A federal judge has postponed a jury trial in a lawsuit filed by a former Baptist seminary professor David Sills and his wife, Mary, against the Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary remains dismissed from claims of defamation in a case involving the school and its former president, Paige Patterson, with the latter
UPDATE: On Tuesday (Sept. 23), the SBC Executive Committee approved a referral from the June annual meeting involving the appointment of an EC task force
The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear the appeal of the Southern Baptist Convention as it tries to protect its constitutional rights in a case connected to an inquiry by the SBC Credentials Committee.
While 11 of the motions made during the morning session were referred to appropriate entities for further consideration and to report back to messengers next year, two will be debated and voted on by this year’s messengers tomorrow, June 11.
Jennifer Lyell, a former vice president of Lifeway who accused a seminary professor of sexual abuse in 2018, died yesterday (June 7) at age 47 after a series of massive strokes.
In an order issued Monday, May 12, Judge William L. Campbell Jr. announced that the jury trial in the lawsuit brought by Johnny Hunt against the Southern Baptist Convention and others has been canceled.
Even as the SBC Executive Committee works through difficult legal matters, Iorg remains committed to the larger purpose of the church.
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