Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, speaks at the Caring Well conference in Grapevine, Texas, on Oct. 3, 2019. | Caring Well Conference/Screenshot Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, called on the Church to take a stand against sexual abuse, warning there are “horrific and satanic” presences hiding within the Body of Christ eager to prey on vulnerable people. On Thursday, Moore delivered a message titled "The Church’s Response to Abuse is a Gospel Issue" at the Caring Well conference in Grapevine, Texas, an event designed to help the Southern Baptist Convention's 47,000 churches learn how to prevent abuse and support survivors.