SBC’s abuse prevention office launches revamped helpline
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention’s Office for Abuse Prevention and Response has launched a revamped helpline for those needing assistance with matters related to sexual abuse.
Fred MacDonald to retire from Dakota Baptist Convention
RAPID CITY, S.D. (BP) – Fred MacDonald, executive director-treasurer of the Dakota Baptist Convention, has announced his intention to retire in the fall of next year.
Pressley delivers Senate opening prayer
WASHINGTON (BP) – Colossians 1:9, Ephesians 4:1 and Micah 6:8 were among the Scripture passages touched on in a prayer offered at the opening of the U.S. Senate this morning (July 9) by SBC President Clint Pressley.
Tennessee Supreme Court will hear defamation case against SBC
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear the appeal of the Southern Baptist Convention as it tries to protect its constitutional rights in a case connected to an inquiry by the SBC Credentials Committee.
Supreme Court instructs New York to uphold religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Supreme Court has ordered New York courts to reconsider some of their previous decisions in light of the High Court’s ruling in the Wisconsin Catholic Charities case earlier this month.
Truett McConnell trustees call for investigation, place Caner on leave
CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) –Truett McConnell University President Emir Caner has been placed on administrative leave following a special called meeting of TMU trustees Friday (June 6). The school, affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention, has been embroiled in controversy following allegations of sexual abuse against a former professor.
‘A Unity of Purpose’ book celebrates CP’s past, present and future
DALLAS (BP) – As Southern Baptists prepare to observe the Cooperative Program’s 100th anniversary next month, a new book aims to help the celebration mean even more.
SBC appeals defamation case to Tennessee Supreme Court
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants lost an appeal in a Tennessee district court but have appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The case, Preston Garner et. al. v. Southern Baptist Convention et. al., regards an inquiry made by the SBC Credentials Committee in the course of following up on a confidential report made to the SBC’s abuse hotline.
10 former SBC presidents sign letter in support of ERLC
DALLAS (BP) – A group of 10 former Southern Baptist Convention presidents has released a letter expressing support for the continuation of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
Keith Harper, ‘craftsman of Baptist history,’ dies
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) – Keith Harper, well-known Baptist historian and longtime professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS), died Wednesday (April 23) of lung cancer.
