SBC

“While the SBC collects hundreds of millions in donations each year, very little is spent on overhead or oversight. Now, a series of lawsuits by pastors accused of abuse has left the denomination unable to pay its legal bills.” - RNS

“Texas pastor Juan Sanchez is urging Southern Baptists to re-visit an amendment at the Annual Meeting this June that addresses the definition of pastor/elder/overseer in the SBC Constitution.” - Baptist Press

“ ‘It’s the end of an era,’ said Tiffany Thigpen following the announcement that the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Executive Committee is no longer pursuing the implementation of an abuser database.” - C.Leaders

Also…

“The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has appointed …. Dalrymple, the former executive director of the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention.” - CPost

“Messengers to Texas Baptists’ annual meeting soundly defeated a motion affirming the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, the Southern Baptist Convention statement of faith that limits the role of pastor to men.” - Baptist Press

“The [Hunt] lawsuit has been a major contributor to the dire financial situation of the SBC EC, which has spent more than $3 million defending itself as well as Guidepost…. David Sills’ defamation lawsuit against the Southern Baptist Convention, et. al., will go before a jury Feb. 10, 2026” - Baptist Press

“The identity of the seminary official who ordered the report destroyed has not been made public. However, Terri Stovall, the seminary’s dean of women, has come forward as the person who wrote the initial report on the 2022 abuse case. Stovall, according to school officials, refused to destroy the report.” - RNS

“it’s time to stop talking about what we’re going to do and take an initial, strategic step of action that puts into place an administrative response to this issue.” - Baptist Press

“Ethics & Religious Liberty trustees issued a statement Sept. 10 affirming the ‘good work’ of President Brent Leatherwood and his staff in a step ‘to acknowledge and address concerns and to create a greater sense of understanding, unity and trust’ - Baptist Press

Joint statement: “We are grateful to have this resolution between Southwestern Seminary and its ninth president, Dr. Adam W. Greenway. No monetary consideration was paid as part of this resolution….” - Baptist Press