Business items address BWA, women pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) will consider rejoining the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), removing churches that hire women pastors and restricting agency heads from serving as SBC president. Messengers presented those and 20 other motions during the SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis June 10–11. Messengers referred 10 motions to the Executive Committee, ruled six motions out of order, sent five…