In depth – Updated: Dispute over Russell Moore spurs pushback among some Southern Baptists
RNS Jack Graham believes in the Southern Baptist Convention. He’s a former president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and once traveled the country drumming up support for the Cooperative Program, the church giving program that funds much of the convention’s missions. Yet, after three years, Graham’s congregation, Prestonwood Baptist Church, which claims 45,000 members, […]
US Southern Baptist leaders plan to remedy “insufficient” approach to abuse claims
RNS Southern Baptists hope to take steps at their upcoming annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, to address continuing reports of sexual abuse in their denomination. Leaders of the nation’s largest – but declining – Protestant denomination will consider an amendment that would allow the Southern Baptist Convention to remove from its ranks a church that […]
In the US, Southern Baptist executive group urges caution before investigating church abuse
RNS A Southern Baptist working group urged a cautious approach in investigating churches linked to allegations of sex abuse but has agreed that three of 10 churches named by Southern Baptist Convention President JD Greear in a report about sex abuse last week should be investigated. In the seven other cases, the group said no […]