Nashville. These are the latest in a series of expulsions in...

The $2.5 million to $5 million reportedly needed to launch an independent commission to address and prevent claims of sexual abuse in Southern Baptist Convention churches will not come from the SBC’s two mission boards, their presidents said Feb. 21.