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"The Southern Baptist Convention, 1979–1993: What Happened and Why?" Baptist History and Heritage 28 (October 1993). (Entire issue is devoted to the controversy, including essays from persons on both sides.) Merritt, John W. The Betrayal: The Hostile Takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention and a Missionary's Fight for Freedom in Christ.
The official name is the Southern Baptist Convention.The word Southern in "Southern Baptist Convention" stems from its 1845 organization in Augusta, Georgia, by white Baptists in the Southern United States who supported continuing the institution of slavery and split from the northern Baptists (known today as the American Baptist Churches USA), who did not support funding evangelists engaging ...
Bronson Ray (1868–1934) - Southern Baptist minister who would then become the Executive Secretary of the present day International Mission Board; Archibald Thomas Robertson (1863–1934) - Biblical scholar; Adrian Rogers (1931–2005) - Pastor, conservative, author, and Southern Baptist Convention President 1979–1980 and 1986–1988
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention heads the convention and is elected at the annual meeting. The president's duties include presiding over the annual meeting; appointing members to SBC committees; serving as an ex officio member of the board of SBC entities including the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board, and Lifeway Christian Resources; and ...
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It all started in early 2018 amid the #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements when Tennessee pastor Andy Savage publicly confessed to sexual abuse, SBC Executive Committee chief executive Frank Page ...
Jimmy Raymond Allen (October 26, 1927 – January 8, 2019) was an American pastor who was President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1977 to 1979.As president of the SBC, Allen was noted for his moderation and commitment to compassion in the church and was the last president before the SBC's conservative resurgence.
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination based in the United States. The words Southern Baptist Convention refer both to the denomination and its annual meeting of delegates. Its "confession of faith" (not binding on members or congregations) is the Baptist Faith and Message (2000 edition).