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  SBC Executive Committee hires firm to review allegations

  Responding to allegations that it has mishandled allegations of abuse in the past, the SBC Executive Committee announced it has retained a firm to “conduct an independent review of its processes.”

  06/14/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Leaked audio reveals leaders reluctant to deal with sex abuse

  Audio clips leaked by a Southern Baptist whistleblower appear to corroborate accusations Southern Baptist Convention leaders were reluctant to take action against churches accused of mishandling abuse.

  06/14/2021 - By Bob Smietana & Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Seminary changes name of undergraduate school

  The undergraduate school of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is now Texas Baptist College, President Adam W. Greenway announced June 9.

  06/09/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Pastors demand inquiry into SBC handling of sex abuse cases

  Two Southern Baptist pastors will seek an investigation into allegations that some leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention mishandled several sex abuse claims and bullied sex abuse victims.

  06/08/2021 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Saddleback Church to begin seeking successor to Rick Warren

  Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren on June 6 announced his Southern California church will begin the official search for his successor, signaling he will retire after more than four decades in his pulpit.

  06/07/2021 - By Alejandra Molina / Religion News Service

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  Leaked Russell Moore letter sheds light on his departure

  A leaked letter revealed opposition to Russell Moore’s stands on racial justice and sexual abuse in Southern Baptist Convention led to his departure from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and the SBC.

  06/03/2021 - By Paul O'Donnell and Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Patterson accused of taking items from Southwestern

  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary used its annual report to the Southern Baptist Convention to assert former President Paige Patterson “improperly removed” documents and other items that belong to the seminary after his firing in 2018.

  06/02/2021 - By Scott Barkley and George Schroeder / Baptist Press

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  Revised ministry assignments proposed for Lifeway and NAMB

  Messengers to the upcoming SBC annual meeting in Nashville will vote on proposed changes to the mission and ministry statements of Lifeway that, in turn, will affect the North American Mission Board.

  05/26/2021 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  SBC elections not lacking candidates in 2021

  Some SBC annual meetings offer little speculation as to the outcomes of the election of officers. The 2021 annual meeting in Nashville will not be one of those.

  05/26/2021 - By Jonathan Howe / Baptist Press

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  Russell Moore departs but division remains in SBC

  Russell Moore’s resignation from the presidency of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has put the Southern Baptists’ propensity for controversy on clear display.

  05/26/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  SBC has lost 2.3 million since 2006

  There were 14 million members of Southern Baptist churches in 2020—down significantly from 2006, when the Southern Baptist Convention’s churches reached 16.3 million members.

  05/25/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  GuideStone trustees elect Dilbeck as next CEO

  In a called meeting May. 20, the GuideStone board of trustees unanimously elected D. Hance Dilbeck Jr. as president-elect.

  05/21/2021 - By Roy Hayhurst / GuideStone Financial Resources