for having a woman pastor. The SBC stated that Saddleback was “not in friendly cooperation with the Convention.” The church was the denomination’s second largest congregation. In 2024 the SBC similarly expelled the First Baptist Church of Alexandria, a historic Virginia congregation, for its pe...
Counseling psychology Attitudes of Southern Baptist Pastors Toward Professional Counseling WALDEN UNIVERSITY Savitri Dixon-Saxon VespieStanley PaulWhile clergy are at the forefront of providing mental health counseling services, many lack confidence in their ability to provide adequate care for those ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in their constitution after opponents argued it was unnecessary because the denomination already has a way of ousting such churches. The measure received support from 61% ...
Tennessee Southern Baptists Sever Connection to Church with a Woman Senior PastorCan a church with a female pastor be Southern Baptist? The Tennessee Baptist Convention has...Allen, Bob
Southern Baptists disagree on which ministry jobs this doctrine refers to. Some say it’s just the senior pastor, others that a pastor is anyone who preaches and exercises spiritual authority. And in a Baptist tradition that prizes local church autonomy, critics say the convention shouldn’t ens...
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...
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.
“Leaning on the Everlasting Arms,” and that opened floodgates of church memories for me. My earliest memory of church is standing beside my mother at the First Baptist Church of Fairfield, Texas. My father was the pastor, and the year would have been 1954. That memory prompted me to ...
Mike Law, pastor of Arlington Baptist Church in Virginia and author of the amendment, cited a report that there are about 1,800 women pastors working in the denomination. He cited Bible verses limiting the pastoral office to men. "Our culture may see this prohibition as harsh, but our God...
Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a ban on women pastors Wednesday. About 61% of the delegates voted for the ban, which is less than the required two-thirds supermajority needed to pass the proposal. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.