Clint Pressley elected SBC president in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley was elected SBC president Wednesday (June 12) in an election that began with six candidates and required two run-off ballots.
2024 Committee on Committees
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The 2024 Committee on Committees has released its report.
Second run-off called for in SBC president’s race
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – A second run-off in the election of a new SBC president was held this morning (June 12) in a race that began with six candidates.
Messengers vote to refer sexual abuse reform priorities to SBC Executive Committee
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – On Tuesday afternoon, June 11, messengers to the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis overwhelmingly approved two recommendations brought forward by the SBC Abuse Reform and Implementation Task Force (ARITF).
‘The mission matters most,’ Iorg says in first Executive Committee report to messengers
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Jeff Iorg was ready to retire from the presidency of Gateway Seminary and spend more time with family when he was approached about seeking the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
Run-off election for SBC president included three candidates
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – A forced run-off in the SBC presidential election moved three candidates into a second ballot taken Tuesday (June 11) during the evening session at the Indiana Convention Center.
Pence expresses gratitude for work of ERLC
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Vice President Mike Pence expressed his gratitude for the work of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) during a special lunch event hosted by the entity on Tuesday (June 11) of the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting.
FBC Alexandria ‘no longer in friendly cooperation’ with SBC over views on female pastors
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The SBC voted June 11 to discontinue its cooperative relationship with a Virginia church that has a female associate pastor. The church has ordained at least three women as pastors over more than four decades and told the SBC Credentials Committee it would consider a female as senior pastor.
Perkins to Black pastors: ‘We can’t win the race if we refuse to run’
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – National African American Fellowship President Gregory Perkins encouraged Black pastors June 10 to remain in the Southern Baptist Convention amid challenging times that may tempt them to quit.











