Beth Moore of Living Proof Ministries Speaks Out Against SBC Not Protecting Women From Abuse

Check out the featured post and read more here: https://www.crosswalk.com/headlines/contributors/guest-commentary/beth-moore-of-living-proof-ministries-speaks-out-against-the-sbc-not-protecting-women-from-abuse.html

In 2021, author, ministry leader, and Bible teacher Beth Moore left the Southern Baptist Church (SBC) after serving for more than 40 years. Today, however, she speaks out against the injustice women are facing from the church’s prioritization of protecting the pulpit over those facing abuse.

According to Church Leaders, Moore hasn’t just physically removed herself from the SBC, but from the denominational label as well:

“I can no longer identify with Southern Baptists,” she told Religion News Service five years ago. “I love so many Southern Baptist people, so many Southern Baptist churches, but I don’t identify with some of the things in our heritage that haven’t remained in the past.”

Just a week before the SBC’s annual meeting, Moore’s been using social media to rebuke church leaders for not protecting hurting women from abusive pulpits within the church.

“Those in the SBC who think I no longer should have anything to say about the SBC profoundly underestimate the power of love,” said Moore. “I’d served southern Baptist women for 40 years by the time I left. And when I left, I left directly on their behalf because it became disturbingly clear to me that the SBC as an entity was more interested in protecting shepherds than the sheep entrusted to their care.”