Southern Baptists confront future change in wake of uncertainty and division After intense debate over the role of women in ministry, abuse reform and IVF, can the nation's largest Protestant denomination make future changes?

Conflict and inefficiency aren't new for the SBC but this week's work in Indianapolis exacerbated those issues. The decisions here raise questions about how prepared the machinery of the SBC is to respond to historic crises.
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Why the Southern Baptists' vote opposing IVF could change national politics The move may signal the beginning of a broad turn on the right against IVF, an issue that many social conservatives see as the “pro-life” movement’s next frontier.

A sad day for common sense at the SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, as a majority of the messengers shamefully voted to oppose In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
This vote could signal a broader shift to anti-IVF sentiments among Christian conservatives (especially evangelicals). #SBC24 #IVF

Southern Baptists reject formal ban on female pastors The denomination has strict rules about gender roles within the church.

Since that fell short of the required 2/3rds of passage, the Law Amendment that would have codified the ban on women pastors failed. #SBC24 #LawAmendment

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Southern Baptists reject formal ban on female pastors The denomination has strict rules about gender roles within the church.

At the SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis today, 61% of the messengers voted in favor of a measure to codify a ban on female pastors serving in any capacity with that title.
#SBC24 #LawAmendment
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Thinking about #PCAGA and #SBC24: if we’re willing to sacrifice moral fidelity (to one of the two greatest #commandments — to love our neighbors) because we want to humiliate enemies as we stand for theological fidelity, we have neither theological […]

Southern Baptist ban on women pastors fails in historic vote The Southern Baptist Convention failed to amend its constitution to ban women as pastors.

BREAKING: A measure to enshrine a ban on women pastors in the SBC fell short of a required two-thirds majority. The outcome resolves a two-year dispute about church policy, though it might not subdue the ensuing debate about women in ministry. #SBC24 www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...

SBC presidential nominees at a glance With the current count standing at six nominees for president of the SBC, here is a bullet point guide of where they stand on key issues.

At #SBC24, 6 different candidates are vying for the convention's Presidency. The 6 candidates are as follows: Jared Moore (the CBN/MAGA wing favorite), Mike Keahbone (the continuity favorite), Clint Pressley, Bruce Frank, Dan Spencer, and David Allen.

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I'm in Indianapolis for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. #SBC24
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Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with women pastors.

The fate of Southern Baptists permitting women to serve as pastors in any capacity will be resolved at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting this week, as the messengers are likely to vote to fully ban women pastors from the denomination. #SBC24
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A call for state AG investigations of sexual abuse in the SBC As the Southern Baptist Convention prepares for its annual gathering next week in Indianapolis, few in the abuse survivor community hold any expectation that it will make meaningful progress toward...

A call for state attorney general investigations of sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention.

"Even as we write this, SBC presidential candidates debate as to whether any abuse “crisis” even exists within the SBC. Denial runs deep."

#SBC24 #ThisIStheSBC

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