The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC) disfellowshipped four churches Feb. 23 for adverse policies and practices including employing convicted sex offenders and affirming homosexuality within their memberships... read more
A dispute about whether a Southern Baptist entity can suspend trustees for misconduct will be studied by a task force formed by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee’s (EC) Committee on Missions and Ministry... read more
At the first in-person Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC) meeting in more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SBC President J.D. Greear and SBC EC President and CEO Ronnie Floyd called for Southern Baptists to re-engage with a call to take the gospel to the nations... read more
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Feb. 22 it will rule on a Trump administration regulation that prohibits organizations that perform or promote abortions from receiving federal family planning funds. By deciding to review lower court opinions in the cases, the high court signaled its intention to settle a dispute between two federal appeals circuits on the Protect Life Rule... read more
Arkansas became the most recent state to attempt a ban on most abortions when the state Senate passed a bill Feb. 22 that would outlaw the procedure after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. J.D. Tucker, Arkansas Baptist State Convention executive director, applauded the legislation and praised the lawmakers who approved the bill... read more
Have you ever been tempted to jump into an online comment section and take someone to task? The impulse to argue online is a common experience among internet users, and the amount of time average Americans spend online is only going up... read more
My church started physically meeting again in June – with precautions in place. Because of a history of serious respiratory infections, however, I didn’t return for Sunday services until the fall... read more
After more than 27 years as a staff member and more than 14 years of leading the work of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSC), the time has come for me to bid you farewell as your executive director-treasurer (EDT)... read more