Texas Baptists affirm women in ‘ministerial’ roles as SBC debate moves to states
United StatesRNS A month after Southern Baptists confirmed the expulsion of churches from their denomination for allowing women to serve as pastors, the Baptist General Convention of Texas adopted a statement on Tuesday urging its staff to continue to affirm women in “ministerial and leadership roles”. After half an hour of debate, the BGCT became […]
Many African American SBC churches have women pastors on staff. Will they be expelled next?
United StatesRNS Earlier this year, Southern Baptists expelled five churches from the nation’s largest Protestant denomination for having women as pastors. Now, the leader of a fellowship of African American Southern Baptist pastors wonders if their churches will be next. Messengers vote during the first day of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the […]
Southern Baptists: Russell Moore leaves leadership, but denomination’s troubles remain
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, looks at the issues facing the largest Protestant denomination in the US…
Black Southern Baptists seek more action on racism from seminary presidents
RNS The African American caucus within the Southern Baptist Convention has asked its denomination’s seminary presidents to do more to address continuing tensions about racism and critical race theory. The denomination’s Council of Seminary Presidents issued a statement in November declaring the academic theory that examines systemic racism is not compatible with the denomination’s statement of faith. […]
Southern Baptist leaders meet after critical race theory document caused controversy
RNS Southern Baptist Convention officials admitted it would have been better if they’d contacted Black leaders of their denomination before issuing a statement decrying critical race theory, which led to the departure of several Black pastors. In response to weeks of reaction to the statement and a request for a meeting from the SBC’s National […]