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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.

G3 Ministries founder Dr. Josh Buice sees the recent report from Guidepost Solutions on the sexual abuse crisis in the Southern Baptist Convention as a step in the wrong direction and as encouraging “pragmatism” over the Word of God.

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee (EC) has released an alleged abuser list naming hundreds of ministry leaders. The list, which contains some redacted material, was assembled by an unnamed EC member under the guidance of former EC VP August Boto.

Southern Baptists will have a variety of candidates to choose from in the SBC elections during the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting June 14-15.

"I believe in transparency and accountability for people who serve our family of churches," Barber said.

Texas Pastor Bart Barber, a newly announced candidate for the Southern Baptist Convention presidency, shared thoughts about the election in a Twitter video Thursday. In the video, Barber offered four reasons “why I love my friend Tom Ascol”—another presidential contender.

Less than 90 days prior to the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting, the State of California announced that COVID-19 guidelines for indoor mega-events will be relaxed effective April 1.