The Southern Baptist Convention rejected a proposal that would explicitly state that only men could be pastors. Does that mean that the SBC is changing and becoming more accepting of women in ...

During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed the ouster of its largest congregation that ordained women and began a process to amend its ...

Baptist confessions have long drawn attention beyond the church. The proposal on male pastors will too. Messengers from around the country will soon gather in Indianapolis to conduct the business of ...

In the midst of heated debates about female pastors and the morality of in vitro fertilization, the national Southern Baptist Convention recently passed a religious liberty resolution that — in terms ...

Nearly 10,000 church members have gathered in Indianapolis for the Southern Baptist Convention. The body voted 92% to expel a Virginia congregation that believes women can be in the pulpit. On ...

The Southern Baptist Convention broke with two churches on Tuesday over stances on sexuality and alleged discriminatory behavior. The decisions were hastily announced at the end of a Southern Baptist ...

Importance of religion in one's life among members of the National Baptist Convention by belief in hell % of members of the National Baptist Convention who say religion is… ...

Critics who say the denomination’s public policy agency no longer reflects their convictions could once again put its future up for a vote. During their annual meeting in Dallas next month, Southern ...

Fifty years ago, speakers at the first congress of the Baptist World Alliance pounded the rostrum in London’s massive, red brick Royal Albert Hall, predicted that the Alliance’s next meeting in London ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus ...

(The Conversation) — The recent annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention saw a number of motions related to women. The Conversation asked Susan Shaw, a gender and sexuality studies scholar ...