Mike Pence to speak at SBC Annual Meeting luncheon

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, April 02, 2024 Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks after suspending his presidential campaign during the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual Leadership Summit at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on October 28, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The summit features the top GOP presidential candidates … Read more

SBC Executive Committee elects new president

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

DOJ ends investigation into SBC leaders; no charges filed

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

Jeff Iorg to be nominated for SBC Executive Committee presidency

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