News Articles by George Schroeder

FAIRFAX STATION, Va. (BP) – Citing “concerns that affect all ethnic groups in the SBC,” the president of the National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention issued a statement on behalf of the group related to the “breadth and depth” of a recent statement by presidents of the six Southern Baptist seminaries.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Baylor University against a charitable foundation, claiming intervention is “necessary … to protect the public interest in charity.”

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) – In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, the Council of Seminary Presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention has reaffirmed “with eagerness” the BFM’s status “as the doctrinal statement that unites and defines Southern Baptist cooperation and establishes the confessional unity of our Convention.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – R. Albert Mohler Jr. describes himself as “a creature of print.” He pores over more than a dozen newspapers a day in order to prepare for his podcast, “The Briefing with Albert Mohler,” in which he provides cultural analysis from a Christian worldview. And he means actual printed newspapers.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) - Expresando el deseo de servir como unificador en medio de tiempos turbulentos, el presidente del Seminario Teológico Bautista del Sur, R. Albert Mohler Jr., dijo que acordó aceptar una nominación para servir como presidente de la SBC en la Reunión Anual de la SBC de 2021.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – Citing a desire to serve as a uniter amid turbulent times, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. said he has agreed to accept a nomination to serve as SBC president at the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE (BP) - En respuesta al respaldo del Papa Francisco a las uniones civiles entre personas del mismo sexo por primera vez como Papa, los líderes bautistas del sur reiteraron su compromiso a la autoridad de la enseñanza de la Biblia con respecto a la sexualidad y el matrimonio.

NASHVILLE (BP) – In response to Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope, Southern Baptist leaders reiterated their commitment to the authority of the Bible’s teaching regarding sexuality and marriage.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – A temporary injunction hearing in a lawsuit filed by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Baylor University against a charitable foundation is scheduled for Dec. 2 after a judge granted the plaintiffs’ motion for expedited discovery. Additionally, two Southwestern trustees have been suspended in connection with their involvement with the charitable foundation.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BP) -- Los mensajeros que asistieron a la junta anual de la Red de Recursos de los Bautistas de Alaska dieron un paso sin precedentes al intentar retener los futuros fondos designados para el Programa Cooperativo que irían a la Junta de Misiones Norteamericanas.