These ten news stories, selected by both the editors of Baptist Press and a poll of Southern Baptist state publication editors, represent the most important stories of 2019.
If not repealed, the highly criticized measure -- which took effect Jan. 1, 2018 -- would cost the charitable sector an estimated $1.7 billion in the next decade.
"Faith-based organizations ought to be able to hire those whose views are consistent with the organization's beliefs, especially when those employees are responsible for teaching religious doctrine," said ERLC president Russell Moore.
After a half-century in this vital ministry, youth expert Richard Ross has come to the 'inescapable conclusion a radical reevaluation is desperately needed if we wish to see more enduring faith in our youth after they become adults.'
The Baptist Resource Network's Peter Yanes has been named executive director of Asian American relations and mobilization at the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. The new role is a partnership, jointly funded by the EC and the North American Mission Board with the primary focus of bringing more Asian American churches into the Southern Baptist family.