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(RNS) — Ronnie Floyd joins a growing list of SBC leaders who resigned due to controversy.

More leaders and state conventions are putting pressure on the Executive Committee ahead of this week’s meeting.

Leaders are still debating whether to hand over privileged materials as survivors and the majority of their own denomination have requested.

Terry Mattingly Whenever the Southern Baptist Convention gathers in times of trials and turmoil, one thing is certain – someone will preach a sermon that makes a difference. That's how Southern Baptists do what they do. These sermons may not produce as many headlines as SBC elections or fiery debates about hot-button social issues. But the sermons matter. The big sermon during the 2021 convention in Nashville came at a logical moment – when SBC President J.D. Greear gave his farewell address, just before tense voting to elect his successor. In this "defining moment" address, the leader of...

Challenges ahead as SBC grapples with sexual abuse June 29, 2021 Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana / Religion News Service Share this article NASHVILLE (RNS)—At their recent annual meeting in Nashville, Southern Baptists spoke loud and clear about sexual abuse. Messengers at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting directed the convention’s new president to set up a task force to address reports that Southern Baptist leaders have mistreated abuse victims and mishandled allegations of abuse. Church messengers also approved a resolution stating that “any person in a position of tr...