Morris Chapman, Southern Baptist statesman and longtime administrative leader, dies at 84

Chapman's legacy as SBC Executive Committee chief executive for 18 years is that he was a source of stability in the aftermath of schism.
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SBC luminary Morris Chapman dies at 84

Former Southern Baptist Convention leader Morris Chapman died in Nashville Oct. 20 at age 84 after a brief illness.
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Vote to bar churches with women pastors fails again at SBC meeting

(RNS) — The issue of women staffers who have the title of pastor in SBC churches has been up for debate repeatedly in recent years. DALLAS (RNS) — For the second year in a row, a move to bar churches ...
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Fred Luter, SBC’s first and only black president, announces retirement from church leadership

Citing his advancing age and a need to plan for the future, Fred Luter Jr., the longtime senior pastor of Franklin Avenue ...