annual meeting
Slideshow: Wrapping up the SBC annual meeting
By Kit Doyle — June 16, 2022
Southern Baptists apologize to abuse survivors and urge criminalizing pastoral abuse
By Bob Smietana and Adelle M. Banks — June 15, 2022
ANAHEIM, Calif. (RNS) — For the second day in a row, Southern Baptists meeting in Anaheim called for action to address the issue of sexual abuse after years of delay.
Warnock, Progressive National Baptists focus on voting rights during annual meeting
By Adelle M. Banks — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — The denominational meeting, which concludes Thursday, also featured discussions on equitable wages and on debates about critical race theory.
Amid coronavirus, Southern Baptists cancel annual meeting
By Yonat Shimron — March 24, 2020
(RNS) — Denominational leaders were concerned about the risk of contagion, but finances also played a role. With many churches closed, leaders did not want churches spending stretched resources on travel.
Beth Moore’s ministry reignites debate over whether women can preach
By Yonat Shimron and Adelle M. Banks — June 5, 2019
(RNS) — After suggesting on Twitter that she was spending Mother’s Day preaching at a church — though she did not use the word “preaching” — a crowd of prominent Southern Baptist men charged after her.
Bishops angered by scandal involving ex-Cardinal McCarrick
By David Crary — November 14, 2018
(AP) — The country's Catholic bishops called Wednesday for a formal repudiation of the disgraced cardinal facing allegations of sexual misconduct over a long stretch of his career.
Southern Baptists, in #MeToo age, affirm women, ask for ‘purity’ of leaders
By Adelle M. Banks — June 13, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — The statements come after the May termination of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson, who had shunned divorce and was accused of mishandling students’ allegations of rape.
Paige Patterson’s role in Southern Baptist meeting in doubt
By Adelle M. Banks — June 4, 2018
(RNS) — He's still listed on the program as giving the sermon at his denomination's annual convention in Dallas on June 12-13.
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