Floyd dimite como líder del Comité Ejecutivo de la SBC
NASHVILLE (BP) – Ronnie Floyd, presidente y director ejecutivo del Comité Ejecutivo de la SBC, anunció su dimisión el jueves por la noche (14 de octubre) en una carta a los bautistas del sur difundida por correo electrónico.
FIRST PERSON: Cooperative Program plays key role in preparing seminarians for ministry
I believe I will always remember two phone calls from pastors who were Baptist, but not Southern Baptist. They were both desperately trying to receive the benefit of a high-quality theological education at the reduced rate received by Southern Baptists. One of them asked, “Is there anything they can do to extend that discounted rate […]
Floyd resigns as leader of SBC Executive Committee
NASHVILLE (BP) – Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, announced his resignation Thursday night (Oct. 14) in a letter to Southern Baptists released by email.
FIRST-PERSON: Giving through the Cooperative Program fuels the mission
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Every Sunday, I find joy knowing that a portion of our tithe is headed to the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention. As our family gives, we are not only being obedient by helping to meet the needs of our church family, but we are also making a Gospel impact in our state, nation and the world.
Independent review of Executive Committee underway
NASHVILLE (BP) – The independent third-party review of the SBC Executive Committee is underway, according to Bruce Frank, chair of the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force. Frank said the contract among the task force, Guidepost Solutions and Rolland Slade, on behalf of the EC, has been signed.
El CE aprueba el contrato de Guidepost, acepta renunciar al privilegio
NASHVILLE (BP) - Los miembros del Comité Ejecutivo de la Convención Bautista del Sur votaron a favor de la renuncia al privilegio de abogado cliente dentro del terreno de una investigación independiente hecha por terceros sobre la manera en que el Comité Ejecutivo manejó las denuncias de abuso sexual. El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Abuso Sexual, reunido por el presidente de la CBS, Ed Litton, recibió un mandato de los mensajeros presentes en la Reunión Anual de la CBS del 2021 en junio y supervisará la investigación.
EC approves Guidepost contract, agrees to waive privilege
NASHVILLE (BP) – Members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted for the waiving of attorney client privilege within the scope of an independent third-party investigation of the EC concerning the handling of sexual abuse claims. The Sexual Abuse Task Force, assembled by SBC President Ed Litton, was mandated by messengers to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting in June and will oversee the investigation.
Southern Baptist pastors, leaders weigh in on EC-Task Force stalemate
NASHVILLE (BP) – Leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention are voicing their concerns about the process of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s work toward an independent third-party investigation of issues related to sexual abuse.
EC, Task Force explore Michigan Model as possible solution in third-party investigation
NASHVILLE (BP) – Conversations among the officers of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee are focused on attorney-client privilege as they work to reach an agreement with the Sexual Abuse Task Force mandated by messengers to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting and appointed by SBC President Ed Litton.
Pastor calls for week of fasting, prayer for EC crisis
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (BP) – A North Carolina pastor is calling Southern Baptists to join him in praying and fasting for the next seven days as discussions continue among the officers and staff of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, the Sexual Abuse Task Force appointed by SBC President Ed Litton and Guidepost Solutions, the third-party firm the task force has selected to investigate the SBC EC’s handling of sex abuse claims.
