SBC Executive Committee met in Nashville on Sept. 18-19 on heels of resignation of former president & CEO Willie McLaurin over falsified academic credentials. Investigation into McLaurin found he ...

The Southern Baptist Convention is hurtling toward tough decisions on its future and hard truths about its past, and the denomination’s president sees a major silver lining it all of it. “God is ...

Members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted against appointing its top candidate for president and CEO, a dramatic and unexpected outcome in the selection of one of the ...

The administrative agency for the Southern Baptist Convention is laying off staff, despite consistent and even increased giving from churches to the denomination. The unexpected and rare news about ...

Noah Lewis recalls a certain fire in the voice of Fred Luter Jr., the first time he heard him preach, perhaps a gift ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — An unexpected withdrawal marks the second time this year that a nomination for leader of the Executive Committee has fallen apart. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — The Southern ...

Willie McLaurin, the acting president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee, resigned suddenly on August 17 after admitting he had falsified his resume. “While considering McLaurin ...

Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, resigned Thursday from his position as interim president and chief executive after it came to light ...

SBC Credentials Committee reviews reports against churches and recommends disfellowshipping the churches. SBC Executive Committee decides on whether to approve those recommendations. At meeting in ...

NEW ORLEANS — Southern Baptists will have the opportunity to vote on a measure that would enshrine a ban on women pastors within the denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee ...

(RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s effort to fill the top administrative post on its Executive Committee will start from scratch after members of the committee rejected Texas pastor Jared ...