Mark Wingfield

3 weeks ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

As students and alumni of Truett McConnell University gathered for the first of two planned events to protest alleged mishandling of sexual abuse cases at the Baptist school June 5, news came that one of the alleged perpetrators could yet be held accountable in court. The local Georgia news outlet Now Habersham reported Enotha Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jeff Langley would begin reviewing the case file against former university Vice President Bradley Reynolds immediately.

3 weeks ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

The pastor of a Baptist church located just blocks from a violent attack on Jews last Sunday told his congregation, “We must not conflate Jewish people or Judaism with the Israeli government, though we can and should condemn antisemitism and condemn the erasure of Palestinians in the same breath.”This is not the first time terrorism has struck near Pine Street Baptist Church in Boulder, where Andrew Daugherty serves as pastor.

3 weeks ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

As LGBTQ Americans and their allies begin Pride month celebrations, there’s further evidence of a disconnect with conservative voters, no doubt driven by the evangelical base of the Republican Party. While overall support for same-sex marriage remains steady, support is falling among Republican voters, according to Gallup. That aligns with news the Southern Baptist Convention next week will vote on a resolution that calls for overturning the 2015 Obergefell v.

3 weeks ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

A pastor who previously served several prominent Baptist churches in Texas, Georgia and Virginia is being held in the Denton County, Texas, jail on a $500,000 bond while facing charges of possession of child pornography. Denton County public records show Jim Mustain was booked May 14 on one count of possessing more than 50 pieces of child pornography and four counts of possession or promotion of lewd visual materials depicting a child.

3 weeks ago | baptistnews.com | Mark Wingfield

When Gateway Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex announced its new senior pastor, most attention fell on Daniel Floyd’s role in picking up the pieces of his predecessor’s sexual abuse scandal. But his appointment is significant for another reason: He is one of the few pastors ever to leave one multi-campus megachurch to lead another multi-campus megachurch.