Saddleback’s SBC Removal Upheld; Rick Warren Believes He Sinned by Not Allowing Women To Be Pastors

Rick Warren’s Official Argument To Overturn the EC Judgment Failed The SBC delegates, who are called messengers, voted overwhelmingly to uphold the Feb. 21 ruling of the SBC Executive Committee, which determined all three churches had been found to be “not in friendly cooperation with the Convention.” Both Saddleback Church and Fern Creek Baptist Church were removed for having women functioning in the office of pastor. Freedom Church was removed for failing to cooperate with the Convention to resolve concerns regarding an abuse allegation.