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Our prayers are with the family of Steve Gaines. Thank God for the promise of resurrection for those who trust in Christ. We will see this brother again.

@TomBuck You asked so we looked: Ronnie Floyd was president and Willy Rice was chairman of committee on committees.

I would love to know who all in the SBC knew this and ignored it. Did the local association know? What SBC leaders knew? Who appointed him to be on the Committee on Committees? Did they know? When will enough be enough?

I see some folks sharing churches on here with who clearly have a practice (female pastors) that doesn’t closely identity with the BFM. I don’t question if those churches should be disfellowshipped, they should. My question is: are any of these people actually reporting them to the CC, or is it just for show?

“Let's stick with the issues and let's remember our world is watching and let's see if we can have good, healthy dialogue.” —@WillyRice We asked Willy for counsel on how Southern Baptists can rise above social media mudslinging headed into the Convention. Here's his answer:

Thank you brothers. Enjoyed the conversation.

We sat down with @WillyRice to talk about the Southern Baptist Convention presidency, his calls for reform, and the future of SBC cooperation. Listen in: thebaptistreview.com/podcasts/s3-ep…

Interesting data from the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. • 45% of messengers came from churches of 200 or fewer • 67% came from churches of 400 or fewer There’s a common narrative that large churches control the SBC annual meeting. But the data doesn’t say that. The SBC is largely made up of small-to-mid sized churches, it’s actually healthy to see the messenger body reflect that reality. In other words, the messenger body largely represents the kinds of churches that actually make up the convention.

We are grateful to see many friends on this trip now returning home. Thank God!

Welcome to the Southern Baptist Convention!

In the first episode of Season 3, we sat down with Gary Hollingsworth, interim president of the @ERLC, to talk about the ERLC, his tenure as interim, and the future of the entity. thebaptistreview.com/editorial/s3-e…

Rob Collingsworth and Griffin Gulledge sit down with Gary Hollingsworth, interim president of the ERLC and past executive for the SCBC, to talk about the ERLC, his tenure as interim, and the future of the entity. thebaptistreview.com/editorial/s3-e…

South Carolina pastor Josh Powell will be nominated for SBC president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

As protesters trespassed inside the church, yelling in the worship service, ex-CNN reporter Don Lemon stuck a mic in pastor Jonathan’s face asking don’t they have a constitutional right to public protest? No, they don’t have a right to enter private property & disrupt worship

What happened today in Minneapolis at a sister Southern Baptist church plant is inexcusable. No one has the right to interrupt or intimidate those gathering for worship. This was evil, and it must be named and condemned as such. If local and state leaders in Minneapolis and Minnesota are unwilling or unable to put a stop to this kind of lawlessness, then the federal government should step in and put an end to it. The free exercise of religion is a right, and the desecration of Christian worship cannot be tolerated or excused. Let us be praying for Pastor Jonathan Parnell and Cities Church for strength, protection, and faithfulness in the face of persecution. Also pray for the many young children who were subjected to this nonsense in a place that should be safe.

This is infuriating and destructive to the very fabric of our society. It’s nothing less than legitimate persecution of a church and pastor @jonathanparnell. It is sickening, and these groups and their leaders should be investigated for Civil Rights crimes immediately.

Sometimes it’s hard to know how to stand with fellow pastors when they face hardship—suffering, sickness or the public eye. Our brother @jonathanparnell has just been thrust into the public eye in ways he never asked for that won’t end quickly. Join me in blessing him: a coffee, a lunch, some cash for babysitters to rest after this.

I normally do not post to social media on the Lord’s Day, but the unspeakably evil intrusion of a leftist mob into a Christian worship service today in Minneapolis must be called out for what it is—and Federal authorities should be fast and effective in response.

"Fielder Church has been made aware of the divisiveness of this issue. Yet rather than clarifying or adjusting, they appear to have dug in further. That posture does not promote unity."

I appreciate Barts article and think Fielder is in clear violation of the BF&M. I feel like this will be handled at our annual meeting in June, as it always is.