Grant Gaines, pastor of Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn., presented a motion calling for a task force to oversee a third-party investigation into allegations of mishandling abuse claims at the SBC Executive Committee. (Baptist Press photo/Karen McCutcheon) By Roger Alford NASHVILLE – A task force will be set up to oversee an independent […]
A tribute set up in the Southern Baptist Convention’s press room at the Music City Center in Nashville honors the late AP religion writer Rachel Zoll. By Roger Alford NASHVILLE – In a heartwarming show of respect, the Southern Baptist Convention printed a media badge for longtime journalist Rachel Zoll who died last month after […]
Georgia Pastor James Merritt explains resolutions during the SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville. By Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) – Messengers to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting approved a broad resolution on the Bible’s sufficiency regarding race and racial reconciliation Tuesday (June 15) but chose not to address specifically the contentious issue of critical race theory. […]
Ronnie Floyd presents Vision 2025, a strategic initiative aimed at reaching every person in the world with the Gospel. By Timothy Cockes NASHVILLE (BP) – After two amendments, messengers to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting adopted Vision 2025, a strategic initiative aimed at reaching every person in the world with the Gospel, by vote of […]
Thousands of Southern Baptists listen as California megachurch pastor David Jeremiah exhorts them to keep focused on preaching the gospel. By Roger Alford NASHVILLE – California Pastor David Jeremiah offered sage advice to fellow Southern Baptists gathered in Nashville earlier this week for an Annual Meeting: Don’t let the business of the church get in […]
GBC President Robby Foster presides at the Nov. 9 annual meeting as parliamentarian Dennis Conway, standing, and Georgia Baptist Communications Director Scott Smith, seated, assist. On the screen, GBC Vice President Grady Caldwell, standing, monitors voting from the chapel at Ingleside Baptist Church before reporting back to the main sanctuary. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index DULUTH — A clear, smooth […]
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By Jonathan Howe DURHAM, N.C. (BP) – SBC President J.D. Greear announced Monday (Sept. 14) that the theme for the 2021 Annual Meeting will be “We Are Great Commission Baptists.” Greear said the theme is designed to encourage Southern Baptists to show how we should treat each other and what we should be known for. […]