Southern Baptist Convention Weighs Stricter Ban on Churches with Women Pastors

Southern Baptist Convention weighs stricter ban on churches with women pastors

Southern Baptist delegates have gathered in Orlando, Florida, for their annual meeting and they're expected to vote on a constitutional amendment to formally ban churches with women pastors. This is the fourth consecutive year they're voting on this issue. The…

“God Calls Women to Pastor”: Billboard Challenges SBC Amendment on Female Pastors

Ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Baptist Women in Ministry installed a billboard declaring, “God calls women to pastor, preach and minister,” in opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand the SBC’s restrictions on women serving in pastoral roles.

SBC tries to move on from abuse crisis, will debate women pastors and immigration

ORLANDO, Florida (RNS) — Over the past decade, members of the Southern Baptist Convention have touted the denomination’s diversity, sought to keep sexual abusers away from churches and passed statements advocating for immigration reform and a path to legal status for those in the country without authorization. Now, for a vocal group of Southern Baptists, diversity is seen as too woke for the Bible. The two candidates running for SBC president sa…

'God calls women to pastor': Billboard challenges SBC ahead of Annual Meeting

As thousands of Southern Baptists prepare to gather in Orlando for the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting, a Baptist advocacy group is making its position on women in ministry impossible to miss.

Should Southern Baptist women be pastors? Battle reignites

Prominent conservative theologian Albert Mohler said he would propose an amendment making the Southern Baptist Convention's position clear.