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September 19, 2023
By The Baptist Paper NASHVILLE — As the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee gathered in Nashville on Sept. 18-19, the group comprised of 86 trustees — which includes pastors, ministry leaders and laypeople representing 41 state and regional Baptist conventions from across the country — will work together in four smaller committees to address specific […]
September 18, 2023
By DAN SUMMERLIN TO BE NOMINATED AS EC INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEONASHVILLE — A recently retired Kentucky Baptist pastor will be nominated to serve as the SBC Executive Committee transitional interim president and CEO this week in Nashville. The nomination of Dan Summerlin will be a joint recommendation of Philip Robertson, EC chairman, Jonathan Howe, […]
September 13, 2023
By Brandon PorterBaptist PressNASHVILLE — The SBC Executive Committee made staff adjustments on Sept. 13 that eliminated five staff positions and two contractor positions, according to a statement. “Over the past few weeks our current leadership and officers met at length to determine various ways to most effectively steward the resources provided to us by […]
September 11, 2023
By Send Relief staffMARRAKESH, Morocco — As early death toll counts have surpassed 1,300, Send Relief partners in Morocco are already meeting needs in the aftermath of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the African nation on Friday night. “Send Relief’s partners in Morocco immediately began providing urgently needed help and supplies within hours of the […]
August 30, 2023
By Baptist PressFORT WORTH, Texas — Beginning his 40th year of service in Christian higher education, David S. Dockery was officially installed as the 10th president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary during an investiture ceremony that was part of the school’s Aug. 22 convocation service. Dockery, a 1981 master of divinity graduate of Southwestern, was […]
August 28, 2023
By Brandon PorterBaptist PressNASHVILLE — The SBC Executive Committee has begun an investigation into the circumstances leading to the resignation of Willie McLaurin. McLaurin resigned on Aug. 17 after confessing to falsifying his education background. He was serving as the interim president and CEO and was thought to be the leading candidate for the permanent […]
August 27, 2023
By Diana ChandlerBaptist PressEditor’s note: Sunday, Aug. 27, is Global Hunger Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. NASHVILLE — For the 5-year-old Burmese refugee, the small bag of rice evoked a living thing. “It’s baby rice,” she proclaimed, hugging it to her chest. Terry Dale Hudgins, director of the Nashville World Outreach Partnership based at […]
August 27, 2023
By Baptist PressNASHVILLE — In a move to provide separation between the administrative leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee and Baptist Press, EC interim president and CEO Jonathan Howe’s credentials on the Baptist Press site have been altered so that he cannot post or edit BP stories. Howe’s permanent role at the EC […]
August 23, 2023
By Mark WingfieldBaptist News GlobalNASHVILLE — The new interim president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Jonathan Howe, is a member of a church dually aligned with the SBC and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and where his seminary-educated wife holds the job title “minister of students and discipleship.” Based on actions taken by messengers […]
August 23, 2023
By Laura EriansonBaptist PressNASHVILLE — Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Chairman Philip Robertson announced to EC members on Aug. 18 that Jonathan Howe will take over the role of interim EC president and CEO following the sudden resignation of Willie McLaurin on Aug. 17. “The SBC Executive Committee’s bylaws require that the Executive Committee officers […]
August 23, 2023
By Brandon PorterBaptist PressNASHVILLE — The leader of the committee searching for the next president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee says they are resuming their search. The committee is receiving resumes following the surprise resignation of Willie McLaurin from the SBC EC on Aug. 17. McLaurin stepped down from his role as interim […]
August 17, 2023
By Chris Turner and Lonnie WilkeyBaptist and ReflectorNASHVILLE — Willie McLaurin has resigned immediately as interim president of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention after it was revealed he falsified his academic credentials. McLaurin has been serving in the interim role since February 2022 following the October 2021 resignation of Ronnie Floyd. McLaurin […]
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