Bob Smietana – Author – MinistryWatch
ERLC has survived 3 attempts to disband the agency—can it survive another?
During their annual meeting in Dallas next month, Southern Baptists will decide what to do with the denomination’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
Buice suspended from his church for running multiple fake social media accounts
An influential Calvinist pastor who quit the Southern Baptist Convention over concerns that it was too liberal has been suspended by his church for causing controversy online.
But Baptisms are on the rise
The number of Southern Baptists in the United States is the lowest it has been in 50 years, but more of them seem to be showing up in church.
New Lifeway Research study found most pastors optimistic about the future
American organized religion has been on the decline for decades, but churches aren’t dead yet.
Trinity International University announced that TEDS will be acquired by Trinity Western University
(RNS) — A prominent but troubled evangelical seminary has agreed to be acquired by a Canadian university and move to British Columbia, the school’s leaders announced Tuesday (April 8). The move comes after years of ...
SBC has spent more than $3M in legal fees on the Hunt case
(RNS) — A federal judge ruled against former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt on Monday (March 31), rejecting his claims of defamation against Guidepost Solutions and nearly all the former megachurch pastor’s claims against ...
Shawn Williams named successor
David Dummitt, who became pastor of Willow Creek Church at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Sunday (March 23) that he is stepping down as leader of the influential Chicagoland megachurch.
His family responded with mercy.
Theologians, preachers and best-selling authors have long tried to explain why bad things happen to good people. But there’s a second question that doesn’t get as much attention.
Series of lawsuits by pastors accused of abuse has left SBC unable to pay its legal bills
In mid-February, Southern Baptist Convention leaders received grim news. The denomination’s Executive Committee was essentially broke.
Focus will be on training churches to use other databases and background checks.
A proposed online database that would list the names of abusive Southern Baptist pastors is now on hold, with no names likely to be added to the website by the denomination’s annual meeting this summer.
