“Given the current legal and financial challenges facing the SBC and [EC], the formation of a new independent organization is the only viable path that allows progress toward abuse reform to continue unencumbered.” —Josh Wester, ARITF chair
A confidential settlement has been reached with prejudice in a sexual abuse lawsuit against retired Texas Judge Paul Pressler, a key figure in the Southern Baptist Convention’s conservative resurgence.
“Today, we had a second zoom Executive Committee meeting in the span of two weeks, which is indicative of the commitment of your EC trustees to fulfill their responsibilities on behalf of the SBC.” —EC chair Philip Robertson
In addition to vetting potential names and background information for the website, the task force noted they “worked to onboard new members, review ongoing initiatives and identify priorities for the year ahead.”
SBC president announces new ARITF chairman, Josh Wester; Cooperation Group formed to study ‘friendly cooperation,’ church autonomy in convention.
Johnny Hunt, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention who was named in a report on sexual abuse in the SBC, is one of
In a show of support for the ongoing efforts to implement abuse reform measures in the Southern Baptist Convention, SBC messengers voted overwhelmingly in favor
Three members of the SBC’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force spent a little over an hour sharing with about 50 associational leaders and others Sunday
Ahead of its report to messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting next month, the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) released an update
For more than 50 years, the names Paige Patterson and Paul Pressler have surfaced simultaneously in conversations, news stories and official Southern Baptist Convention business
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