David Roach

NASHVILLE (BP) – Abel Garcia thought he finally would be happy after gender transition surgery. But the first three months of trying to live as a women left him empty. That’s when he drew a startling conclusion: he wanted to live as a man again.

NASHVILLE (BP) – When Evan Lenow raises the issue of contraception in his college and seminary ethics classes, it is the first time most students have considered that a married couple’s efforts to prevent pregnancy might be morally problematic.

NASHVILLE (BP) – After the first meeting of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force (GCRTF), chairman Ronnie Floyd wondered how the group could unify to make recommendations. Opinionated leaders from a variety of Southern Baptist Convention tribes brought diverse viewpoints to the table.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Giving to Southern Baptist Convention causes was about to experience a revolution. That was Albert Mohler’s conclusion at an August 2009 meeting of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force (GCRTF) in Northwest Arkansas.

RENO, Nev. (BP) – Danny started betting on high school sports at age 12. He was good at it, so by 14 he had $80,000 in a bank account and a fake ID he used for gambling. That’s when his parents took him to see the family’s pastor, Joe Taylor at South Reno Baptist Church in Reno, Nev.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Social media buzzed with reaction when Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary theology professor Matthew Barrett announced his departure from the SBC to become an Anglican. He cited the “beauty of Anglicanism” and claimed its practices better align with “how Christians have worshipped across history.”

DALLAS (BP) – SBC messengers responded to 28 motions submitted in Dallas by narrowly defeating a constitutional amendment regarding women in pastoral roles and voting not to abolish the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).

DALLAS (BP) – The Law Amendment, abolishing the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and a proposed revision to the SBC’s Business and Financial Plan were among topics of discussion at a June 10 panel discussion hosted by the group Baptist 21.

DALLAS (BP) – Honoring Christ in the pastorate requires faithful preaching and holy living, attendees were told during the final sessions of the SBC Pastors’ Conference in Dallas June 9.

DALLAS (BP) – Pastors were encouraged to keep their focus on God’s work and God’s approval during the second session of the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 9 in Dallas.