Opinion: Jeff Iorg and restoring the EC’s credibility
March 20, 2025
The EC and Southern Baptists desperately needed stability. The EC’s credibility was in shambles after six years of making news for all the wrong reasons.
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Abuser database derailed by legal hurdles, Iorg explains
March 13, 2025
“I would say, it’s not so much on the back burner as it is we want to teach churches how to access databases that already exist … ” said Jeff Iorg, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
SBC: DOJ closes investigation of Convention
March 12, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice informed Southern Baptist Convention attorneys Wednesday (March 12) that its investigation into the SBC and its entities is closed.
‘Critical decisions’: SBC and the lack of funds for legal bills
March 7, 2025
While the SBC collects hundreds of millions in donations each year, very little is spent on overhead or oversight. Now, a series of lawsuits by pastors accused of abuse has left the denomination unable to pay its legal bills.
Matt Queen fined $2,000, no jail time for ‘lying to investigators’
March 5, 2025
Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, released a statement on Wednesday (Feb. 5) in response to the sentencing.
Queen seeks probation, fine as sentence date approaches
February 20, 2025
A document submitted by the attorney of Matt Queen contains excerpts from 59 letters of support for the former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor alongside pleas for leniency from Queen himself as sentencing approaches.
EC leaders take questions on abuse prevention; 2 churches no longer ‘in friendly cooperation’
February 18, 2025
Jeff Dalrymple and Jeff Iorg, president/CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, fielded questions related to sexual abuse prevention Tuesday (Feb. 18) following the SBC Executive Committee meeting in Nashville.
Iorg presents plans to address sexual abuse, financial challenges; EC approves recommendations
February 17, 2025
During his message to the SBC Executive Committee, Jeff Iorg addressed how the SBC has moved forward in addressing and preventing sexual abuse and providing solutions to financial challenges.
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