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EC members discuss possibility of countersuit from messenger referral
3+ mon, 3+ 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
3+ mon, 4+ 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
5+ mon, 2+ week 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 survives, Constitutional Amendment fails as messengers submit 28 motions
7+ mon, 3+ day 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…...
NAAF’s Perkins: ‘We must reject all of the Barabbas moments. Choose Jesus.’
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1717+ words) DALLAS (BP) " Greg Perkins, president of the National African American Fellowship (NAAF) of about 4,000 Southern Baptist churches, reached back to the first century to encourage Southern Baptists to choose Jesus over the U.S. flag. "Every day we stand at a crossroads…...
Dockery leads slate of new EC officers
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (473+ words) DALLAS (BP) " On the day before Southern Baptists convene, SBC Executive Committee members elected new leaders and passed several recommendations for final approval by messengers. Tony Dockery, senior pastor of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church in La Puente, Calif., was…...
ERLC hosts pastors in D.C. to discuss reconciliation priorities with elected officials
7+ mon, 4+ 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.
8+ mon, 6+ day 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…...
SBC Asian Fellowships offering special events in June and year-round
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1718+ words) DALLAS " Nine Asian fellowship groups enrich the Southern Baptist Convention's diverse membership, and three more " Thai, South Asian and Nepalese " are in the formation process. This in addition to the National African American Fellowship, National Hispanic Baptist Network, Ghana National…...