- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 April 13, 2026

ERLC trustees name MC’s Evan Lenow next president

Evan Lenow was unanimously elected Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president April 13 at a special called trustee meeting in Nashville. (Photo credit: ERLC)

ERLC trustees name MC’s Evan Lenow next president

April 13, 2026

NASHVILLE (BP) — Evan Lenow was unanimously confirmed as the new president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission at a special-called trustees meeting Monday. Lenow,…

Annual Church Profile data indicates encouraging trends for Mississippi Baptists

Annual Church Profile data indicates encouraging trends for Mississippi Baptists

April 9, 2026

Ukrainian refugees choose to be ‘happy missionaries’ among diaspora

Almaz Germany Church (Photo credit: Nickolas Skopych)

Ukrainian refugees choose to be ‘happy missionaries’ among diaspora

April 8, 2026

Sales tax exemption on church utilities

Sales tax exemption on church utilities

April 7, 2026

Explore the Bible: April 12

Explore the Bible: April 12

April 7, 2026

Sanctions removal to
be recommended for
SWBTS, Dockery says
FORT WORTH, Texas — Sanctions placed on Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2023 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) will be recommended for removal, President David S. Dockery announced in a letter to the seminary community April 8. The letter comes after an April 6-7 visit from a SACSCOC team who met with seminary board members, administrators, faculty, staff and students to evaluate the current status of the institution. Sanctions were put in place following a July 31, 2022, financial audit “revealed deep financial vulnerabilities, including large deficits that threatened the seminary’s long-term stability,” Dockery said. “Over the past 43 months, since the Board of Trustees initiated changes at the seminary, the administration has worked to address these challenges, making measurable progress each semester.”