UPDATE: Southern Baptist Convention refuses to take back megachurch
The convention hall packed with about 12,000 Southern Baptists was quiet after the announcement.
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The convention hall packed with about 12,000 Southern Baptists was quiet after the announcement.
NEW ORLEANS -- After overwhelmingly voting to finalize the expulsion of two churches with female pastors, Southern Baptists voted on Wednesday to further expand restrictions on women in church leadership, potentially opening up hundreds of new churches to investigation and expulsions.
Barber, a Texas pastor, won over the Conservative Baptist Network-backed Mike Stone. Barber received more than 68% of the vote.
(RNS) — Barber was an unlikely candidate for president when he first ran in 2022. His election seems to indicate that Southern Baptists approve of the direction the convention is going. His reelection marks the third time a candidate backed by the Conservative Baptist Network has been defeated.
Longtime pastors of two churches have made their final appeals to Southern Baptists, asking for their churches to be let back into the denomination after being ousted for having women pastors