(RNS) — Southern Baptists have long believed that only men can be pastors. But for decades, the denomination took no action ...

The Southern Baptist Convention voted today in favor of a constitutional amendment to clarify and tighten its stance against women pastors. The constitutional amendment proposed by the Rev. Albert ...

Prominent conservative theologian Albert Mohler said he would propose an amendment making the Southern Baptist Convention's position clear.

The vote is the first step toward banning women from teaching scripture or preaching to churches within the nation's largest Protestant denomination.

Thousands of Southern Baptists have voted overwhelmingly to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors in the nation ...

As thousands of Southern Baptists prepare to gather in Orlando for the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting, a Baptist advocacy group is making its position on women in ministry impossible to ...

Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting recently voted to advance an amendment that would formally ...

Southern Baptists took a step toward enshrining a ban on female pastors. The proposed amendment will need to pass a two-thirds majority next year.

The Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention confronts at 2026 gathering old debates, but with new faces leading the ...

FBC Gainesville split over women pastors draws responses from SBC leaders, local clergy and groups, highlighting debate over ...

The nation's largest Protestant denomination made the first of two required votes at its 2026 annual meeting on a proposed constitutional amendment.

proposal by the Southern Baptist Convention is prompting conversations in Georgia about the role of women in church ...