ORLANDO, Florida (RNS) — Over the past decade, members of the Southern Baptist Convention have touted the denomination’s diversity, sought to keep sexual abusers away from churches and passed ...

Messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Orlando overwhelmingly voted in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment that would deem churches that employ female pastors as ...

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(RNS) — Rice’s win is a triumph for critics who argue that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has lost its way in recent years. ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) — A Florida pastor who has argued that the ...

The Southern Baptist Convention, which is the nation's largest Protestant denomination, is gathering in Orlando on June 9-10 for high-profile debates on women pastors and political issues. Florida ...

The Southern Baptist Convention has taken a decisive first step toward passing a constitutional amendment that would enshrine a ban on women from teaching scripture or preaching to congregations ...

Messengers at the church’s annual meeting easily passed a measure barring churches with women pastors or those that allow women to preach. The change must pass again next year to become permanent. A ...

While the SBC can’t tell its self-governing churches what to do, it does have the power to expel churches from convention membership, declaring them not in “friendly cooperation.” There’s already wide ...

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A contingent seeking to push the denomination to the right secured its first major victory through the election of Willy Rice, a Florida pastor who wants to challenge “the system.” By Ruth Graham ...