
Former Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear has voiced concerns about the widespread debacle over women's leadership after Saddleback Church, founded by Pastor Rick Warren, was disfellowshipped from the denomination.
Former Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear has voiced concerns about the widespread debacle over women's leadership after Saddleback Church, founded by Pastor Rick Warren, was disfellowshipped from the denomination.
Saddleback Church lead pastor Andy Wood has released a promised video explaining why the church believes women can hold pastoral roles.
Author and Saddleback Church founder Rick Warren says in a new interview that Scripture, and not the culture, led him to change his mind on the issue of female pastors.
Stacie Wood, a teaching pastor at Saddleback Church and the wife of lead pastor Andy Wood, says she will continue to serve in her role despite the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent decision to remove Saddleback Church from the SBC.
The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee on Tuesday disfellowshipped Saddleback Church, citing the congregation's hiring of a female pastor as conflicting with the denomination's statement of faith.
Author Rick Warren has announced the release of his first book in over a decade and his first book since stepping down from his role as the lead pastor of Saddleback Church.
Saddleback Church, which is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, has identified the new lead pastor's wife as a "teaching pastor" despite the denomination's stance on the pastoral office being limited to men.
The elders at Saddleback Church, pastored by Rick Warren, announced that an investigation into their new pastor found that he was not guilty of abusive leadership practices at his former church.
The California church founded by Pastor Rick Warren remains a Southern Baptist congregation – for now – after a contentious debate Tuesday and after Warren himself appealed to messengers at the SBC Annual Meeting.
Saddleback Church leaders say newly appointed pastor Andy Wood has been cleared of allegations made by a former staff member.