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(RNS) — Leaders of the Conservative Baptist Network hope that a return to the Bible Belt in 2023 will bolster their efforts to reform the Southern Baptist Convention.

Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. underwent a complicated quadruple bypass heart surgery Monday, typically reserved for patients with severe heart disease, and now has a “long road of recovery ahead.”

The Christian cold war will mean an increase in church splits, takeovers, and other power struggles as people choose sides on existential questions.

Prominent Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. | Ema Capoccia Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. underwent a complicated quadruple bypass heart surgery Monday, typically reserved for patients with severe heart disease, and now has a “long road of recovery ahead.” “He came through quad bypass surgery well late last night; had a good night; has been awake & responsive. Next 24-36 hours are crucial. Thank you for praying. He has a long road of recovery ahead. Praise God for...

Prominent Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. | Ema Capoccia Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. underwent a complicated quadruple bypass heart surgery Monday, typically reserved for patients with severe heart disease, and now has a “long road of recovery ahead.” “He came through quad bypass surgery well late last night; had a good night; has been awake & responsive. Next 24-36 hours are crucial. Thank you for praying. He has a long road of recovery ahead. Praise God for...

04-08-2021 Image source: Instagram Screenshot/Voddie Baucham Christian preacher Voddie Baucham is recovering after having quadruple bypass surgery Monday following months of treatment for heart failure. Thomas Ascol, the senior pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida, shared an update on Twitter Tuesday after Bauchams surgery.  "Quick Update on @VoddieBaucham. He came through quad bypass surgery well late last night; had a good night; has been awake & responsive. Next 24-36 hours...

Prominent Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. | Ema Capoccia Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. underwent a complicated quadruple bypass heart surgery Monday, typically reserved for patients with severe heart disease, and now has a “long road of recovery ahead.” “He came through quad bypass surgery well late last night; had a good night; has been awake & responsive. Next 24-36 hours are crucial. Thank you for praying. He has a long road of recovery ahead. Praise God for...

Beloved Southern Baptist preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. said a series of setbacks to his treatment for heart failure, including multiple weather delays, left him “within an hour or so of death.”

Voddie Baucham Jr., is currently getting treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Florida for his recently diagnosed heart failure . | Instagram/Voddie Baucham Prominent Southern Baptist author and preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. is getting treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Florida for his recently diagnosed heart failure, but for at least a decade, the 51-year-old father of nine had been doing everything he could to avoid this health outcome. For at least a decade, Baucham, a former college football player w...

Prominent Southern Baptist Voddie Baucham Jr. at the O. R. Tambo International Airport in South Africa on his way back to the U.S. for medical care. | Instagram/ voddieb Prominent Southern Baptist author and preacher Voddie Baucham Jr., who recently revealed his struggle with “full-blown heart failure,” said he is trying to get to Florida for treatment but was still stuck in snow-ravaged Texas Tuesday night without power. “Stuck in Dallas last night as our final flight was cancelled. Stay...