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Megachurch in North Carolina Leaves Southern Baptist Convention Over Women Pastors

Elevation Church, a North Carolina megachurch known for its contemporary Christian worship music, has withdrawn its affiliation from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) less than a month after the SBC expelled another large church for having women pastors. Elevation Church's decision comes after the SBC affirmed the expulsion of Saddleback Church and Fern Creek Baptist Church for the same reason. The SBC's statement of faith limits the role of pastor to qualified men, while Elevation Church's pastor's wife, Holly Furtick, preaches to both men and women. The church's withdrawal highlights the ongoing debate within the SBC over women in ministry and may prompt other churches to follow suit.

via WRAL News|

#affiliation-withdrawal #elevation-church #megachurch

religion2 years ago•5 min saved

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|

#church-expulsion #gender #religion

religion2 years ago•1 min saved

"Gender and Theology: Recent Developments in Conservative Denominations"

The Southern Baptist Convention has disfellowshipped churches that allow women to serve as pastors, citing a commitment to Scripture that limits the office of pastor to men. However, other theologically conservative denominations have embraced the idea of women pastors, including the Evangelical Covenant Church, the Wesleyan Church, the Free Methodist Church, the Christian and Missionary Alliance, and the Assemblies of God.

via The Christian Post|

#biblical-commitment #church-polity #religion

religion2 years ago•3 min saved

Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Churches with Female Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has expelled two churches, including Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, for having a female pastor. The convention decided 20 years ago that only men could serve as pastors, based on its interpretation of the "Baptist Faith and Message" doctrine. Despite the convention's decision, Fern Creek Baptist Church will keep Rev. Linda Barnes Popham as its pastor. The church is now facing a possible expulsion from the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

via WDRB|

#expulsion #fern-creek-baptist-church #louisville

religion2 years ago•4 min saved

Southern Baptists maintain ban on churches with women pastors.

The Southern Baptist Convention has upheld the ouster of Saddleback Church in Southern California and Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, for having women in lead or senior pastor roles and took steps to enshrine in its constitution a prohibition on female pastors. The SBC changed its doctrinal statement in 2000 to say, “the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.” The decisions made clear that the conservative denomination would kick churches out with women pastors.

via USA TODAY|

#biblical-authority #fern-creek-baptist-church #religion

religion2 years ago•3 min saved

Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Churches with Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has voted to uphold the removal of Saddleback Church, a major southern California congregation founded by Rick Warren, due to its having women pastors. The representatives at the conference in New Orleans also voted to affirm the ousters of two other churches, including Fern Creek in Louisville, Kentucky, which has had a female pastor since 1993. The vote to uphold those removals came just a few hours before a two-thirds majority of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to approve an amendment to its constitution that would more broadly prohibit churches from having women hold any pastoral title.

via CNN|

#amendment #religion #rick-warren

religion2 years ago•5 min saved

Southern Baptists exclude churches with female pastors from denomination.

The Southern Baptist Convention has upheld the ouster of Saddleback Church in Southern California and Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky for having women in lead or senior pastor roles and took steps to enshrine in its constitution a prohibition on female pastors. The SBC changed its doctrinal statement, the Baptist Faith & Message, in 2000 to say, “the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.” But a debate about whether the SBC should enforce that belief statement and how emerged only recently.

via Tennessean|

#baptist-faith-and-message #fern-creek-baptist-church #religion

religion2 years ago•1 min saved

Southern Baptists Stand Firm on Excluding Women Pastors and Reject Rick Warren's Appeal.

The Southern Baptist Convention upheld its decision to expel two churches, Saddleback and Fern Creek Baptist, for having women pastors, during its annual meeting in New Orleans. The SBC's statement of faith asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors, and the nearly 13,000 voters overwhelmingly voted to uphold the churches' removals. The women will continue to serve as pastors, but their congregations are no longer part of the Southern Baptist Convention.

via NPR|

#expulsion #fern-creek-baptist #religion

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Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has rejected an appeal by Saddleback Church and Fern Creek Baptist Church to be welcomed back into the denomination after being ousted for having women pastors. The convention's statement of faith asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors. Saddleback had been the denomination's second-largest congregation and until recently was widely touted as a success story amid larger Southern Baptist membership declines. The convention voted to deny the appeals, resulting in the expulsion of the two congregations.

via KABC-TV|

#fern-creek-baptist-church #religion #rick-warren

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|

#albert-mohler #church-expulsion #religion

religion2 years ago•4 min saved

"Controversy and Updates at 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting"

The Southern Baptist Convention is set to vote on a measure that would enshrine a ban on women pastors, as well as continuing abuse reform and a presidential election. The convention will also consider resolutions on topics such as artificial intelligence, immigration, and gender-affirming health care. The resolutions are non-binding but express the opinion of the messengers gathered at the convention.

via Tennessean|

#abuse-reform #presidential-election #religion

religion2 years ago•4 min saved

Southern Baptist Convention to Vote on Banning Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has approved a motion for the full convention to vote on a proposal to enshrine a ban on women pastors. The amendment is one of several major decisions facing Southern Baptist voting delegates, called messengers, that will permanently affect the status of women pastors in the SBC. The proposed amendment is to the SBC constitution and would make it a requirement for a church to affiliate with the SBC that no women at the church hold the title of pastor.

via Tennessean|

#amendment #ban #complementarianism

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|

#church-expulsion #evangelism #religion

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|

#church-expulsion #evangelism #religion