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Former ERLC president sued by immediate past chairman of SBC Executive Committee

STONE AT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – Mike Stone (at podium), pastor of Emmanuel Church in Blackshear, Ga., leads a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville during his time as chairman. (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

Former ERLC president sued by immediate past chairman of SBC Executive Committee

October 21, 2021

NASHVILLE (BP and local reports) — Mike Stone, immediate past chairman of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in Nashville, filed a…

Floyd resigns SBC Executive Committee presidency

FLOYD DEPARTS – Ronnie Floyd, who resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee on Oct. 14, addresses members of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Aug. 24 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton. (Photo credit: William H. Perkins Jr.)

Floyd resigns SBC Executive Committee presidency

October 15, 2021

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What’s next for the ERLC?

Staff of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, June 2021.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What’s next for the ERLC?

October 15, 2021

SBC Executive Committee resolves impasse; sexual abuse investigation underway

October 14, 2021

Lottie, Annie offerings top previous records

ON THE FIELD — Kristen Lowry partners with local believers to reach street kids in Kenya. She is one of 3,565 International Mission Board missionaries supported through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. (Photo credit: IMB)

Lottie, Annie offerings top previous records

October 8, 2021

Southwestern Seminary's
full accreditation restored
FORT WORTH — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary “is now in full compliance with all accreditation expectations” of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) following action by the SACSCOC board on June 11, President David S. Dockery announced in a letter today to the seminary community. The action comes after an April site visit to the seminary resulted in a recommendation to remove the sanctions, which were initially put in place in June 2023 with a “warning” status. “Southwestern Seminary is no longer on probation for good cause but is in full adherence with SACSCOC accreditation standards,” Dockery said. “We are genuinely grateful to God to receive this good and encouraging report that all sanctions have been removed, which is an answer to the prayers of many.” Dockery cited six “markers of institutional stability and health,” affirmed by SACSCOC to demonstrate the seminary’s progress: institutional culture embracing of its mission, identity, heritage, and core values; improvements in enrollment, credit hours taught, and increases in tuition revenue; decreased expenses and increased unrestricted revenue resulting a $10 million turnaround; improvement of $40 million in net assets; cash reserves and cash equivalents reaching 50 percent of the annual budget; and dramatic improvements in the institution’s Composite Financial Index, Composite Score Ratio, and bank covenant ratios, objective measures compiled by outside organizations.