The Southern Baptist Convention decided Tuesday to oust Saddleback Church, the second-largest congregation of the convention, because it has a female pastor.

Saddleback Church expelled. Women denied ordination. The Southern Baptist Convention thinks it's arresting a slide to liberalism, but it's really on a slippery slope away from Christ's teachings.

NPR's Mary Louise talks to professor Beth Allison Barr about the Southern Baptist Convention’s planned vote this week on whether to expel churches where women are pastors.

Messengers, as voting representatives are known, voted 6,759 to 563 to oust First Baptist Church of Alexandria, a historic Virginia congregation that affirms women can serve in any pastoral role ...

Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff ...

The convention also passed an amendment that, by next year, could constitutionally ban women pastors. Some observers say this moment marks a turning point for the future of Southern Baptists. That ...

NewSpring Church has announced that it's leaving the Southern Baptist Convention over the South Carolina-based megachurch’s support of women serving in pastoral leadership roles.

With a rising number of churches featuring women pastors being expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention, others fear that they are next on the chopping block. To address the issue, the ...

SEE ALSO: Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider. That measure received overwhelming approval in a preliminary vote last year.

The Southern Baptist Convention is at another turning point for women pastors, in which the upcoming annual meeting in New Orleans will feature votes on codifying a ban on women pastors.

CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 05:00 am. On the day before International Women’s Day, Pope Francis addressed participants of the international conference “Women in the Church: Builders of Humanity ...