Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting voted June 11 to disaffiliate with First Baptist Church Alexandria, Virginia, by a ballot vote of 6,759 (91.78 percent) to 563 (7.65 percent).
The six presidential candidates were invited to address the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders tonight (June 9) at the Indiana Convention Center.
Virginia pastor Mike Law addresses his proposed amendment to the SBC Constitution. The amendment comes up for its second of two consecutive votes by messengers in June at the SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.
“The same God who delivered victory for the Israelites is the same God who continues to carry us through whatever we may be facing.” —Jonathan Howe
Legal Strategies Committee chair Josh Hetzler of Virginia assured EC members they are working “expeditiously” and understand the “urgency” of the matter.
SBC EC trustees said they want to ensure they have carefully thought through the requests before finalizing a decision on how to proceed.
Filling this role is obviously a God-sized task and as Southern Baptists, we need to pray God’s wisdom for leaders within the EC as they seek God’s man for “a time such as this.” There’s really nothing “people” can do.
A former Presbyterian minister has been chosen to serve as director of urban church planting for the North American Mission Board’s Send Network.
Lifeway Worship, a component of Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, has announced plans to discontinue its lifewayworship.com website. A letter posted at lifewayworship.com on
Hundreds of Southern Baptist women from across the nation explored the theme “Imago Dei: Created in His Image — Female” during the annual Pastors Wives/Women’s
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