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One day after Ed Litton announced that he will not seek a second term as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, it was announced that Florida pastor Willy Rice will be nominated for the position.

Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton announced this week that he will not be seeking a second term as the SBC president.

On Monday (Feb. 21), Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee chair Pastor Rolland Slade presided over a drama-free and harmonious meeting of the Nashville-based committee, which oversees the business of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination in between annual meetings.

Southern Baptist leaders announced Tuesday (Feb. 22) that they had reached a resolution with a sexual abuse survivor whose story was mishandled when she came forward in 2019.

After four months of relative peace and quiet, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee will meet this week, their first in-person gathering since a series of contentious meetings led to the resignation of more than a dozen committee members.

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee has appointed Willie McLaurin to serve as interim president and CEO, marking the first time that any entity of the predominantly white denomination has been headed by a Black person.

Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. recently told Vanity Fair that he is not a 'religious person.'

On Monday, the Conservative Baptist Network (CBN) announced that popular preacher, theologian and author Dr. Voddie Baucham has joined its steering council.

While 2021 was filled with shock, grief, and sadness, it was also filled with hope, courage and perhaps a glimpse of the light at the end of this pandemic tunnel. The year brought the loss of Christian pillars, the insurrection of the U.S. capitol building, new challenges to Roe v. Wade and much more. As we embark on a new year, let’s review some of the more influential moments of 2021.

Here are the top news stories of 2021 that Christians should know about:

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On Thursday, lawyers for Georgia Baptist pastor Mike Stone filed paperwork to voluntarily withdraw a complaint filed in federal court against Russell Moore, the former head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. The complaint was dismissed without prejudice Friday by U.S. District Court Judge William Campbell.