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Southern Baptists' Gender Debate: Churches with Women Pastors Expelled.

The Southern Baptist Convention has expelled two congregations with women pastors and is considering an amendment to make churches' membership contingent upon prohibiting women pastors. While media coverage has focused on gender, an underlying conversation about sexuality has also shaped the church's opposition to women preaching. The SBC's stance on issues of gender and sexuality have not always been just about fidelity to their interpretation of scripture, but rather to differentiate itself from other, more progressive denominations.

via Yahoo News|

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Southern Baptists reinforce ban on women pastors and expel churches with female leaders.

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has expelled two US churches, Saddleback and Fern Creek Baptist Church, for having female pastors, stating that the office of pastor should be "limited to men." In total, five churches have been expelled from SBC for being led by women. Following the expulsion, a constitutional amendment was passed stating that SBC-affiliated churches should employ "only men as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by Scripture." The move has been criticized by some as a step backward for gender equality in the church.

via BBC|

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religion2 years ago•2 min saved

Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Women Pastors.

The Southern Baptist Convention has voted to expel two churches, Saddleback Church and Fern Creek Baptist Church, for having female pastors. The SBC also voted to tighten the ban on women from leadership roles. Saddleback Church, founded by Rick Warren, drew the ire of the SBC after it ordained three women as pastors in 2021. The vote to declare the Saddleback Church "not to be in friendly cooperation" with the denomination was due to “the church continuing to have a female teaching pastor functioning in the office of a pastor," the SBC said in a statement.

via NBC News|

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religion2 years ago•7 min saved

Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has finalized the expulsion of two churches with female pastors, Saddleback Church in Southern California and Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, despite appeals from their leaders. The convention is also set to vote on a proposal to amend its constitution to more strictly ban women from leadership roles. The move is seen as part of an ultraconservative wing's efforts to reverse what it sees as a liberal drift in the denomination, and some critics warn that it could alienate women and have significant implications for the denomination itself.

via The New York Times|

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religion2 years ago•4 min saved

Southern Baptist Convention's Ongoing Battle Against Women Pastors

Two churches, one a megachurch and the other modest-sized, made appeals to the Southern Baptist Convention to have their churches reinstated after being ousted for having women pastors. The convention's Executive Committee had deemed the churches not in friendly cooperation in February. The convention's official statement of faith reserves the office of pastor for men, but this is believed to be the first time the convention has expelled any churches over it. The results of the vote on the appeals are expected on Wednesday.

via The Associated Press|

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religion2 years ago•6 min saved

Southern Baptist Churches Fight Expulsion Over Women Pastors.

The Southern Baptist Convention has expelled five churches, including Saddleback Church, for having women pastors, citing that the office of pastor is reserved for men according to their official statement of faith. Fern Creek Baptist Church, one of the expelled churches, is appealing the decision and believes that Baptists should be able to agree to disagree while making a common cause for evangelism. The issue of women in ministry has long been debated among Southern Baptists, and some members question whether there are other agendas at play, such as diverting attention from the denomination's struggles to address a sex abuse scandal or pushing the conservative denomination even further to the right.

via The Associated Press|

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religion2 years ago•6 min saved

Southern Baptist Churches Fight Expulsion Over Women Pastors.

Five Southern Baptist churches, including Saddleback Church, were expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors. The churches are appealing the decision, arguing that Baptists should be able to agree to disagree while making a common cause for evangelism. The issue of women in ministry has long been debated among Southern Baptists, dating back to the late 20th century controversies that led to a sharp rightward shift in its leadership. The controversy is not the only one anticipated at the SBC's annual meeting, which will also feature a contested presidential election and deliberations on how and whether to continue reforms following a sexual-abuse scandal.

via Yahoo News|

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