From The Southern Baptist Press:
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BP) — Saddleback Church is considering whether to appeal a vote of being found not in friendly cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention, but regardless plans to “continue our 43-year partnership with our local association and state convention,” Lead Pastor Andy Wood told Baptist Press.
“If we choose to appeal this decision it will be based on a desire to help serve other SBC churches,” he wrote in an email.
Saddleback recently released a video featuring Wood explaining the church’s position on women in ministry.
He explained that while the church believes women can be empowered with spiritual gifts, including preaching, those gifts are exercised under the authority of the elders of the church, a role he says is limited to men at Saddleback. More Here
