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% ...
The proposed amendment, which received preliminary approval last year, would formally exclude churches that have women in any pastoral positions, from lead pastor to associates, or even affirms them in that role. Supporters believe it is biblically necessary, estimating hundre...
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 ...
and four other churches, 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...
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.
SBC Voices exists, in part, to provide a forum for folks to share their opinions. I thought it would be interesting to learn our readers’ opinions about preaching. I’m 75 years old, and I’ve been a Southern Baptist all my life. My father pastored SBC churches. So, I heard his ...
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...
In a statement late Tuesday, the church didn't indicate whether it planned to exercise its right to appeal the decision at the Southern Baptists' next annual meeting, scheduled for New Orleans in June. "We love and have always valued our relationship with the SBC and its faithful churches,...
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
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 chur...