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A recent call to investigate the Executive Committee over abuse responses is the latest issue up for debate. Opposing factions in the SBC both say its future is at stake. ....
Image: Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Getty Images The recent publication of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Book of Reports has reignited a public dispute between Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and its former president Paige Patterson. Both sides cite the dispute as a test of the convention’s commitment to truth and a harbinger of its future direction. Southwestern’s dispatch in the annual Book of Reports, which presents information for messengers attending the denomination’s upcoming annual meeting, alleges Patterson misappropriated “confidential donor information” and took seminary property after his 2018 termination over allegations of mishandling sexual abuse. The report comes three months after the seminary settled a lawsuit against a foundation that shifted millions in funding following Patterson’s departure. ....
SBC elections not lacking candidates in 2021 May 26, 2021 Share this article NASHVILLE (BP) Some SBC annual meetings offer little speculation as to the outcomes of the election of officers. The 2021 annual meeting in Nashville will not be one of those. With just a few weeks left until official nominations are made, multiple nominees have been announced for various SBC-related offices. So far, there are four announced candidates for SBC president, five for vice president roles, and one each for recording secretary and registration secretary. Randy Adams Citing a desire for Southern Baptists’ focus to “be on the mission, with the Bible as our sole and final authority on all matters,” Northwest Baptist Convention Executive Director/Treasurer Randy Adams announced Jan. 20 he would be nominated for SBC president. ....
“One of the trustees stated that my answer was ambiguous,” Walker wrote in the statement. “I agreed and stated there is much ambiguity in this area in our culture right now.” Things Walker said he was not asked about include “my tenure packet, my profession (social work) or anything else related to the service to my university.” Letters from his tenure packet that he submitted as part of his HLC complaint show that the faculty vote in favor of his tenure was unanimous (23 in favor, zero against, three abstentions), and that he was highly recommended for tenure by his dean and department chair based on his strong record of teaching, scholarship and service to his university, community and church. ....