Southern Baptist Convention Archives – Page 10 of 66

Abuse survivors, activists to rally ‘for such a time as this’ a second time

Women who rallied in sweltering heat outside last summer’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas to draw attention to sexual abuse and domestic violence in the denomination are hoping for a warmer welcome when they reassemble at the 2019 SBC in Birmingham, Alabama.

Survivor says SBC leaders’ response to abuse revelations little help to victims

A woman alleging sexual abuse by a Southern Baptist youth minister two decades ago says prevention measures being discussed amid new media reports about sexual predators in the Southern Baptist Convention are too little too late for victims.

Newspaper story on sexual abuse in SBC was a long time coming for activist Christa Brown

Christa Brown contacted 18 influential Baptist leaders in four states between July 2004 and May 2005, warning there might be a sexual predator among their ranks. Not one offered to help. Today she has their attention.

SBC president says white privilege is real

J.D. Greear says the solution is not to take rights away from one group and give them to another but for people who experience privilege of any kind to want people from different races and backgrounds to have access to the same opportunities.

LifeWay to close stores in shift to digital strategy

A number of LifeWay Christian Stores face closure, LifeWay Christian Resources president Thom Ranier said in a e-mail to employees Jan. 15.

Where the colors of the world worship together

“If two of our greatest challenges in this country are immigration and health care, then we’re a microcosm of that in this building.”

SBC president who said God hears only Christian prayers dead at 79

Bailey Smith, the former Southern Baptist Convention president best known for saying God does not hear the prayers of a Jew, died Jan. 14 after a 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Smith, 79, was the youngest man ever elected SBC…