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.
Ray Gentry, president and CEO of SBCAL, said the three-day retreat was geared toward training and continuing education but also designed to help associational leaders “make friends and deepen friendships.”
“I think Southern Baptists give [through] the Cooperative Program primarily for our mission endeavors, our church planting and our seminary training,” Nick Sandefur told Kentucky Today. “I don’t see the value in decreasing that.”
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.
Acknowledging continued challenges facing the Southern Baptist Convention, Executive Committee president and CEO Jeff Iorg presented a three-step plan during the EC’s Feb. 17–18 board of trustees meeting in Nashville.
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.
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will convene its annual February meeting next week (Feb. 17–18) in Nashville.
Mississippi News Feb. 13, 2025 Obituaries Charles L. “Les” Dale, residing pastor of First Baptist Church McLain, Mississippi, died Jan. 13. He was 66. Frank
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