North American Mission Board
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.
Heads of SBC mission boards say they will not fund new abuse reform nonprofit
By Bob Smietana — February 21, 2024
(RNS) — Leaders of Send Relief, an SBC-related humanitarian group, say funds earmarked for abuse response have to be used within the SBC.
Cyberfraud cost Florida Baptists more than $700,000
By Bob Smietana — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — Churches, like other organizations, face an onslaught of phishing emails and other attempts at cyberfraud. One mistake can be costly.
Johnny Hunt, disgraced former SBC pastor, makes defiant return to the pulpit
By Bob Smietana — January 18, 2023
(RNS) — Hunt told a Florida megachurch that false allegations had ruined his life but he still has faith in Jesus.
Why Vance Pitman, megachurch pastor, resigned as top leader at his Las Vegas church
By Bob Smietana — April 19, 2022
(RNS) — The former megachurch pastor hopes to focus on helping church planters, especially in the American West.
Why John Onwuchekwa, a Black pastor and rising star, gave up on Southern Baptists
By Maina Mwaura — July 15, 2020
(RNS) — John Onwuchekwa, a Southern Baptist Church planter, said SBC leaders’ ties to President Donald Trump and the denomination’s inability to deal with issues of race and justice meant he could not in good faith remain part of the SBC.
Southern Baptists say no to gay weddings for military chaplains
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 5, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) Southern Baptists have nearly 1,500 endorsed chaplains serving in the U.S. military, more than any other denomination or faith group.
After winning free campus, Grand Canyon University says ‘no thanks’
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — October 29, 2012
(RNS) Just five weeks after accepting a free 217-acre campus in western Massachusetts, Grand Canyon University is walking away from the gift. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
Billionaire names two finalists for free Mass. campus
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 4, 2012
(RNS) The billionaire owners of a bucolic Massachusetts campus have announced two finalists in the competition to get the property free of charge: the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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