Paige Patterson
A feud over a coffeemaker and Christmas decor leads to another Southern Baptist lawsuit
By Bob Smietana — March 22, 2024
(RNS) — The lawsuit, filed by former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Adam Greenway, is the latest of the seminary's long-term fiscal woes.
Former Southwestern seminary trustee calls for forensic audit of troubled school
By Bob Smietana — August 4, 2023
(RNS) — Once one of the largest seminaries in the country, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has faced a financial crisis and now a feud among board members over a forensic audit of the school's finances.
Southwestern Baptist seminary ran up $140 million in deficit spending since 2000
By Bob Smietana — June 8, 2023
(RNS) — For decades, spending went up at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary while enrollment plummeted, causing the school to overspend by millions in 19 of the last 21 years.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary names David Dockery as new president
By Bob Smietana — April 20, 2023
(RNS) — The past few years have been troubled for the prominent SBC seminary, beginning with the controversial 2018 firing of legendary president Paige Patterson.
Adam Greenway resigns as Southwestern Seminary president
By Bob Smietana — September 23, 2022
(RNS) — In resigning, Greenway said he was unprepared for the enormity of the 'legal and financial realities' facing the seminary.
Bart Barber elected president of Southern Baptist Convention in runoff election
By Adelle M. Banks — June 14, 2022
ANAHEIM, Calif. (RNS) — The election was one of the closely watched aspects of the two-day meeting, during which messengers, or delegates, addressed a sexual abuse investigation.
40 years in the making: A timeline of the Southern Baptists’ sexual abuse crisis
By Adelle M. Banks — May 23, 2022
(RNS) — Controversy over the Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of sexual abuse began long before 2000, when a new, scathing report takes up the story.
‘The best person to rape is your wife,’ says Bronx pastor
By Yonat Shimron — November 22, 2021
(RNS) — Pastor Burnett Robinson was apparently preaching from a New Testament passage on wives submitting to their husbands.
The bubbas-that-be in the SBC
By Mark Silk — June 9, 2021
(RNS) — How Russell Moore fell afoul of them.
SBC sources: Paige Patterson made ‘black girl’ comments cited in Russell Moore letter
By Bob Smietana — June 3, 2021
(RNS) — Patterson was also critical of the Rev. Fred Luter, the SBC’s first Black president, saying Luter and other ‘ethnic’ leaders didn’t understand how important the denomination’s theology was.
With Beth Moore’s exit, more evangelical women are challenging strict gender norms
By Yonat Shimron — March 19, 2021
(RNS) — While no one expects a groundswell of women to follow Moore, some evangelical women are beginning to speak out about the limits of complementarian theology.
Appeals court rules in favor of Pressler accuser, says abuse lawsuit can go forward
By Bob Smietana — March 1, 2021
(RNS) — A former aide to retired judge Paul Pressler has alleged that the Southern Baptist leader had abused him for decades.
Baylor and Southwestern Baptist regain control of Texas foundation after failed ‘coup’
By Bob Smietana — February 8, 2021
(RNS) — An attempt by trustees tied to disgraced Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson to divert funds from two Baptist schools and to join the board of an insurance company failed.
Baylor, Southwestern Baptist sue to wrest control from ‘rogue’ foundation with ties to Paige Patterson
By Bob Smietana — September 9, 2020
(RNS) — A lawsuit claims a Texas foundation has misused funds and illegally changed its charitable purpose.
Evangelicals perfected cancel culture. Now it’s coming for them.
By Jonathan Merritt — June 17, 2020
(RNS) — One Alabama megachurch preacher is experiencing a cautionary tale about a central spiritual idea: What goes around comes around.
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