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Rick Warren Surprises SBC Messengers at Annual Meeting; Reads ‘Love Letter’ in Wake of Disfellowshipping Controversy

Saddleback Church’s Rick Warren made a surprise appearance during the SBC annual meeting on Tuesday afternoon and was granted almost seven minutes of microphone time during a 15-minute miscellaneous business slot.

How Should Christians Respond to Pride Month? Pastor Lists 3 Ways

How should Christians respond to Pride Month? Andrew Bunt, an assistant pastor with King’s Church Hastings and Bexhill in England, says an essential aspect of a Christian response to Pride is "gospel humility." 

‘The SBC Needs to Return to the Fear of God’, Tom Ascol Tells Messengers at Charlie Kirk, Liberty University Endorsed Breakfast

The breakfast was sponsored by Turning Point USA and Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center, with Turning Point USA’s founder and executive director Charlie Kirk in attendance.

Georgia Pastor Frank Cox Announced As Last Minute Candidate for SBC President

Ted Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., intends to nominate Georgia pastor Frank Cox for the office of SBC president Tuesday (June 14) during the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting.

Pastor, Family Members To Face Trial in Child’s Alleged Exorcism Death

Police in San Jose, California, have made more arrests in last September’s alleged exorcism death of 3-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor. In addition to the victim’s mother, who was arrested in January, the victim’s uncle and pastor-grandfather also are in custody now, being held without bail.

Saddleback’s Status as an SBC Church in Doubt As Mohler, Ascol, Others Push For Disfellowship on the Convention Floor

Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in the Southern Baptist Convention and in the nation as a whole, will not be disfellowshipped by the SBC’s Credentials Committee—at least not yet. 

Saddleback Church Clears Rick Warren’s Successor of Allegations of Abusive Leadership Style; Former Echo.Church Staffers Speak Out

Saddleback Church in Southern California has cleared Rick Warren successor Andy Wood following an investigation into allegations of an abusive leadership style. 

Executive Committee Rescinds Previous Budget Motions in Light of Send Relief Gift

With $4 million now pledged from Send Relief toward funding sexual abuse reforms, Executive Committee members voted Monday to rescind their recently approved recommendations for that same objective.