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1. 5 Reasons Rick Warren and Saddleback Church are Challenging the SBC

... We cannot finish the task Jesus gave us with 50% of the church forced to sit on the bench. Great Commission Baptists believe Jesus authorized every woman to go, to make disciples, to baptize and to teach—just ...

Created on 17 May 2023

2. Florida Baptist Convention Cyber-Scammed for Over $700,000

The enemy is constantly seeking new ways to slither into the workings of a church and sabotage it from the inside out. Just like he did with his infiltration of the Garden of Eden and the catastrophe ...

Created on 17 May 2023

3. Louisiana Awakening Started in October, Still Ongoing Following Asbury's Impac

The Louisiana Awakening that started in October is continuing to gain ground following the massive outpouring at the Asbury revival that has since spread across the nation. Back in October, Old Zion ...

Created on 27 March 2023

4. SBC Removes Saddleback Church Affiliation over Female Pastor

The executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention removed Saddleback Church from SBC affiliation on Feb. 21 over the church's decision to hire a female pastor. Saddleback, which was started by ...

Created on 28 February 2023

5. Megachurch Pastor Mike Glenn Sets Example for All Christians by Stepping Down

Read time: 3 minutes 9 seconds After more than three decades in service to Brentwood Baptist Church, Pastor Mike Glenn has come to the conclusion that God has something more for him and his family. ...

Created on 19 January 2023

6. Megachurch Under Fire for Extravagant Christmas Play with Flying Cast Members

Read Time: 1 minute 30 seconds For more than a quarter of a century one megachurch has put on an extravagant and opulent Christmas show with the intent of reaching their community for Jesus—but now they ...

Created on 06 December 2022

7. Disgraced Former SBC President Johnny Hunt Cleared to Return to Ministry

Read time: 2 minute 57 seconds In a newly released video, pastors within the Southern Baptist Convention have declared former SBC president Johnny Hunt restored and able to return to ministry. Hunt, ...

Created on 30 November 2022

8. Hundreds of SBC Pastors Sign Letter Calling for Ban on Female Pastors "Of Any Kind

... pastors in their areas, too. "This matter has long been settled by Southern Baptists," Law explained. Law believes that if the SBC were to abandon its current position and begin to appoint female pastors, ...

Created on 03 November 2022

9. Pastor Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges After Defrauding Church and School

Read time: 3 minutes 38 seconds A sad chapter is coming to a close for the First Emanuel Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pastor, Charles Southall III, pled guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 18, ...

Created on 20 October 2022

10. SBC Youth Pastor Breaks Parent's Trust With 'I ❤ Hot Youth Pastors' Stick

Read time: 1 minute 55 seconds With the Department of Justice already involved in a lengthy investigation into allegations of abuse against the Southern Baptist Convention, congregants have little patience ...

Created on 11 October 2022

11. Pastor Shows Miraculous Signs of Life Moments Before Being Unplugged for Organ Donation

Read Time: 1 minute 50 seconds Thirty seven-year-old Baptist pastor Ryan Marlow was about to be unplugged from life support for organ donation when something miraculous happened, halting doctors from ...

Created on 07 September 2022

12. Southern Baptist Leaders Mistreated Abuse Survivors for Decades, Report Says

... said the report revealed what many survivors already knew and had been warning Southern Baptists about for decades. "We told the truth," she said. This week, Thigpen said she has been thinking about ...

Created on 23 May 2022

13. SBC Executive Committee President Resigns Over Investigation

...  missionary enterprise as Southern Baptists into uncertain, unknown, unprecedented, and uncharted waters." Floyd called the decision "unacceptable" and warned more SBC laypeople would resign in comin ...

Created on 15 October 2021

14. Larry Tomczak's Week in Review: Debate Surrounds Biden, Baptists, Bishops and Banning Critical Race Theor

A biblically informed worldview helps us respond to the hot-button issues of our day. Like a GPS, it guides us. Lacking a moral compass leads people to chaos and confusion. Watch this seven-minute synopsis ...

Created on 18 June 2021

15. SBC Elects Racial Reconciliation Pastor as New President

... on Tuesday, Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, called Litton someone who could unite Southern Baptists and get them focused on evangelism, not fighting among themselves. "Take ...

Created on 17 June 2021

16. Anne Graham Lotz: 'I Just Have to Follow the Lord

After speaking at Houston's Second Baptist Church on Mother's Day, Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz got an email from one of the congregation's 83,000 members. "He said that morning, during the message, ...

Created on 10 June 2021

17. 'Best Days Are Ahead': Rick Warren's Saddleback Church Ordains Three Women to Pastora

California-based megachurch Saddleback broke from the Southern Baptist Convention's deep-seated views on women in leadership and recently ordained three women pastors. The church, led by founding pastor ...

Created on 10 May 2021

18. CN Morning Rundown: Beth Moore Drops SBC, Lifeway

Here's a quick summary of the top stories on charismanews.com: Beth Moore Ends Relationship With Southern Baptists, Drops Lifeway as Publisher Renowned Bible teacher and longtime Southern Baptist author ...

Created on 10 March 2021

19. Beth Moore Ends Relationship With Southern Baptists, Drops Lifeway as Publisher

...  — Religion News Service (@RNS) March 9, 2021 "I am still a Baptist, but I can no longer identify with Southern Baptists," Moore said. "I love so many Southern Baptist people, so many Southern Baptist ...

Created on 09 March 2021

20. 2 Dead, More Injured From Stabbings at San Jose Church Sunday

Update: When police arrived on-scene, they located five victims suffering from at least one stab wound each. An adult male victim was declared deceased at the scene. A second victim, an adult female, was ...

Created on 23 November 2020