The largest Protestant denomination in the United States voted Wednesday, June 14, to uphold an executive committee’s ouster of its second largest congregation and another smaller congregation because women had been elevated to lead and senior pastoral roles. At the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting in New Orleans this week, the SBC also took…
Southern Baptists Vote to Create Database Tracking Pastors, Church Employees Accused of Sexual Abuse
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) voted on June 14 to create a “ministry check” website to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sexual abuse following a report that revealed how leaders had mishandled sexual abuse cases for years. In May, Southern Baptist leaders published a nearly 300-page report (pdf) conducted by an independent firm detailing decades…
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