By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, May 23, 2024 The headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention located in Nashville, Tennessee. | Baptist Press A civil lawsuit filed last year against the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee alleging that the church body mishandled abuse allegations has been dismissed. Candence Finch, Tereasa Flanagan, Sally George, Christopher … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, March 22, 2024 Jeff Iorg, president of Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in September 2022. | Screengrab: YouTube/Southwestern Seminary Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary head Jeff Iorg has been unanimously elected to serve as the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, March 06, 2024 Marshall Blalock, chairman of the SBC Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force, speaks during the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 14, 2023. | Sonya Singh/Baptist Press The United States Department of Justice has completed its investigation into alleged abuse within the Southern … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, March 01, 2024 Jeff Iorg, president of Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in September 2022. | Screengrab: YouTube/Southwestern Seminary Jeff Iorg has been nominated to become the new Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee president and could be approved for the position later this … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, January 11, 2024 Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting June 15-16, 2021, cast ballots for several motions and elections throughout the two-day event in Nashville, Tennessee. |Eric Brown The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee has announced that they will vote on a presidential candidate at their … Read more
