Ministry Sexual Abuse

“Here’s where you go in the SBC to find a registry of all ordained ministers: www.​fahgettaboutitSBC. There is no requirement that any pastor in any position be ordained.” - William Thornton

“the Southern Baptist Convention has no authority over state Baptist conventions or their entities. Any policies and procedures established by the national Convention govern neither state Baptist conventions nor local Baptist associations.” - BPNews

“Sills, who lost his job after admitting misconduct, claims SBC leaders used him as a scapegoat to bolster their public image.” - RNS

“The legislation, initially written by Texas pastor and current SBC President Bart Barber, protects charitable organizations, their volunteers and independent contractors from liability when disclosing credible allegations to prospective employers.” - BPNews

‘The ERLC and the advisory group collaborated in multiple ways… also produced various resources, such as a comprehensive training curriculum for churches.” - BPNews

“One of the mysteries here is why the DOJ is looking into this at all. Abuse is always reported to local law enforcement and abuse investigations are in the purview of local and state authorities.” - P&D

“the conflict isn’t over. The church statement said, ‘We maintain and firmly believe that we committed no wrong,’ and noted that the woman couldn’t positively identify that it was the church employee who abused her.” - CToday

“The statement, signed by leaders of the SBC Executive Committee and other of the denomination’s national entities, didn’t say specifically what federal investigators are looking into, but they referenced an internal investigation into the Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse allegations.” - C.Index

Related:

“Marshall Blalock, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charleston, S.C., will serve as ARITF chair and Mike Keahbone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Lawton, Okla., will be vice chair. Others making up the task force are…” - C.Leaders

“Two Southern Baptist pastors with recent leadership experience in addressing sexual abuse in the SBC will fill similar roles with the Abuse Response Implementation Task Force (ARITF).” - BPNews