Opinion: Concerns with limiting pastoral function to pastoral office for the local church
This proposed bylaw amendment goes beyond the BFM2000, as well as the previously submitted and declined Law/Sanchez Amendment which prohibited women from serving as “pastors of any kind.”
Truth, unity and honest cooperation: A concerned Alabama Baptist response
As an Alabama Baptist, I read Jennifer Rash’s opinion piece, “Pondering how to understand the coming ‘truth and unity’ SBC amendment,” with deep concern.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for May 31
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for May 31, written by Rony Kozman, Ph.D., Assistant professor of Biblical Studies, Samford University.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 7
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 7, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.
Opinion: Pondering how to understand the coming ‘truth and unity’ SBC amendment
If you are attending the meeting and planning to vote as a messenger, I encourage you to read the amendment’s wording carefully and consider all aspects of what it means before casting your vote.
First person: Considering two streams of thought before the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting
Several years ago, I laid out seven considerations for Southern Baptists in the days ahead – thoughts about who we are, where we’ve been, and what we are becoming as a Convention of churches.
Going to the SBC Annual Meeting? If so, avoid these mistakes.
Every year, church leaders leave conferences exhausted. Not all of them leave changed. Why?
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 7
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 7, written by Scott Bush, D.Min., Executive Director, Ministry Training Institute, Samford University.