(RNS) The historic debate which has been fought over social media, via documents and through a website campaign spearheaded by Warren came to the floor of the two-day meeting.
Longtime pastors of two churches have made their final appeals to Southern Baptists, asking for their churches to be let back into the denomination after being ousted for having women pastors. Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church, gave an impassioned appeal during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in New Orleans. He asked Southern Baptist church representatives casting deciding votes to agree to disagree on the issue. The Rev. Linda Barnes Popham of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, made a similar appeal to rejoin the convention. The results of the vote will be announced Wednesday, the final day of the two-day event.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Longtime pastors of two churches one massive and one modest-sized made their final appeals to Southern Baptists on Tuesday, asking to have their churches returned to the denomination’s fold after being ousted for having women pastors. Rick Warren, the retired founding pastor of Saddleback Church and author of the […]
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