The former seminary administrator indicted last week on charges of obstruction of justice in a sexual abuse case has been placed on administrative leave by his church. Matt Queen also last week pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. Friendly…
87-year-old Ed Young steps down at Second Baptist Houston, to be succeeded by his son
When Ed Young became pastor of Second Baptist Church in Houston, Jimmy Carter was president of the United States. Forty-six years later, at age 87, the high-profile pastor is stepping down and has named his 60-year-old son as his successor….
Texas editor says NAMB is willing to take millions from BGCT but won’t continue funding church planting partnerships
The Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board is happy to take money from Texas Baptists but unwilling to give money back to shared missions causes, the editor of the Texas Baptist Standard said in a May 23 editorial. In…
Al Mohler vs. Pope Francis on human nature
The papacy is an “unbiblical office” and Pope Francis is a heretic, according to Southern Baptist leader Al Mohler. Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., blasted the pope in his May 21 podcast called “The Briefing.”…
Fourteen years later, SBC has implemented only two of seven Great Commission plans, audit shows
Fourteen years after adopting an aggressive plan to advance the Great Commission of Jesus, the Southern Baptist Convention largely has failed to follow its own plan, a blue-ribbon evaluation team reports. “What will likely be the key takeaway from this…
Former Southwestern administrator indicted for falsifying sexual abuse records
A Southern Baptist pastor who previously served as a seminary administrator has been indicted in federal court on one charge of falsifying records to cover up a report of sexual abuse. This is the first indictment of a Southern Baptist…
Where are they now?
Nearly every Sunday morning, I think of someone I haven’t seen at church since the pandemic. Maybe they’ve been back, maybe they haven’t. I don’t know. It’s hard to tell. Everything has changed. That change for me includes the fact…
What can be learned from the SBC Book of Reports? The circle remains unbroken
The Southern Baptist Convention is so big and its empire so far-reaching that it’s hard to get true perspective on its scope and trends. One of the few snapshots to give insight is the Book of Reports, published just prior…
Exiles from Immanuel Baptist find new life at a historic Baptist church in Little Rock
The sexual abuse schism that has rocked one of the largest Southern Baptist churches in Arkansas is now bringing new life to a Baptist church building with a different kind of history. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported May 19 that about…