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SBC DIGEST: Akin endowment established; Lifeway, B&H receive publishing awards
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (561+ words) Danny Akin Global Missions Endowment established By Mary Asta Mountain/SEBTS Each year, the CGCS mobilizes the Southeastern community around the Great Commission through a variety of reoccurring events, including Gathering Chapel and Global Missions Week. Moreover, through the CGCS,…...
2026 Committee on Nominations Report released
1+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2026 report in advance of the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 9-10. Per SBC bylaws, the report is to be released through Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to…...
Scott Pace named candidate to lead Southeastern Seminary
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (487+ words) WAKE FOREST, N. C. (BP) " Scott Pace will be presented as the recommended candidate by a search committee to serve as Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's next president, the school announced. Trustees will vote at their spring meeting April 20-21. Pace currently serves at…...
ERLC trustees give awards, hear presidential search update during spring meeting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (887+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " The board of trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) announced their annual award recipients, elected new officers and heard an update from the presidential search team chairman during their spring meeting Friday, March 20. ERLC trustees, meeting…...
EC members discuss possibility of countersuit from messenger referral
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (665+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " Executive Committee members discussed the potential merits and risks of filing countersuits in cases with fraudulent claims of EC responsibility at their fall meeting on Sept. 23. The conversation came from a motion at June's Southern Baptist Convention Annual…...
ERLC trustees call interim president, form immigration-related task force
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (848+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated. WASHINGTON (BP) " Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission trustees named an interim president, voted to form a task force to study biblical immigration and unveiled a new Psalm 139 initiative during their meeting Sept. 15-17. Retired South…...
Leatherwood resigns ERLC post, Miles Mullin named acting president
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (761+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated. NASHVILLE (BP) " Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending nearly nine years of service that began in 2017 as director of strategic partnerships. The ERLC…...
ERLC hosts pastors in D. C. to discuss reconciliation priorities with elected officials
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (652+ words) Pastors from four states meet with members of the White House Faith Office on an ERLC-hosted trip this week. WASHINGTON (BP) " The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) gathered a group of Southern Baptist pastors this week (May 14-15) for meetings with…...
ERLC gathers SBC fellowship leaders for meetings with elected officials in D. C.
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (536+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) convened a diverse group of leaders from various Southern Baptist fellowships in Washington, D. C. , for crucial discussions with members of Congress on Wednesday (May 7). Topics discussed with elected officials included the dignity of…...
ERLC survives, Constitutional Amendment fails as messengers submit 28 motions
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (359+ words) DALLAS (BP) " Messengers to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention submitted 28 motions in Dallas, narrowly defeated a proposed constitutional amendment and voted not to abolish the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) during the two-day session of the Convention held June 10-11. Messengers also…...