By Aaron Weaver, Baptist History & Heritage Society WACO, Texas — In a plenary session titled “The Lord is an Avenger: Patriarchy, Predators and Preventing Exploitation,” the Rev. Dr. Meredith Stone and the Rev. Dr. Jay Kieve challenged churches and institutions to take seriously the systemic roots of abuse and to adopt practices that prioritize… Read more »
Baptist leaders urge accountability, concrete reforms to prevent abuse
Waco, Texas — May 19, 2025 By Aaron Weaver, Baptist History & Heritage Society “I kept that secret for 30 years, and it almost killed me — several times over.” With those words, David Pittman opened his evening plenary session address May 19 at the joint annual conference of the Baptist History & Heritage Society,… Read more »
This book review first appeared in the most recent issue of the Baptist History & Heritage Journal (Volume LVIII, No. 2) honoring Dr. William Loyd Allen, retired Professor of Church History and Spiritual Formation at McAfee School of Theology. The Baptist History & Heritage Society publishes the Baptist History & Heritage Journal three times yearly.… Read more »