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Southern Baptist Convention kicks out Saddleback Church
The convention's statement said the church (referring to Saddleback) “has a faith and practice that does not closely identify with the Convention’s adopted statement of faith, as demonstrated by the church having a female teaching pastor functioning in the office of pastor.
Ronnie Floyd wins Southern Baptist Convention presidency
RONNIE Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas for 27 years, topped fellow nominees Maryland pastor Dennis Manpoong Kim and Kentucky pastor Jared Moore to win the SBC post June 10 in Baltimore.
Billy Graham released from hospital
"Mr. Graham had a quick recovery and responded very well to his treatment," Daniel Fertel, a pulmonologist at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., said in a hospital news release.
SBC president Fred Luter’s mother dies
VIOLA Blayton Brooks, the mother of newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter Jr., passed away Wednesday, June 27, at the age of 82.
Southern Baptist Convention elects first black president
LUTER, who was unopposed and received a lengthy standing ovation from messengers when elected, told media at a news conference that he sees his election as being a turning point for blacks and other ethnic groups.
New research suggests Calvinists tied with Arminians in SBC
A just-released survey by LifeWay Research has found that roughly equal numbers of Southern Baptist pastors identify their congregations as Calvinist/Reformed (30 percent) or Arminian/Wesleyan (30 percent).
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