The details are shared by the Dissenter. Nate Schlomann explains that the Convention rejected the Law Amendment at its national meeting last year. Allowing churches with female pastors is the inevitable consequence of that decision. This is what happens when you have borderline progressive SBC presidents elected over a period […]
Category: Southern Baptist Convention
Recent Woke Southern Baptist History
John Anderson interviews Rod Martin who has served on the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss the Convention’s dabbling in the areas of critical theory, radical feminism and sex abuse. Beginning around the 31:00 mark, there is an outstanding discussion of the sex abuse issue within the […]
Great Article On Russell Moore
Russell Moore currently leads the magazine Christianity Today, and used to lead the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC’s) Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. A great article was just published that details how Moore evolved as he sought and obtained a higher profile. It details some terrible things he did in connection […]
Management Style At The SBC’s ERLC
Naivete in the Evangelical Church
Russell Moore had an article within the last week or so that communicates how much difficulty he and other Christians ought to be having with the fact that Trump won the election. The Dissenter explores this in more detail. Recall that Moore had been named the leader of the Southern […]
The Tragic Case Of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church’s Pastor Matthew Queen
We had discussed here previously the fact that Pastor Matthew Queen of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church here in Greensboro was being criminally charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. It is in connection with his previous role at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary responding to a sexual abuse complaint. Pastor Queen […]
The Striking Case of First Baptist, Naples
Naples, Florida might be in the crosshairs of Hurricane Milton as it rushes ashore over the next few days. But in Megan Basham’s book, Shepherds For Sale, there is a remarkable story about First Baptist Church in Naples and a storm it faced several years ago. It seems around 2019, […]
Colossal Mistakes
We will have more to say about this situation over the next couple of days: I realize that we all struggle with sin, but blatantly and publicly lying in ways that significantly harm others reveals an internal darkness that must be humbly addressed, confessed, and righted. #SBC pic.twitter.com/1DkGp7341m — Jeff […]
SBC Sells Nashville Building
Breaking: The @SBCExecComm announces plans to sell its main building in Nashville. This news comes as it's been revealed that the SBCEC has spent over $12 million on abuse-related litigation.@jrwhitehead asks if the building has to be sold to help cover the remaining lawsuits. https://t.co/RUmgdhec1Q — Center for Baptist Leadership […]
A Liberal Shift, Not Drift, Within the SBC
Pastor Landon Douglas has a great article that discusses the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention over the last six years. I will not excerpt– instead, take a look here.