SBC Annual Meeting messenger breakdown; New research from Lifeway on sex abuse and pastors

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Episode #328

This year’s SBC Annual Meeting was the largest in 25 years. On this episode, Amy and Jonathan breakdown the messenger composition and discuss why so many messengers attended the meeting. Also, Lifeway has some new research on pastoral disqualification for sexual sin.

News Recap

• Largest SBC gathering in 25 years spurred by first-time messengers, geographical proximity to Nashville – https://bit.ly/3qrQ3Nu
• Women gather at SBC to celebrate theological scholarship – https://bit.ly/3qtH9PU
• U.S. Protestant pastors say sexually abusive ministers should step down permanently – https://bit.ly/3vQ0USI
• Pastor charged with sex offenses – https://bit.ly/35Rdvud

This Week in SBC History

• Baptist Church Youth Slated to Replace Carol Burnett on TV
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/3208,24-Jun-1971.pdf

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Resources of the Week

• Amy: Canyon by Ellie Holcomb
• Jonathan: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill