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1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Laura Erlanson |Clint Pressley |Timothy Cockes |Scott Barkley

CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) – Truett McConnell University President Emir Caner has been placed on administrative leave following a special called meeting of TMU trustees Friday (June 6). The school, affiliated with Georgia Baptists, has been embroiled in controversy following allegations of sexual abuse against a former professor. A growing number of alumni and others associated with the university had been calling for trustees to take action.

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Clint Pressley |Timothy Cockes |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Metadata:Event(s): 2025 SBC Annual MeetingTopic(s): SBC Annual MeetingsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: DALLAS (BP) — The 2025 SBC Committee on Committees has released its report. Appointed by the SBC president, the Committee on Committees nominates the Committee on Nominations and any special committees that are authorized during convention sessions. Michael Wood from Louisiana will serve as chair of the Committee on Nominations.

1 day ago | baptistpress.com | Clint Pressley |Timothy Cockes |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Metadata:Series: First PersonEvent(s): 2025 SBC Annual MeetingTopic(s): SBC Annual MeetingsFormat(s): Text ArticlesShare this post: What an honor and privilege it has been for me to serve you as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. As I have traveled this year, hearing from and representing Southern Baptists across our nation, it has confirmed what I already knew to be true: It is good to be a Southern Baptist.

2 days ago | baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |David Roach |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Metadata:Share this post: DALLAS (BP) – Las resoluciones que se presentarán a los mensajeros en la Reunión Anual de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC) de 2025 incluyen llamados a prohibir las apuestas deportivas y la pornografía, así como declaraciones contundentes sobre la familia natural y la libertad religiosa. El Comité de Resoluciones de la SBC publicó sus propuestas de resolución el 30 de mayo. “Las resoluciones no son vinculantes, pero sí esclarecedoras.

2 days ago | baptistpress.com | Timothy Cockes |David Roach |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode

Metadata:Share this post: BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — La iglesia es la iglesia porque está compuesta de creyentes en Cristo, pero la expresión exacta de un cuerpo local de creyentes puede variar según el contexto. Durante décadas, la población hispana en los Estados Unidos ha estado creciendo exponencialmente, y este crecimiento tiene implicaciones para muchas iglesias.