A retired pastor expressed sadness over the Southern Baptist Convention's vote to enshrine a ban on female pastors in the faith group's constitution.

ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) — A proposal by the nation’s largest Protestant denomination to ban churches that have women pastors or let women preach on Sunday mornings passed overwhelmingly on Wednesday (June ...

Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Southern Baptist Convention has taken a decisive first step toward passing a constitutional amendment that would enshrine a ...

Should Southern Baptist women be allowed to preach to their congregations or teach Scripture? The issue has been a perennial thorn for the Southern Baptist Convention, whose delegates will once again ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Southern Baptists, who have worked for years to root out any congregations with female senior pastors, will consider an amendment to their constitution Wednesday morning that would ...

The Southern Baptist Convention’s proposed constitutional amendment would formalize restrictions on women serving as pastors. For many Black church leaders, the vote highlights longstanding questions ...

Read full article: Kerrville extends disaster declaration after widespread flood damage ORLANDO, Fla. – Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women ...