A former Southern Baptist pastor kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention for changing his mind about homosexuality is stepping down from the church he helped start 20 years ago.
Church at center of gun massacre to break ground for new building
Nearly five months after the Sunday morning 26 worshippers died and another 20 were injured in a mass shooting, First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, unveiled drawings of new worship center paid for with donations guaranteed by the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board.
Transitions for the week of 03.30.18
Staff changes, congregational news and more from across the nation.
At heart of recent talks is key challenge: Can Baptists overlook infant baptism to join Methodists in ministry?
The aim of the ecumenical process was not to merge Baptists and Methodists into one large institution but to enable the two traditions to bring their different gifts to bear in a common way that benefits society.
Southern Baptist leader steps down over moral ‘indiscretion’
Frank Page, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, stepped down March 27 over what an official called “a morally inappropriate relationship.” Page, 65, announced Tuesday morning on social media that he was retiring but later clarified details of his decision.
Robert Jeffress says schools should fight gun violence by teaching the Ten Commandments
On the heels of nationwide rallies calling for tougher gun laws, a Southern Baptist megachurch pastor and spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump suggested the real culprit behind school shootings is the separation of church and state.
Baptists come out winners — and losers — in omnibus spending bill
Causes advocated by U.S. Baptists were both winners and losers in a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress that postpones another major budgetary showdown for at least six months.
Frustration, fear and faith inspired youth to March for Our Lives
The diversity and scope of Saturday’s March for Our Lives was as surprising as it was inspiring, say many of the youth involved in the protests against gun violence in American schools that were held in Washington and around the nation. And for some of those, it was their Christian faith which prompted them to participate.
Poll reveals evangelical respect for Trump, Oprah and Obama
A poll conducted to gauge the importance registered voters place on political endorsements may also offer subtle hints about the state of evangelical support for Donald Trump. The Morning Consult survey, released March 15, sampled nearly 2,000 Americans to determine…
Pastor Robert Jeffress organizes ‘March for Eternal Life’
With tens of thousands of young people set to descend this weekend on the nation’s capital in a protest organized by survivors of a Feb. 14 school shooting in Florida, a Southern Baptist megachurch in Texas is planning a march…
Pressler lawsuit moved to federal court
A lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a Houston layman active in Southern Baptist Convention politics in the 1970s and 1980s has been moved to federal court.
Transitions for the week of 03.23.18
Staff changes, congregational news and more from across the nation.