Church Leadership Radar - Thursday, June 25, 2026

Today on Church Leadership Radar: The SBC wraps up its 2026 annual meeting in Orlando — Willy Rice elected as the new SBC president. The Supreme Court issues a RLUIPA ruling that every church leader needs to understand. And author Glenn Packiam on the slow drift from shepherding to performing — and how to name it before it defines you.Plus a Bright Spot: Noah Baptist Church in Centre, Alabama — Sunday School attendance in the thirties, faithfully meeting for 80+ years — just completed their very first mission trip, one thousand miles north to Michigan to support a church plant. That's the church at its best.Sources & LinksSBC 2026 Annual Meeting / Willy Rice Elected President — Baptist PressSupreme Court RLUIPA Ruling — Christianity TodayGlenn Packiam: "When Pastoring Starts to Feel Like Performing" — ChurchLeaders / PastorServe FrontStage BackStage PodcastNoah Baptist Church Mission Trip to Michigan — Baptist PressConnectChurch Leadership Radar NewsletterHealthy Church Staff Podcast