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The vote on sex-abuse reforms fell short of what some survivors of abuse in Southern Baptist churches sought.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (RNS) — Saddleback had been reported to SBC’s credentials committee after the megachurch ordained three women pastors. But the committee has not yet decided how to vote after feedback from local church messengers and confusion over what the word ‘pastor’ means.

The Southern Baptist Convention has voted overwhelmingly to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sex abuse

The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sex abuse and launch a new task force to oversee further reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.

Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers | 2022-06-15 10:50:10

Following a recent report of sexual assault cases being mishandled by the Southern Baptist Church, the SBC has voted to create a way for the church to track pastors and other church workers accused of sexual abuse.

The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sex abuse and launch a new task force to oversee further reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The vote came three weeks after the release of a blockbuster report by an outside consultant…

The Southern Baptist Convention has voted overwhelmingly to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sex abuse.

The vote on sex-abuse reforms fell short of what some survivors of abuse in Southern Baptist churches sought.

(RNS) — Questions have been raised about the leadership style of Andy Wood, pastor of Echo Church in San Francisco, days after he was named Rick Warren's successor.