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State of the Bible report exposes current attitudes on Scripture

State of the Bible report exposes current attitudes on Scripture

April 11, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Scripture engagement remains down among Americans but a widespread curiosity gives ground for evangelism, the American Bible Society (ABS) reported in the…

SBC Executive Committee splits with Guidepost Solutions over support for Gay Pride Month

SBC Executive Committee splits with Guidepost Solutions over support for Gay Pride Month

April 5, 2023

Disaster relief soldiering on after latest wave of bad weather

WRIGHT IN ROLLING FORK – Bryant Wright (left), president of Send Relief, the joint compassion ministry of Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board and North American Mission Board, visits with Baptist disaster relief workers stationed at First Church, Rolling Fork, on March 31. The Mississippi Delta city was virtually destroyed by an EF-4 tornado on March 24 and has seen a large on-scene response of trained volunteers from Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief, Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief, and Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Disaster relief soldiering on after latest wave of bad weather

April 3, 2023

Ukraine seminary conducts ministry, continues classes in midst of war

HELPING THOSE IN NEED – Volunteers stockpile supplies in the WeCare Center at Ukrainian Baptist Seminary in Lviv. The seminary has been instrumental in ministering to refugees of the year-long war being waged against the country by Russia.

Ukraine seminary conducts ministry, continues classes in midst of war

March 24, 2023

Former SBC president files lawsuit over sexual assault allegation

LAWSUIT FILED – Former two-term Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Johnny Hunt filed a lawsuit March 17 against the SBC, the SBC Executive Committee, and the author of a 2022 report on sexual abuse in the SBC. (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

Former SBC president files lawsuit over sexual assault allegation

March 22, 2023

Final claim dismissed
in Johnny Hunt lawsuit
NASHVILLE (BP) — A U.S. district court has once again sided with the Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants in a suit brought by former SBC President Johnny Hunt. Chief District Judge William L. Campbell Jr., of the Middle District of Tennessee issued today (August 12) a final summary judgment on the only remaining claim in the case. Hunt filed the suit against the SBC, its Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions in March 2023, claiming defamation after he was named in a 2022 report from Guidepost that was based on an investigation into alleged mishandling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC EC. Campbell had dismissed all other claims in the suit on March 31, 2025. The lone remaining claim regarded a 2022 tweet by then-SBC President Bart Barber that mentioned Hunt, who considered the post defamatory. The court’s determination today hinged on whether Hunt was a public figure and whether the tweet was made with actual malice. Campbell decided Hunt was a public figure “during the relevant time” and that there was no evidence of malice.