Women in ministry: Why are Southern Baptists still arguing about female preachers?
For the past 25 years, Southern Baptists have officially banned women pastors. That hasn’t stopped churches from having women serve in that role. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
More than 10,000 Southern Baptists gather for meeting that could bar churches with women pastors
Indianapolis, US AP More than 10,000 voting representatives gathered Tuesday for the opening of the Southern Baptist Convention’s two-day annual meeting, where they will vote on whether to ban churches with women pastors and deliberate yet again on how to respond to sexual abuse within churches. Some 10,553 messengers, as delegates are known, are meeting […]
Women in ministry: Southern Baptists mull second vote to amend constitution to exclude women pastors
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on the so-called ‘Law Amendment’, expected to be voted on at this week’s annual gathering of the Southern Baptist Convention…
Texas Baptists affirm women in ‘ministerial’ roles as SBC debate moves to states
United States RNS A month after Southern Baptists confirmed the expulsion of churches from their denomination for allowing women to serve as pastors, the Baptist General Convention of Texas adopted a statement on Tuesday urging its staff to continue to affirm women in “ministerial and leadership roles”. After half an hour of debate, the BGCT […]