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Following a decisive presidential election and churches' appeals, second and final day of 2023 SBC annual meeting to tackle abuse reform.
The statement of faith for the nation's largest Protestant denomination asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.
The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold. It has rejected an appeal by the California megachurch of its ejection for having women pastors.
The convention hall packed with about 12,000 Southern Baptists was quiet after the announcement.
In precedent- setting decision, Southern Baptist Convention delegates voted to uphold ouster of two churches for having women pastors.