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Rick Warren: Southern Baptists Will Change 'at Some Point' on Female Pastors

Rick Warren: Southern Baptists Will Change 'at Some Point' on Female Pastors

The same day his former church was removed from the Southern Baptist Convention for his hiring of a female pastor, pastor and author Rick Warren said he believes the denomination eventually will change on the issue.

SBC Messengers Vote to Approve Constitutional Amendment Banning All Women Pastors

SBC Messengers Vote to Approve Constitutional Amendment Banning All Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention voted this week overwhelmingly in support of pushing through an amendment that would prevent women from serving as a “pastor of any kind.”

Bart Barber Is Reelected as SBC President

Bart Barber Is Reelected as SBC President

Bart Barber has been reelected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention after messengers at the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, voted in favor of him over challenger Pastor Mike Stone of the Conservative Baptist Network.

Southern Baptists Disfellowship Rick Warren's Church over Issue of Female Pastors

Southern Baptists Disfellowship Rick Warren's Church over Issue of Female Pastors

Southern Baptist Convention messengers on Tuesday agreed to disfellowship Saddleback Church and another congregation for hiring female pastors, upholding a previous decision by the denomination’s Executive Committee that cited a conflict with the SBC’s statement of faith.

Messengers to Vote on SBC Constitutional Amendment Banning Women from Serving as 'Any Kind' of Pastor

Messengers to Vote on SBC Constitutional Amendment Banning Women from Serving as 'Any Kind' of Pastor

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee said this week that members will vote on a measure that would forbid women from serving as a “pastor of any kind” in SBC churches.

The SBC Loses Nearly Half a Million More Members

The SBC Loses Nearly Half a Million More Members
I get absolutely no pleasure in relaying that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), America’s largest Protestant denomination, lost nearly half a million more people in 2022, adding to the three million lost since 2006. It is their largest loss in more than a century.

Mike Stone Says He Would Introduce a 'More Biblical' Sex Abuse Task Force if Elected SBC President

Mike Stone Says He Would Introduce a 'More Biblical' Sex Abuse Task Force if Elected SBC President

Southern Baptist Convention presidential candidate Mike Stone says “one of the first things” he would do if elected SBC president is appoint a new sex abuse task force.

According to ChurchLeader.com, Stone said the new task force would be “more biblical” than the current Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force.

Rick Warren Says Saddleback Is Appealing SBC Ouster over Female Pastors

Rick Warren Says Saddleback Is Appealing SBC Ouster over Female Pastors

Pastor Rick Warren says the church he founded will appeal its disfellowshipping by the Southern Baptist Convention over the issue of female pastors.