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J.D. Greear (far left), president of the Southern Baptist Convention, leads a panel discussion titled "Gospel Above All: Keeping Secondary Issues Secondary," June 12 during the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting in Birmingham, Ala. Other panelists included Willy Rice, pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Fla.; Juan Sanchez, pastor of HighPointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas; Kathy Litton, director of planter spouse development for the North American Mission Board; Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Ken Whitten, pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Fla. (Photo by Adam Covington)

Panelists urge unity, not uniformity in SBC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) - "In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty" -- that was Ken Whitten's closing statement and the overall theme of the Gospel Above All panel last week at the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. more

By GRACE THORNTON, For Baptist Press | 6/18/19

George Yancey, author, speaks during a panel called "Undivided: Your Church and Racial Reconciliation" June 11 during the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Ala. Other panelists included (left to right): J.D. Greear, president of the SBC and pastor of The Summit Church in Durham, N.C.; Dhati Lewis, pastor of Blueprint Church; Yancey; Missie Branch, assistant dean of students to women at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; James Merritt, pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Ga.; and Marshall Blalock, pastor of First Baptist Church in Charleston, S.C. (Photo by Van Payne)

Greear on race: Past sins, present consequences

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Sociology professor, researcher and author George Yancey always steps back when he knocks on a door. A 6-foot-3-inch African American, he says his appearance strikes societal fear. more

By DIANA CHANDLER, Baptist Press | 6/17/19

Trillia Newbell, director of Community Outreach for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), prays at the conclusion of a panel discussion called "Indispensable Partners: The Value of Women in God's Mission" June 12 during the ERLC presentation during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. (Photo by Van Payne)

Panel examines women's role in SBC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Women have indispensable roles in the Southern Baptist Convention and in the church, said panelists during the "Indispensable partners: the value of women in God's mission" panel discussion during the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting in Birmingham, Ala. more

By SHANNON BAKER, For Baptist Press | 6/17/19

Southwestern Seminary President Adam W. Greenway relays a "big tent" vision to messengers at the SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. (Photo by Adam Covington)

Greenway presents 'big-tent' vision for Southwestern Seminary

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Adam W. Greenway delivered the report for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for the first time as its ninth president, using the opportunity to present his "big-tent" vision for the seminary. more

By ALEX SIBLEY | 6/16/19

Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), gives a report during the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting June 12 in Birmingham, Ala. The ERLC and the SBC Sexual Abuse Advisory Group are partnering together to present Caring Well: Equipping the Church to Confront the Abuse, a curriculum for SBC churches. (Photo by Van Payne)

Moore: ERLC helping churches address sex abuse

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has been, and will be, helping Southern Baptists address the sexual abuse crisis in churches, Russell Moore said during the entity's report last week at the convention's annual meeting. more

By TOM STRODE, Baptist Press | 6/16/19

Father's Day: Advice from Dad

COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) -- "I already know, Dad." more

By LEE CLAMP | 6/15/19

R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Seminary, underscores to messengers, "In the coming generation, ministers and pastors are not going to need less Bible; they are going to need more Bible." (Photo by Adam Covington)

Mohler: Southern Seminary's calling remains 'trust'

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KT) - R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Seminary, underscores to messengers, "In the coming generation, ministers and pastors are not going to need less Bible; they are going to need more Bible." more

By ANDREW J.W. SMITH | 6/15/19

Morgan Bush, a messenger from Alabama, brings a motion during the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting June 11 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Ala. (Photo by Matt Miller)

18 of 23 SBC messenger motions referred

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Eighteen of the 23 motions by messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., were referred to SBC committees or entities; five were ruled out of order. more

By MYRIAH SNYDER, For Baptist Press | 6/14/19

More than 8,100 Southern Baptist Convention messengers attended the 162nd session of the SBC annual meeting at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Ala. (Photo by Van Payne)

WRAP-UP: SBC supports survivors, embraces diversity

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Southern Baptists acted in support of sexual abuse survivors, embraced ethnic and gender diversity and rallied around the Great Commission at their annual meeting June 11-12 in Birmingham, Ala. more

By ERIN ROACH, Baptist Press | 6/13/19

Newly elected Southern Baptist Convention 2019 officers (left to right): John Yeats, executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, recording secretary; Marshal Ausberry, senior pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Fairfax, Va., first vice president; J.D. Greear, president of the SBC and pastor of The Summit Church in Durham, N.C.; Kathy Litton, director of planter spouse development for the North American Mission Board, registration secretary; and Noe Garcia, senior pastor of North Phoenix Baptist Church, second vice president. (Photo by Adam Covington)

Greear leads diverse slate of officers

BIRMINGHAM (BP)-- North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear was reelected by acclamation to a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the June 11-12 SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. more

By MARGARET COLSON, For Baptist Press | 6/13/19

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