Heads of SBC mission boards say they will not fund new abuse reform non-profit
Nashville, Tennessee, US RNS Leaders of two major Southern Baptist mission boards said they will not help fund a proposed independent non-profit meant to implement the denomination’s abuse reforms. Plans for the non-profit were announced on Monday night during a meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee. The headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention is seen […]
Medical mission: At 79, famed SBC missionary surgeon Rebekah Naylor is about to retire. Again. But she’s not done yet
In India, Rebekah Naylor went from staff doctor to medical director to hospital CEO, treating thousands of patients and delivering a host of babies. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Who will pay for the SBC’s abuse reforms over the long term? No-one knows
United States RNS After years of delay, Southern Baptists passed a series of reforms in 2022 aimed at addressing abuse in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Those reforms included setting up a “Ministry Check” database to track abusive pastors and training churches on how to prevent abuse and to care for abuse survivors. The plan […]
Polish Baptists, Southern Baptist mission board rally to aid Ukraine
RNS In Chelm, Poland, a dozen miles from the Ukrainian border, a Baptist church has opened its doors to refugees since the Russian invasion began, offering a hot meal, clothing and place to stay. “As we watched news about the expected invasion,” Pastor Henryk Skizypkowski told Religion News Service in an email, “we stepped out […]
Mission in the age of COVID: Access, travel rules influence missionary vaccine policies
HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, reports on how US missionary agencies are grappling with the idea of COVID-19 vaccine mandates…
In the US, Southern Baptists to launch sexual abuse advisory panel
RNS After months of mounting pressure and new charges of ignoring sexual abuse claims, the Southern Baptist Convention is lining up experts and church leaders in a bid to help the denomination confront the problem. JD Greear speaks during the Pastor’s Conference on 11th June, 2018, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. PICTURE: […]