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But Southern Baptists believe that only men should serve as pastor." First Timothy 3:1 through 7 says: "This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
The denomination's statement of faith, the Baptist Faith and Message, says that while "men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by ...
In February, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted to oust Fern Creek for having a woman pastor — the same issue it cited for expelling four other churches, including the ...
Longtime pastors of two churches — one massive and one modest-sized — made their final appeals to Southern Baptists on Tuesday, asking to have their churches returned to the denomination's ...
That’s when a Virginia pastor contacted SBC officials to contend that First Baptist and four nearby churches were “out of step” with denominational doctrine that says only men can be pastors.
Aderholt's arrest sparked a cascade of external independent examinations in the Southern Baptist Convention. [6] Paul Pressler, former vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was accused by Toby Twining and Brooks Schott of sexual misconduct in separate court affidavits. [7] Both men said Pressler molested or solicited them for sex.
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest of the Baptist denominations and the single largest Protestant group in the U.S., believes that the Bible says practicing homosexuality is a sin, stating clearly that its members "affirm God's plan for marriage and sexual intimacy – one man, and one woman, for life. Homosexuality is not a 'valid ...
The Southern Baptist Convention took action on a measure to enshrine a ban on women pastors, abuse reform, IVF, a church ouster — and new president. Southern Baptists addressed women in ministry ...