Russell Moore
How 2021 collapsed the divide between religion and politics
By Jacob Lupfer — December 29, 2021
(RNS) — As religion recedes as a force in American public life, politics has co-opted faith for its own purposes.
Russell Moore defamation lawsuit withdrawn by Georgia pastor Mike Stone
By Bob Smietana — December 11, 2021
(RNS) — For now, the legal battle between the two high-profile evangelical leaders is over.
Who will lead the SBC forward? The messengers. They already are.
By Matt Henslee — October 22, 2021
(RNS) — The SBC is not run by elites but by ordinary pastors, Sunday school teachers, missionaries and music directors. They are already taking the helm.
Mike Stone files lawsuit against SBC rival Russell Moore
By Bob Smietana — October 20, 2021
(RNS) — Stone claims that Moore cost him the SBC presidency.
Can anyone lead the Southern Baptist Convention forward?
By Bob Smietana — October 19, 2021
(RNS) — Ronnie Floyd joins a growing list of SBC leaders who resigned due to controversy.
A brief guide to the Southern Baptist meltdown over sexual abuse
By Bob Smietana — October 2, 2021
(RNS) — A fight over one clause in a contract has deep implications for the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
Beth Moore and Russell Moore share laughter, regrets at Nashville church
By Bob Smietana — September 10, 2021
NASHVILLE (RNS) — At a Nashville church, the former Southern Baptist leaders spoke about leaving the SBC and keeping the faith.
Hannah-Kate Williams, alleging sex abuse failures, sues SBC leaders
By Megan Botel — August 17, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (RNS) — After years of asking Southern Baptist officials to address her reports of sexual abuse by her pastor father, a young Kentucky woman has filed a defamation suit against several church leaders.
Russell Moore: Sickness, death from COVID-19 likely reducing some vaccine hesitancy
By Adelle M. Banks — August 10, 2021
(RNS) — Pastors are advocating for vaccines but misinformation has driven some evangelical hesitancy about getting COVID-19 shots, Moore told Washington Post Live.
In many COVID hot spots, a pattern: High concentrations of white evangelicals
By Jack Jenkins — July 15, 2021
(RNS) — ‘It’s clear that the pattern is more white evangelical Protestants equals lower vaccination rates,’ said Natalie Jackson, research director at the Public Religion Research Institute.
Can a tender-hearted president solve the Southern Baptists’ trust problem?
By Bob Smietana — June 23, 2021
(RNS) — The nation's largest Protestant denomination is based on voluntary cooperation by more than 40,000 churches. That cooperation is threatened by growing distrust of national leaders.
At annual meeting, Southern Baptists ‘turn their hearts to the right’
By Jacob Lupfer — June 17, 2021
(RNS) — A new president offers clues to the denomination’s direction. It’s not as promising as it seems.
A guide to what’s at stake at the Southern Baptist Convention’s historic annual meeting
By Paul O'Donnell — June 15, 2021
(RNS) — A one-stop update on what will be decided in Nashville, and how the Southern Baptists arrived at their crossroads on race, gender and sexual abuse.
Black SBC leader urges African American fellowship to stay the course
By Adelle M. Banks — June 15, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — ‘I want to encourage you before you do anything, seek the will of God,’ said the Rev. Marshal Ausberry Sr.
Sex abuse survivors call for system-wide audit of Southern Baptist Convention
By Yonat Shimron — June 14, 2021
(RNS) — The group of eight survivors wants the convention to go beyond the review of the Executive Committee that was announced last week.
