Candidates’ Views on Handling Sexual Abuse Will Be Factor, Nominations Committee Chair Says

Committee on Nominations
Michael Criner, lead pastor of Rock Hill Baptist Church, gives a motion for the formation of a sexual abuse advisory committee at the 2021 meeting of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.

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Criner, who previously served as a member of the 2019 SBC Committee on Committees, added that evaluating candidates will have many facets, including anything that may be reported by the newly-formed Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force.

At the 2021 Southern Baptists of Texas annual meeting, Criner presented a motion for the formation of a sexual abuse advisory committee in that state. The motion passed, with Criner becoming a member of that committee.

That group will present its report at the SBTC gathering in November.

This article originally appeared BaptistPress.com.

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