SBC

“The successor to Paige Patterson cites ‘reputational, legal, and financial realities’ as he moves on to an IMB role.” - C.Today

Also:

‘The ERLC and the advisory group collaborated in multiple ways… also produced various resources, such as a comprehensive training curriculum for churches.” - BPNews

“Leatherwood spent the past year as acting president…The ERLC board of trustees unanimously approved his appointment on Tuesday.” - CToday

“A study conducted by Lifeway Research along with GuideStone and Baptist state conventions found compensation for full-time Southern Baptist senior pastors has remained flat over the past four years, while the total pay package has decreased.” - BPNews

“The statement, signed by leaders of the SBC Executive Committee and other of the denomination’s national entities, didn’t say specifically what federal investigators are looking into, but they referenced an internal investigation into the Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse allegations.” - C.Index

Related:

“Marshall Blalock, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charleston, S.C., will serve as ARITF chair and Mike Keahbone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Lawton, Okla., will be vice chair. Others making up the task force are…” - C.Leaders

“Baptists do believe that humanly speaking, you are certainly free to believe whatever you wish. However, you do not have the right to believe, or disbelieve, anything you choose and still call yourself a Southern Baptist.” - Richard Land

“Two Southern Baptist pastors with recent leadership experience in addressing sexual abuse in the SBC will fill similar roles with the Abuse Response Implementation Task Force (ARITF).” - BPNews

“Despite characterizing itself as a defense of traditional Southern Baptist theology, the resolution expresses sentiments which actually conflict with the SBC’s long-standing confessional position.” - London Lyceum

“Barber is the first SBC president in nearly two decades not to emerge from an urban or suburban megachurch.” - RNS