by Bob Allen | Nov 15, 2005 | News
Three-time Southern Baptist Convention president Adrian Rogers, whose 1979 election sparked a revolutionary leadership change in America’s largest Protestant denomination, died early Tuesday of complications from cancer. Rogers, 74, was hospitalized Nov. 3....
by Robert Parham | Jun 22, 2005 | Opinion
Why must we pray for Adrian Rogers? Rogers is the recently retired pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, who was elected as the Southern Baptist Convention president in 1979, 1986 and 1987. He represents much that is detestable about Southern Baptist...
by Bob Allen | Mar 8, 2005 | News
Three-time Southern Baptist Convention president Adrian Rogers retired after 32 years as senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in suburban Memphis last weekend. Several current and former denominational leaders honored the popular preacher credited with launching...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 15, 2004 | News
Former Southern Baptist Convention president Adrian Rogers says he won’t name his own successor as pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in suburban Memphis but will monitor a national search “to make sure there aren’t any mistakes.” Rogers, 73,...
by Bob Allen | Sep 14, 2004 | News
The Memphis mega-church pastor whose 1979 election as president of the Southern Baptist Convention launched the “conservative resurgence” that transformed the nation’s largest Protestant denomination is stepping down from his pulpit. Adrian Rogers...