OpinionCan the Southern Baptist Convention Survive Without Women Pastors?:
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Southern Baptists Debate Women Pastors Amid DeclineIn 2023, several churches were expelled for allowing women pastors as the denomination loses 500,000 members annually.
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- In 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention expelled churches, including Saddleback, for permitting women pastors.
- Tom Ascol of Founders Ministries advocates strict biblical adherence to prevent further doctrinal shifts within the denomination.
- Fern Creek Baptist Church’s membership nearly doubled after its expulsion, attracting many young families.
- The denomination plans to revisit the women pastors issue in June 2025 amid ongoing membership decline.
There's no doubt that the Convention is declining. We need reformation. We need revival. And it needs to start with the household of God.— Tom Ascol, a pastor in Cape Coral, Florida, speaks about the decline of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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