10 calls to action for Southern Baptists on sexual abuse

BY PHILLIP BETHANCOURT,
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
Feb 19, 2019

The Houston Chronicle recently published a series of articles related to sexual abuse and the Southern Baptist Convention. The stories included are heartbreaking.  Part 1 brought to light over 380 Southern Baptist Church leaders or volunteers accused of sexual abuse or misconduct impacting over 700 victims and survivors. Part 2 covered predators who successfully moved from one church to another. Part 3 dealt with youth pastors who prey on teens by using their access to students through the church to groom and sexually abuse youth. More→  

Abuse Prevention Resources

The Arizona Southern Baptist Convention has a list of resource links available for churches to help protect their members from abuse. More →

Blog Post

What does it mean to do “due diligence” in hiring staff or recruiting volunteers? Recommended reading from Dr. Johnson for your church.  A blog post by John Litzler, from Church Law.

Tax Seminar Videos

Did you miss the Tax Seminar? You can watch the videos and learn about tax updates for churches and ministers.

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Easter Outreach Resources

The AZSBC and Outreach, Inc. have partnered to provide resources for churches.

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Zona Camp

Are you ready for Zona? June 23-28, at BIOLA University.

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BGR 2M2E Event

Learn about mercy-oriented strategies, coming up May 17-18 at Foothills Baptist Church. 

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Collegians ‘surrender’ at Surge retreat

By Marc Hill, NAU Christian Challenge Campus Missionary –

Christian Challenge, Arizona Southern Baptists’ collegiate ministry, met for our annual discipleship retreat, Surge, Feb. 8-10, at Emmanuel Pines Camp in Prescott. A total of 175 students and missionaries from 12 chapters attended. The occasion of so many college students gathering together created a dynamic, vibrant atmosphere of worship and community.

Dewayne Hawkins, pastor of Life Givers Church, Goodyear, was the weekend’s speaker.

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