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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 ...
The Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) is the statement of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Bible and its authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the spiritual condition of man, God's plan of grace and salvation, the purpose of the local church, ordinances, evangelism, Christian education, interaction ...
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).
Southern Baptist traditionalism, also called Traditional Southern Baptist soteriology [1] [2] [3], Traditionalism [4] [5] [6] or Provisionism [5] [7] [8] [9] are terms used to refer to the view of salvation commonly held within the Southern Baptist Convention.
Davis was formally ordained at Watts Baptist Church on August 9, 1964, becoming the first woman to be ordained as a pastor in the Southern Baptist Convention. [5] Watts Street Baptist Church faced criticism for ordaining a woman. [5] [5] Dolores Atkins became the first woman member of the church's diaconate in 1966, followed by Beth Upchurch. [1]
Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, expressed support for women but also pushed for traditional gender norms in a column. A leader of the opposition conservative faction ...
When the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News published the 2019 exposé "Abuse of Faith," documenting how the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) spent more than 20 years covering up ...
"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.