The Christian Post Reports:
Despite Saddleback Church founder Rick Warren’s impassioned speech on the inclusion of women in pastoral roles and the ability to maintain fellowship despite disagreement, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to uphold the church’s expulsion from the denomination. Voters overwhelmingly supported Saddleback’s removal by a vote of 9,437 votes (88.46%) to 1,212 votes (11.36%), with 19 ballots disallowed. Read more.
The Baptist Press Reports: Texas Pastor Bart Barber was reelected to a second term as president of the SBC on Tuesday, June 13, at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Out of 11,014 messenger votes, Barber received 7,531 votes (68.38 percent) while Georgia pastor Mike Stone received 3,458 (31.40) percent. There were 25 ballots disallowed. Story Here