“This contrasts with past years, when children — defined in the report as people aged 11 and younger — constituted a larger percentage…. For example, in 1971, 37% of baptized individuals were children, while in 2022 that number was 30%.” - CPost
Hunt had “sued Guidepost and the Southern Baptist Convention in 2023, arguing his misconduct was a private matter and disclosing it cost him millions. He sought tens of millions in damages.” - RNS
“Pawleys Island Community Church, which cooperates with the SBC, has been under investigation over allegations that leadership allowed convicted sex offender Warren Spencer Perry to serve as a volunteer custodian in the vicinity of children even after concerns were raised.” - CPost
“Southern Baptist Convention messengers passed a slate of resolutions in Orlando this week, from denouncing assisted suicide to marking America’s 250th birthday and wrestling over how to mourn victims of political violence.” - CPost
“A change to the SBC constitution requires a two-thirds vote by messengers at two consecutive annual meetings. Messengers will vote at the 2027 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis to decide if the Truth and Unity amendment will be adopted into the constitution.” - C.Leaders
“SBC megachurch Pastor… said in a social media post that the SBC has never had a ‘systematic sexual abuse crisis’ and described what prompted a 2021 independent investigation by Guidepost Solutions as a ‘reckless hoax.’” - C.Leaders
“Religious historians will look back at 2006 as the absolute peak of denominationalism in the United States….Then the cracks started to form. Slowly at first, and then the pinholes became the size of golf balls and the hull of the SBC began taking on water in an incredibly rapid fashion.” - Ryan Burge
“Two candidates have announced their willingness to be nominated for the office of president of the Southern Baptist Convention– Florida pastor Willy Rice and South Carolina pastor Josh Powell.” - Baptist Press
“on YouTube, Mohler announced Monday that he will propose a motion to amend the SBC constitution at the Annual Meeting next month in Orlando, Florida….Both confirmed nominees for SBC president have expressed their support for the proposed amendment.” - CPost
