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3 Lessons from TN Baptists’ Decision to Oust Church

by Kelly Moreland Jones | Nov 17, 2017 | Opinion

The platform was stacked with white men when the members of the 143rd Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB) voted not to seat the messengers of First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Many of the 858 messengers from 390 churches erupted in applause after they...

State Baptist Group Rejects Church Led by Woman Pastor

by Ircel Harrison | Nov 9, 2017 | Opinion

The messengers from First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Tennessee, will not be seated at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention because they have called a woman as “senior pastor.” According to the organization’s constitution and...

Baptists in Tennessee, Texas, Use Lawsuits to Settle Disputes

by Bob Allen | Sep 19, 2007 | News

Friday was a busy day for Southern Baptists in court: The Tennessee Baptist Convention amended its breach-of-contract lawsuit against Belmont University, adding claims that the university’s charter is illegal. A federal judge in Texas refused to dismiss a...

Belmont Trustee Chair ‘Disappointed’ at Mediation Impasse

by Bob Allen | Sep 7, 2007 | News

An eight-month mediation effort between the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Belmont University failed to resolve a dispute over governance of the Nashville school, Belmont’s trustee chairman said Thursday, meaning the convention’s 2006 lawsuit against the...

Tennessee Baptist Convention/Belmont Lawsuit Headed for Court

by Bob Allen | Sep 6, 2007 | News

The Tennessee Baptist Convention’s lawsuit against Belmont University is headed for court. EthicsDaily.com learned Wednesday that attempts to mediate a dispute over the makeup of the university’s board of trustees have failed and a trial is being scheduled...
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