Ongoing debate: Since the 1880s, Southern Baptists have argued over the role of women
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, looks at historical antecedents for the current debate over the role of women in Southern Baptist Convention…
Southern Baptist Convention: How did Saddleback get kicked out of the SBC? It’s complicated
The five congregations ousted last week were the first to be expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention on a national level for having women pastors since the ban on women pastors was instituted in 2000. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Memoir: Beth Moore tries to untangle her ‘all knotted-up life’ in new memoir
In a tender, gracious and at times heartbreaking new book, the beloved Bible teacher and former Southern Baptist recalls the people and the God who saved her from the chaos of her childhood. BOB SMIETANA reports…
Jesus saved Beth Moore’s life. Twitter blew it up. A new memoir will tell the story.
RNS For the past few years, Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore has been one tweet away from disaster. Moore, perhaps the best-known ex-Southern Baptist in the country, will recount her Twitter battles, her split with her former denomination and, more importantly, her lifelong journey with Jesus, in a new memoir titled All My […]
Beth Moore and Russell Moore share laughter, regrets at Nashville church
Nashville, Tennessee, US RNS Two of the best-known ex-Southern Baptist leaders in the country got together at a Nashville church on Thursday for a night filled with Bible verses, banter and bittersweet memories. The event, entitled “Lessons in Leaving (and Staying),” featured Bible teacher Beth Moore and ethicist Russell Moore – and was the first […]
Beth Moore apologises for her role in elevating ‘complementarian’ theology that limits women leaders
RNS First she shook the evangelical world by leaving the Southern Baptist Convention. Now Beth Moore, arguably the evangelical world’s most famous Bible teacher, has begged forgiveness for supporting the theology of male headship rooted in many evangelical cultures. In a Twitter thread on Wednesday, Moore took aim at complementarianism, the 20th century theological framework […]
Preaching bans: Like Beth Moore, many women have had to break free to follow God’s call
BOB SMIETANA, writing for Religion News Service, reports from the US…
Women and the church: With Beth Moore’s exit, more evangelical women are challenging strict gender norms
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on how the idea of complementarianism within Southern Baptist churches is changing for some…
Parting company: US Bible teacher Beth Moore splitting with LifeWay, says, “I am no longer a Southern Baptist”
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, speaks with high profile US Bible teacher Beth Moore about her decision to leave the Southern Baptist Convention and Christian publisher LifeWay…
US evangelical leader Beth Moore trends on Twitter after calling Trumpism “seductive and dangerous”
RNS As supporters of US President Donald Trump’s allegations of voter fraud have persisted in questioning the results of the election five weeks since it was called for Joe Biden, some evangelical leaders have had enough. Karen Swallow Prior, an evangelical author and professor, tweeted on Friday that she was ashamed to have voted for local and […]