A former Southern Baptist pastor and seminary professor won ... period to evaluate the lead pastor’s wrongdoing, 75% of deacons to vote to recommend the pastor’s ouster to members, and ...

There, an ordained Southern Baptist pastor is suing a national Southern ... formal employment would mean that volunteer positions — deacons, elders, Sunday School teachers — are not covered ...

Southern Baptists gather for vote that could ban churches with women pastors Voting representatives have gathered in Indianapolis for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting and are ...

Deacons. Ministers ... A Houston Chronicle investigation found a trail of abuse by Southern Baptist missionaries stretching back for decades. Mission board officials kept the allegations internal.