![]() “This comes down to two key words: doctrine and policy, or polity, and doctrine and order, and that comes down to the question of whether any congregation is in doctrine and in order in friendly cooperation,” Mohler said, calling the issue one of “fundamental biblical authority that does violate both the doctrine and biblical order of the Southern Baptist Convention.” Representing the two committees was Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who said there is no desire to invade local church autonomy. We believe the Bible allows women to serve in ways you do not all agree, but we should still be able to partner together.” In an impassioned speech, Popham described her church as “very conservative, evangelical, mission-minded Great Commission church, like many of you.”īut, she said, “the spirit gives illumination to our hearts and minds and therefore we don’t all interpret every Scripture the same way. Popham, pastor of Fern Creek Baptist in Louisville, Tuesday afternoon appealed a decision of the SBC’s credentials and executive committees to declare the church no longer in “friendly cooperation” with the convention. ![]() Linda Barnes Popham told around 13,000 messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention that she has been a Southern Baptist all her life. Church with woman pastor asks to stay in SBC The pastor had a reported pattern of sexual misconduct with women under his care, but Freedom Church “took zero action,” Inserra said. Rather, it was “a strategic move designed to get the church back in the Southern Baptist Convention.” The executive committee pushed back strongly, with Dean Inserra saying they do not believe that the pastor, “who is biblically disqualified from ministry,” has actually been removed from leadership. “Although innocent of these charges, our former pastor wants the focus of Freedom Church to be on Jesus Christ, not on him,” Stewart said. Church kicked out of SBC over sexual abuse appeals decisionĪ representative of Freedom Church in Vero Beach, Florida, Tuesday appealed a decision by a Southern Baptist committee to disfellowship the church for exhibiting "a lack of intent to cooperate in resolving concerns regarding a sexual abuse allegation.”ĭonald Stewart, an elder at the church, said the church’s senior pastor has resigned. Then, Southern Baptists decided the issue of women pastors was “not just a matter of church polity,” but an issue “of biblical commitment (and) biblical authority,” he said. “In the year 2000 the words, ‘The office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture’ was inserted because 30 years ago this issue threatened to tear this denomination apart,” Mohler said. What we share in common is a mutual commitment to the inerrancy and infallibility of God’s word and the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.”Īl Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, came to the mic for a second time to support the committees’ position. “If you think every Baptist thinks like you, you’re mistaken. “For 178 years the SBC has been a blend of at least a dozen different tribes of Baptists,” Warren said. ![]() Like Stone, Ascol represented the opposition conservative faction within the SBC.īarber's reelection signals yet another year in which the mainstream conservative candidate has defeated candidates trying to pull the convention further to the right. CT Tuesday.īarber defeated Stone with a wider margin than last year, when Barber defeated Florida pastor Tom Ascol with 60% of the vote. SBC President Bart Barber won reelection over contender Mike Stone after receiving 68% of the vote, according to results announced shortly after 5 p.m. Here are the Tuesday updates: SBC President Bart Barber wins reelection Wednesday live updates: Southern Baptists to tackle abuse reform, decide ban on women pastors The measure, a proposed amendment to the SBC constitution, is one of several decisions that will affect the status of women pastors in the convention. On Monday, the SBC Executive Committee met and decided to elect new officers and forward to the full convention a measure that would enshrine a ban on women pastors. View Gallery: Southern Baptist Convention meets in New Orleans for 2023 meeting ![]()
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