News Archives

‘Accept and bear the weaknesses’ of others, Barber urges in presidential address

June 13, 2024
Shannon Baker
SBC

In his presidential address at the 2024 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, Bart Barber challenged messengers and guests to “get cooperation right” by bearing the weaknesses of one another, “even when the other guy is wrong.”

Perkins to Black pastors: ‘We can’t win the race if we refuse to run’

June 13, 2024
Guest Writer
SBC

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.

‘The mission matters most,’ Iorg says in first Executive Committee report to messengers

June 13, 2024
Guest Writer
SBC

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.

Messengers vote to refer sexual abuse reform priorities to SBC Executive Committee

June 13, 2024
Guest Writer
SBC

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).

GCR Evaluation Task Force recommendations approved

June 13, 2024
Guest Writer
SBC

Messengers adopted the six recommendations proposed by the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force with one slight amendment during the SBC Annual Meeting’s Tuesday evening session June 11.

Wisdom-Martin, Dixon share stories to explain WMU’s work

June 13, 2024
Shannon Baker
SBC

During their WMU report for messengers at the Wednesday, June 12, session of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer, and Connie Dixon, president of National WMU, used stories to explain what their organization does.

2024 Committee on Committees

June 13, 2024
Guest Writer
SBC

Law Amendment falls short in Indy

June 13, 2024
Guest Writer
SBC

Southern Baptist messengers voted down the required second two-thirds approval for what has become known as the Law Amendment on Wednesday morning of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis on June 10-11.

Messenger motions deal with ERLC, censure, other issues

June 13, 2024
Shannon Baker
SBC

Whitworth shares highlights of SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis

June 13, 2024
Barry Whitworth
BRN, SBC

Barry Whitworth, executive director of the Baptist Resource Network, shares his favorite highlights from the June 11-12 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.