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Bart Barber

Bart Barber

Bart Barber has served as the pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, since 1999. He is married to Tracy (Brady) Barber. Bart has a B.A. from Baylor University in their University Scholars program, an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and a Ph.D. in Church History, also from Southwestern. At the SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California, June 14-15, 2022, Bart was elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Bart has served in various denominational capacities with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. Since 2006, he has been active online in blogging and social media. His wife, Tracy is very active in Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Child Care.

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pro-life movement after Roe

What should I know about the pro-life movement after Roe?

Welcome to episode #348 on The ERLC Podcast where our goal is to help...

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How pastors can address gender and sexuality

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end of abortion

Working Toward the End of Abortion

A Pro-Life Response to Abolitionism’s Critiques

For 42 years, the Southern Baptist Convention has maintained a consistent position on the...

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SBC President Bart Barber on why religious liberty is a Baptist distinctive

Bart Barber has only been the Southern Baptist Convention president for a few weeks,...

3 ways churches can respond to the Whole Woman’s Health ruling

Yesterday the United States Supreme Court has ruled in the case Whole Woman’s Health...

If Governor Nathan Deal were a real Baptist

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Governor of the State of Georgia. Good morning. The decision...

The Constitution Anticipates Today

The year 2015 presented a number of turning points in the ongoing journey of...

The Way that Religious Liberty Ends

Walk down any street in America today and you can find a person who...

4 Ways Christians can respond to a Satanic statue

Time Magazine (and everyone else) reports that the Satanic Temple in Detroit has unveiled...

4 Things Christians Say When They Deny Religious Liberty to Others

A controversy is brewing over the proposed construction of a muslim cemetery, mosque and...

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Obergefell v. Hodges: Fear Not

“Fear not.” If that phrase is good enough to open angelic messages, my little...

Point/Counterpoint: Signing civil marriage licenses

Bart Barber: Protecting families by signing civil marriage licenses If changes in American marriage...

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