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Litton will not seek second term as SBC president

Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton said he has a growing desire to develop a strategy to “bring about a gospel-driven unity and reconciliation”—and he needs to lead it as a “pastor rather than from the office of president.”

03/01/2022 - By Jonathan Howe / Baptist Press

Cabrera nombrado director senior de Send Network Español

Ed Litton, presidente de la Convención Bautista del Sur, agrega: “En mis cuatro décadas de ministerio, yo creo que Félix Cabrera es quizás el mejor ejemplo que he visto de una vida comprometida a estar en misión.

02/28/2022 - By Kelly Diaz

Baptist Women in Ministry seeks award nominations

Baptist Women in Ministry is accepting nominations for the 2022 Frankie Huff Granger Distinguished Mentor and Church of Excellence awards.

02/23/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Sexual abuse report not the end for SBC Executive Committee

A question about the scope of the investigation into allegations of mishandling sexual abuse claims by the SBC Executive Committee led to a pledge by committee members to see the upcoming “final” report as only the start to dealing with its impact.

02/23/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Team formed to seek SBC Executive Committee president

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee created a search team to begin the entity’s search for the new president and CEO.

02/23/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

Executive Committee reaches resolution with abuse survivor

Southern Baptist leaders announced Feb. 22 they had reached a resolution with a sexual abuse survivor whose story was mishandled when she came forward in 2019.

02/22/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Litton stresses ‘removing stains’ of the SBC

Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton told the SBC Executive Committee the convention must address the “stains” of sexual abuse and racism to regain the “moral credibility” needed to accomplish its mission.

02/22/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

Skaug and Adams elected to new seminary roles

Benjamin M. Skaug and Colby T. Adams were elected to new roles in the senior leadership of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary during a special meeting of the seminary’s board of trustees Feb. 15.

02/16/2022 - By James A. Smith

Chayasirisobhon nominee for SBC first vice president

California Southern Baptist Convention President Victor Chayasirisobhon will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2022 annual meeting in Anaheim in June.

02/16/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Farmersville pastor to chair SBC resolutions committee

Farmersville pastor Bart Barber will serve as chair for the 2022 resolutions committee at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Anaheim

02/14/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Guidepost conducts 80-plus interviews in sex abuse probe

The Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse Task Force reported Guidepost Solutions has interviewed about 32 current and former SBC Executive Committee staff, 54 current or former trustees, and abuse survivors.

02/09/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

McLaurin named SBC Executive Committee interim president

Willie McLaurin will be the interim president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee.

02/01/2022 - By Brandon Porter / Baptist Press