Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the APs collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. One of them, Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, plans to appeal, said the Rev. Warren also said Baptists are able to overcome all kinds of theological differences and still cooperate. Working at Saddleback Valley Community Church: 34 Reviews - Indeed The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Im just so happy with the direction in which (the Woods) are taking us, she said, adding that she is not sure if many in Saddleback even know that their church is part of the SBC. (RNS) Leaders at Rick Warrens Saddleback Church say a preliminary investigation has cleared Andy Wood, Warrens recently announced successor, of allegations made by a former staff member. This includes churches with women pastors, LGBTQ-inclusive polices, support for racism or failure to respond adequately to child sexual abuse, such as employing offenders as pastors. Big churches attract big egos, he said. If a messenger does so at an annual meeting, the credentials committee can either rule immediately or take time to look into the matter, said Barber. 0. [7][8], In November and December 2006, Saddleback Church played host to the second annual Global Summit on AIDS and the Church. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Our team at Saddleback Church built our own platform to get video teaching and study guides to our members, but you don't have to do that. He then urged Southern Baptists to set aside their differences and work together to spread the gospel around the world. Warren remains listed as founding pastor on the Saddleback website. Kicking out Saddleback was not a simple matter. Warren, who retired last year after more than 42 years at Saddleback, made an emotional speech in June 2022 at the Southern Baptists annual convention in Anaheim, saying: We have to decide if we will treat each other as allies or adversaries., The denominations statement of faith was revised in 2000 to state: While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture..