The denomination can’t tell its independent churches what to do or whom to appoint as a pastor. But they can say which churches are in and which are out. Last year, Southern Baptists refused to take back Saddleback, one of the convention’s largest congregations, and a small Kentucky ch...
Do female pastors really have what it takes to preach the Word of God? Can a woman truly enlighten a man about faith? While a majority of Southern Baptists appear to believe the answer might be “no,” the Southern Baptist Conventionnarrowly rejected a constitutional amendment barring women f...
Mike Law, pastor of Arlington Baptist Church in Virginia and author of the amendment, cited a report that there are about 1,800 female pastors working in the denomination. He cited Bible verses limiting the pastoral office to men. “Our culture may see this prohibitio...
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Some churches with women pastors quit on their own in the past year. They range from Elevation Church, a North Carolina megachurch, to First Baptist of Richmond, Virginia, which had close SBC ties from the convention's founding. Law contended the issue has been a "canary in the coalmine...
Southern Baptists in Heated Fight over Women Pastors Rift Grows Deeper as Group Prepares for More ChangesA rift within the Southern Baptist Convention is growing deeper as the convention prepares for more changes moderates view as a further assault on long-standing Baptist principles.Filaroski, P....
Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting have narrowly rejected a proposal to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in the denomination’s constitution.
that has long roiled the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. In recent years, Southern Baptists have barred female pastors, declared that wives should “submit graciously” to their husbands and condemned homosexuality. The Texans will still send some $19 million, mostly for missionary work....
In 2024, our church joined the Southern Baptist Convention. Why would a 192-year-old church decide to join the SBC? Here are four reasons why we joined. First, our goal requires help. Our church is healthy by many metrics. We are healthy financially and have a large reserve. We have ...