“It should go without saying that such luncheons themselves are a sign of excess and therefore unnecessary, but it is more egregious that it is used to subvert true doctrine to the pastors’ wives on the eve of many contentious battles.”
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Each year, the Southern Baptist Convention holds its annual Pastors’ Wives Conference which bills itself as a forum to minister to the wives of pastors. In 2023, the SBC hosted Rachel Gilson, a notorious promoter of Side B theology who led the downfall of Cru. This year, the luncheon tapped TBN host Sheila Walsh to headline the wives’ luncheon.
Born in Scotland, Sheila Walsh has been around for decades, first starting out as a recording artist before being pulled into The 700 Club with Pat Robertson in the late 80s. In the 90s, she would pursue theology and struggled with depression, which ultimately served as the basis for much of her materials. Her most famous works include It’s Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time and Praying Women: How to Pray When You Don’t Know What to Say, with her 2024 release being titled The Hope of Heaven: How the Promise of Eternity Changes Everything.
Warning from Michelle Lesley:
“Southern Baptists should be aware that, despite the fact that Sheila unrepentantly preaches to men, yokes with false teachers, and seems to be somewhat ambiguous on the gospel, LifeWay does carry her materials… and she has been the featured speaker at women’s events at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, including the 2021 IMB/NAMB Send Conference, the 2025 Ministers’ Wives’ Luncheon.”
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18 such as Sheila Walsh and others mentioned in the article.