Jeff Iorg: My vision is that Southern Baptists would come together and spend 95% of their time talking about how to get the gospel to people in the world who’ve never even heard the name of Jesus.
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.
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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.
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