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Build Church on Word of God To Look Like Jesus, Sanchez Exhorts SBC

In his sermon to Southern Baptists gathered at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting, Juan Sanchez encouraged pastors to build congregations on the Word of God.

NAMB’s Role in Collegiate Ministry Leads Discussion Over Executive Committee Recommendations

A motion regarding the North American Mission Board’s ministry assignments dominated the SBC Executive Committee’s report of its recommendations during the June 15 morning session of the SBC annual meeting.

Pope Cracks Down on New Catholic Religious Start-Ups

Pope Francis has taken another step to reign in new religious groups in the Catholic Church after their unregulated proliferation in recent decades led to abuses in governance that allowed spiritual and sexual misconduct to go unchecked.

Motions at Annual Meeting Range From Addressing Sexual Abuse Reforms to Entity Responsibilities

Several motions presented at the annual meeting related to sexual abuse care and prevention in addition to other subjects of interest to Southern Baptists.

UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption

Britain announced a new round of sanctions against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his prominent support for the war in Ukraine as well as Russia's children's rights commissioner.

‘Every Way That I’ve Served Southern Baptists, It Has Left Scars’: Bart Barber Elected SBC President, Accepts Challenges That Lie Ahead

Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, Texas, was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Tuesday, June 14, after winning in a runoff against Florida pastor Tom Ascol.

Christian Reformed Church Codifies Homosexual Sex as Sin in Its Declaration of Faith

The Christian Reformed Church, a small evangelical denomination of U.S. and Canadian churches, voted at its annual synod to codify its opposition to homosexual sex by elevating it to its declaration of faith.

Students Hand Rainbow Flags to Interim President to Protest Christian University’s LGBTQ Hiring Ban

Instead of shaking hands with their school’s interim president when receiving diplomas Sunday, about 50 Seattle Pacific University graduates handed him a rainbow flag instead. For some, the commencement ceremony was an opportunity to object to the Christian school’s policy against hiring LGBTQ employees.