All Southern Baptist Convention articles
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News AnalysisExplained: Why has Stephen Furtick’s Elevation Church quit its denomination?
US megachurch Elevation has formally left America’s largest denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The announcement follows the SBC’s decision to limit women in church leadership, and the expulsion of five other churches, including Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church. Kathleen Durham explores
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InterviewsRick Warren: ‘I’m embarrassed by a lot of things done in the name of US evangelicalism’
The pastor and best-selling author tells Megan Cornwell how he changed his mind on women in ministry, why he’s ashamed of American evangelicals and what convinced him that gay relationships are ‘not God’s best’
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OpinionRick Warren: Why I changed my mind on women in church leadership
The author of The Purpose Driven Life reveals the Bible verses that convinced him to ordain female leaders at Saddleback church
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InterviewsBeth Moore on overcoming abuse, growing a worldwide ministry and leaving her beloved denomination
The Bible teacher and founder of Living Proof Ministries speaks candidly about her “knotted-up” life
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OpinionPastors guilty of sexual abuse should never be restored to ministry
High profile US pastor Johnny Hunt was restored to ministry despite serious allegations of sexual misconduct. What happened to permanent disqualification, asks Beth Allison Barr. And what does it say to the women in their congregations?
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Opinion‘We tried to tell you for years and years’: How the Southern Baptist Church woefully failed abuse survivors
For decades, sexual abuse in the largest US Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, was covered up by church leaders. Survivors, many of whom were assaulted as children, were treated appallingly, says Rachael Denhollander, who has been working to hold SBC to account
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News AnalysisPolitics in the Church: Row breaks out over evangelical ‘elites’
Leaders are being accused of selling out their Christian beliefs in order to curry favour with the secular liberal majority
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Opinion5 times the Bible was woke
The label might be contentious, but Chine McDonald believes Christians have nothing to fear from wokeism
