Southwestern Seminary alumnus Adam W. Greenway, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been unanimously selected by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Presidential Search Committee as their nominee to fill the presidential vacancy.
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From Southwestern Seminary staff
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2/18/19
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FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will hold a special called trustee meeting Feb. 26-27 to vote on a presidential nominee, according to an email sent Feb. 14 to …
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by BP STAFF
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2/15/19
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP) -- B. Gray Allison, who gave theological strength to the Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention as the founder of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, …
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by ART TOALSTON
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2/15/19
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NASHVILLE (BP) -- Educating congregations, staff and volunteers about sexual abuse, prohibiting one-on-one interactions and employing security are crucial steps in preventing sex abuse in churches, …
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by DIANA CHANDLER
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2/15/19
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Southern Baptist Convention seminary presidents R. Albert Mohler Jr. and Danny Akin have apologized for their former support of C.J. Mahaney, a pastor accused of concealing …
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by DAVID ROACH
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2/15/19
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Let me ask you…Why do you do the things you do? Do you serve because you KNOW God called you to it and you LOVE it? Or…do you serve because you got stuck there? No one else would do it, so you stepped up? Do you serve where you do because you felt guilty, but not called? Do you do what you do because people expect it and you’re afraid they will think less of you if you don’t do it?
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By DAWN REED
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2/14/19
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP) – “This conversation is very complex,” SBC President J.D. Greear said regarding instances of sexual abuse that have occurred in Southern Baptist churches.
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By SCOTT BARKLEY, The Christian Index
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2/13/19
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RICHMOND, Va.— International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood wants to improve communications with Southern Baptists so they can stay abreast of the work of the organization’s nearly 3,700 missionaries taking the gospel to the nations.
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NASHVILLE (BP) - Attempted suicide, drug overdoses, hatred of God and ruined teenage years are among the effects of sexual abuse described in a Feb. 11 Houston Chronicle report on sexual abuse among Southern Baptists.
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By DAVID ROACH, Baptist Press
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2/12/19
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HOUSTON (BP) -- A Houston newspaper, in reporting on instances of sexual abuse by pastors and others at Southern Baptist churches, has left SBC President J.D. Greear "broken over what was revealed today."
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By AL TOALSTON, Baptist Press
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2/11/19
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