INDIANAPOLIS — The Southern Baptist Convention made national news this week with votes on women pastors and in vitro fertilization in a wide-ranging annual meeting. During the meeting in Indianapolis, ...

The Southern Baptist Convention rejected a proposal that would explicitly state that only men could be pastors. Does that mean that the SBC is changing and becoming more accepting of women in ...

There are roughly 500 Southern Baptist churches in the Pacific Northwest, accounting for more than 44,000 members. At its annual meeting last month, the Southern Baptist Convention considered an ...

Charlotte pastor Clint Pressley speaks at a news conference after he was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday, June 12, in Indianapolis, Indiana. SONYA SINGH SOUTHERN ...

More than 10,000 Southern Baptists gathered in Indianapolis last week for the 2024 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. The SBC is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Thousands will gather in Indianapolis June 11-12 for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. The meeting comes at a fraught time in the nation’s largest Protestant ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention asked voting representatives from Baptist churches across the country if women have a place in the ministry. Those voting, said “no," and ...

Texas Baptists elected an ordained female clergywoman as convention president this week for the first time ever.

Southern Baptists are gathering in New Orleans for their annual meeting. The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. faces disputes over women serving as pastors and fallout from sexual abuse ...

(The Conversation) — The recent annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention saw a number of motions related to women. The Conversation asked Susan Shaw, a gender and sexuality studies scholar ...