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SBC This Week — 609 episodes

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Generous Cooperative Program giving in August, Least evangelical places in America, An interview with Thomas Kidd

2

Ryan Blackwell installed to lead Lifeway, Pres. Willy Rice announces commission on women in pastoral roles, An interview with Jerome Coleman

3

Johnny Hunt appeals case dismissal, Southern Baptist chaplain receives major promotion, An interview with Thomas Kidd

4

Johhny Hunt case dismissed; Send Relief responds to Colombian earthquake devastation; New state exec in Alabama

5

Responding to wildfires in the northwest, Guidestone warns of dangerous scam, July Cooperative Program giving trends up

6

Send Relief Sunday, Guidestone trustees raise Mission:Dignity honorarium, BGCT completes realigment

7

ERLC presses Congress on Planned Parenthood funding, SWBTS related lawsuit settled, An interview with Lifeway Worship's Kirk Kirkland

8

Venezuelan earthquake relief, Remembering Lindsey Graham's Southern Baptist roots, An interview with Ryan Blackwell

9

Send Relief helps Venezuelans with hurricane recovery, Protecting missionaries in the age of AI, An interview with David Dockery

10

Joni Eareckson Tada supports Southern Baptists' disability needs initiative, Thousands gathered in Orlando for SBC26, An interview with ERLC's Evan Lenow

11

Ethnic Research Network releases new resources, Reaction to the Truth and Unity Amendment, Interview with Danny Akin

12

2026 SBC Annual Meeting recap

13

2026 SBC Annual Meeting preview, CP giving up in May, Proposed resolutions released

14

Annual Meeting issues and personalities, A new worship devotional, An interview with Clint Pressley

15

Interviews with Willy Rice and Josh Powell, Albert Mohler announces proposed amendment, Interview with EC President Jeff Iorg

16

Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Josh Powell

17

Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Willy Rice

18

International Mission Board appoints 71 new missionaries, Annual Meeting previews, Interview with Paul Chitwood

19

2025 Annual Church Profile report, NAMB trustees meet, An interview with Jonathan Howe

20

NAMB announces church planting growth, Clergy Act passed U.S. House, Pastors' Conference preview with Aaron Burgner

21

Lifeway elects Ryan Blackwell to lead, SEBTS calls Scott Pace to follow Danny Akin, Child Abuse Awareness Month

22

Evan Lenow affirmed to lead ERLC, Seminaries hold spring trustee meetings, SBC Pastors' Conference update

23

Evan Lenow announced as ERLC presidential candidate, Lee Merck to lead Dakota Baptists, The importance of Jesus' ascension

24

SEBTS presidential candidate announced, Reflections on Steve Gaines, Scientist Stephen Meyer on the story of everything

25

A focus on church planting and missions, Annual Meeting resources now available, Tips on praying for political leaders

26

Steve Gaines enters hospice care, 2026 Resolutions Committee announced, An interview with Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman

27

War in the Middle East, 2026 Annie Armstrong Offering, An interview with Bryant Wright

28

Forces for Good Summit aims to equip churches for sexual abuse prevention, response; Lifeway reports on a strong fiscal year; Gospel influence at the Olympics

29

Executive Committee recommends SBC give 51% of Cooperative Program funds to the International Mission Board

30

Southern Baptists take Good News to Winter Olympics, North American Mission Board celebrates growth, Outspoken pastor Wiley Drake dies

31

International Mission Board Sending Celebration, ERLC trustees approve leadership statement, Hunter Clamp shares about serving a rural church

32

Winter weather affects millions, Inside Minneapolis' Cities Church, Tara Dew finds peace in Psalm 23

33

Minneapolis church disruption, Persecution continues in Nigeria, The great value of human life

34

Minneapolis churches hold fast, Key Supreme Court hearings, An AI powered evangelism trainer

35

SBC case heard in TN Supreme Court, Lifeway camps growing in 2026, Jen Wilkin on studying Joshua

36

The 2025 Top 10 SBC stories, Theologian Thomas Schreiner offers insights on the Christmas story, A family reunited after years apart

37

1,000 pastors visit Israel, Seminary graduations, Joe Crider on Christmas hymns

38

Cooperative Program giving is strong in the new fiscal year, 2025 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, An interview with Paul Chitwood

39

Harvest Crusade sees thousands saved in Utah; A new look at the state of theology in the U.S.; Gateway's impact on the West

40

Kirk Kirkland to lead Lifeway Worship, ERLC presses religious liberty, Deaflympics open in Tokyo

41

Send Relief aids Jamaica, State conventions in full swing, A Veteran's Day interview with Maj. Gen. Doug Carver

42

SendRelief responds to Jamaican devastation, SBC church data reveals growth and declines, IMB Sending Celebration in Texas

43

Morris H. Chapman dies, SWBTS and MBTS reports, DR relief in Alaska

44

Missions offering generosity, Danny Akin announces retirement at SEBTS, NAMB focuses on spiritual need in Montreal

45

2024-25 Cooperative Giving results, SBC26 hotel portal opens, Interview with Taffey Hall

46

SCOTUS to hear conversion therapy case, 2025 SBC Annual released, RaShan Frost on artificial intelligence

47

IMB Sending Celebration, EC and IMB Trustee meetings, Remembering Hurricane Helene

48

Gary Hollingsworth names interim ERLC leader; GCR 15 years later; A rare trip to the mission field

49

A decision in the McRaney vs. NAMB case, Southern Baptists react to the death of Charlie Kirk, Hobby Lobby's David Green talks about legacy

50

August Cooperative Program giving; ERLC presses the VA; Remembering a faithful songwriter

51

Remembering the devastation and recovery from Katrina, Lifeway trustees meet, WMU hosts a mental health training

52

Global Hunger Sunday; Abuse response and prevention helpline revamped; O.S. Hawkins' important decision

53

SBC26 theme announced; ERLC names search committee, Churches helping members pinch pennies

54

July Cooperative Program giving dips; The courts protect religious liberty; Georgia churches partner in unlikely way

55

Leatherwood steps down at ERLC; 250 years of U.S. military chaplains; Baptist leaders want to ban mail order abortion drugs

56

7 areas to watch in the SBC in 2025

57

Remembering John MacArthur, Ben Mandrell called as Bellevue senior pastor; A pastor kidnapped and drive to Mexican border

58

Care for Texas flood victims, Ben Mandrell named pastoral candidate at Bellevue, SBC President opens Senate in prayer

59

Supreme Court opens door to defund Planned Parenthood, Update on SWBTS accreditation sanctions, New resource from Hance Dilbeck

60

SBC 2025 Annual Meeting wrap up; Lifeway Research on pastor's home life; The case of a stolen camera

61

May Cooperative Program giving; Proposed SBC Business Plan; Celebrating 60 years of Journeymen

62

SBCPC #14 - Focus on the Family

63

2025 Resolutions released, Pastors attrition rate, A Harvard study on human flourishing

64

SBCPC #13 - D.J. Horton introduces Shane and Shane

65

International Mission Board trustees meeting; Abuse prevention event at SBC Annual Meeting; SBC Presidents speak on ERLC

66

SBCPC #12 - D.J. Horton & Nathan Lino

67

Cooperative Program Centennial Celebration in Memphis; Serve Tour in Evansville; Evangelism at the horse track

68

SBCPC #11 - D.J. Horton and Dwayne Milioni

69

Trustee reports from NAMB, Gateway Seminary; A preview of Annual Meeting fellowships; Southern Baptists enlist J.I. Packer

70

2024 Annual Church Profile stats; Celebrating dozens of retiring missionaries, A way to understand the Baptist Faith & Message

71

Baptism Sunday; Committee on Nominations; Keith Harper dies

72

Clint Pressley to be nominated for 2nd SBC presidential term; Serve Tour in Virginia Beach; the importance of the Resurrection

73

SBC25 Updates, Seminary Trustee Reports, & A Hymn from the 3rd Century

74

Important legal update; March Cooperative Program report; An interview with Scott Hildreth

75

Preliminary agenda for 2025 SBC Annual Meeting; Crossover 25; encouraging missionary's parents

76

SBCPC #10 - D.J. Horton & David Woo Joon Kim

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SBC DR responds to a deadly line of storms; A timeline of recent SBC legal expenses; Lifeway Research says half of protestant churches are growing

78

SBCPC #9 - D.J. Horton & Dr. Robert Smith

79

The DOJ closes its investigation of the SBC, Lifeway Research reveals church growth trends

80

SBCPC #8 - D.J. Horton & Juan Sánchez

81

State Leadership Changes in Arizona and Alaska; Annual Meeting Survey Results

82

SBCPC #7 - D.J. Horton & Aaron Harvie

83

Leadership transitions in two state conventions; 2025 Committee on Committees announced, 2025 Annual Meeting event registration opens

84

SBCPC #6 - D.J. Horton & Joshua Powell

85

SBC Executive Committee meeting roundup, ERLC calls for defunding Planned Parenthood, Praying for believers in persecution

86

Special edition: Jeff Iorg's Feb. 17, 2025 address to the SBC Executive Committee

87

SBCPC #5: D.J. Horton & Jamie Dew

88

Southern Baptist pastor to lead HUD; NAMB trustees meet; EC meeting coming up

89

SBCPC #4 - D.J. Horton & John Mark Harrison

90

New Gospel workers commissioned; An interview with Jeff Dalrymple; Pres. Trump protects female athletes

91

SBCPC #3 - D.J. Horton & Donna Gaines

92

Pres. Trump's first weeks in office; Southern Baptists give generously to relief efforts in NC

93

SBCPC #2 - D.J. Horton & Caleb Turner

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Donald Trump inaugurated as 47th POTUS; Churches mark MLK Day; A snowstorm in the deep south and College athletes share their faith

95

SBCPC #1 - D.J. Horton & Clint Pressley

96

SBDR begins wildfire response, ERLC releases 2025 policy agenda, Influential celebrity with SBC ties dies

97

California wildfires and churches response; An interview between former Pres. Jimmy Carter and Southern Seminary Pres. Albert Mohler; December CP giving

98

Response to New Orleans terror attack; Pres. Carter dies; A look back at 2024

99

President elect Trump softens position on abortion pill; Most important stories of 2024

100

The long-term stability of the Cooperative Program; Jeff Iorg on his first months leading the EC; JFK assassination connection with Texas church

101

LMCO Week of Prayer; the ERLC attends Supreme Court arguments

102

Trump selects former pastor, chaplain to lead VA

103

IMB commissions 50 at Tennessee Baptist Convention

104

Trump wins presidency; Abortion fails in Florida

105

Election on the Horizon; An Interview with April Bunn from IMB

106

SWBTS trustee report; Interview with Shane Pruitt

107

Record LMCO and AAEO announced; New name for SEBTS college

108

Helene relief continues as Milton relief begins

109

Disaster relief in overdrive across the Southeast; CP tops $191 million for the year

110

Hurricane Helene slams Florida, causes flooding issues inland; Gaines steps away at Bellevue

111

EC meeting recap & Episode 500 with Jonathan Howe and Amy Whitfield

112

SBDR responds to Hurricane Francine; ERLC board meets

113

China shuts down international adoption; CP giving up in August

114

Lifeway trustee meeting & Send Network gathering recaps

115

SBC25 kickoff event held in DFW

116

Collegiate Week recap & SBDR still at work after Debby

117

SBDR responding to hurricane and flooding; SBC Serve Sunday

118

IMB Olympic outreach in full swing

119

ERLC leadership confusion & a fire at First Baptist Dallas

120

Southern Baptist ethnic research leader dies in drowning accident

121

Hurricane Beryl hits Texas and an interview with Jonathan Howe

122

Trail Life and an interview with Mark Hancock

123

Wildfires in New Mexico and an interview with Nathan Finn

124

SBC Annual Meeting in review

125

SBC Annual Meeting on the horizon

126

Resolutions and a conversation with the Cooperation Group

127

Queen indicted in federal investigation

128

Billy Graham statue unveiled; IMB commissions 83 missionaries

129

ACP results show spike in baptisms, growth in attendance

130

Cooperation Group releases report and recommendations

131

Clyde Meador dies; CoC named, CoN releases report

132

Groza elected Gateway president; Spencer to be nominated for SBC president

133

Solar Eclipse and Baptism Sunday

134

Groza nominated to lead Gateway

135

Easter week and ERLC headlines

136

Iorg unanimously elected to lead SBC Executive Committee

137

IVF conversation centerpiece of ERLC work

138

AAEO Season & Committee on Resolutions named for SBC24

139

Iorg announced as EC president/CEO candidate

140

EC meets, announces potential presidential candidate meeting

141

IMB appoints 62 new missionaries; Henry Blackaby dies

142

CP update and a candidate for the 2025 Pastors’ Conference

143

Keahbone to be nominated for SBC President

144

Hammond withdraws from consideration for EC presidency

145

Southern Baptists respond to cold weather across the nation

146

EC to present presidential candidate in February

147

Junior Hill dies at age 87

148

Top ten stories of 2023 & an interview with Bart Barber

149

Tornadoes sweep across Tennessee; Missouri church ransacked

150

IMB Week of Prayer and SBC task force updates

151

EC president search update; Rosalynn Carter dies

152

Gaines announces cancer diagnosis; An interview with Amy Whitfield

153

IMB sends 49 to the nations; An interview with Aaron Meraz

154

State convention leaders file amicus brief against NAMB, Pressley open to SBC presidency

155

$4.8 million gift kicks off LMCO season for IMB

156

Southern Baptist elected Speaker of the House; Amicus brief raises concern

157

Israel-Hamas war sparks worldwide interest; Seminary trustee recaps

158

Statement of support for Israel released and an interview with Dan Darling

159

Giving totals announced, AAEO hits record high

160

IMB trustees meet, SBC24 theme announced, and an interview with Jay Adkins

161

September EC Meeting Recap

162

SBC EC Reduces Staff; An Interview with Jared Wellman

163

Southern Baptists respond in wake of Hurricane Idalia

164

ARITF Update, Lifeway Trustees Meet

165

Credential Committee leaders announced; Dockery installed at SWBTS

166

McLaurin resigns, Howe named interim at SBC Executive Committee

167

Barber names new ARTIF chair, cooperation chair

168

GuideStone trustee meeting recap and an interview with Rickey Hill, subject of the new movie ‘The Hill’

169

Send Relief Backpacks and Global Hunger Relief: An Interview with Josh Benton

170

Lifeway reverses course on shuttering LifewayWorship.com

171

NAAF releases letter calling for time of prayer and dialogue over pastoral titles

172

Healthy Ministry Collaboration Between Seasoned & Emerging Pastors

173

SWBTS student advances on America’s Got Talent

174

Former SWBTS president Russell Dilday dies at 92

175

2023 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

176

2023 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

177

SWBTS holds special trustee meeting; Lifeway opens new HQ

178

Southwestern to hold special trustee meeting; ARITF issues update on ministry check website

179

NAMB responds to McRaney suit; IMB appoints 92 missionaries

180

Florida Baptists victimized by fraud; Illinois DR worker dies

181

Wellman recommendation declined by EC, new search team formed

182

Stone to be nominated for SBC President, Rummage for Pastors’ Conference

183

Charles Stanley dies; Dockery named president at SWBTS

184

Son-in-law of former SBTS president killed in Louisville shooting

185

EC to hold special meeting; Patterson case dismissed

186

2023 Committee on Resolutions announced

187

Former SBC President Johnny Hunt sues SBC, EC, Guidepost

188

Car crashes into NC church, catches fire; 2023 Serve Tour kicks off

189

Yeats to leave Missouri Baptist post; Stolle to lead BCM/D

190

Wolfe named SC exec candidate; CBU lands record $28.5M gift

191

EC meeting recap and a history of Article III

192

Asbury revival; Barber to be re-nominated

193

NAMB, IMB hold trustee meetings; CP giving above budget

194

Hunt invites lead to Credential Committee inquiries; 46 missionaries sent to the nations

195

Mullin named ERLC VP; MBTS lands $2.5M gift

196

Pair of plane crashes claim lives of Southern Baptists

197

Stand for Life launches; Send Relief update from Ukraine

198

Martin to leave Hawaii-Pacific post; Bobbye Rankin dies

199

10 questions for the SBC in 2023

200

2022: The Year in Review in the SBC

201

Seminaries host graduations; African American leadership institute set to launch

202

Paul Chitwood discusses LMCO and IMB in 2022; Amy Grant honored

203

Barber issues statement on Hunt “restoration”; Sills files suit over abuse allegations

204

Thanksgiving & state annual meetings

205

Send Relief ministry center opens in Puerto Rico; Unify Project set to launch

206

Churches are open, but attendance has not returned; State convention recaps aplenty

207

Broadmoor responds to abuse case; Politics driving church affinity more than before

208

Southwestern announces staff reduction; Dove Award winners announced

209

SWBTS trustees meet; State convention recaps

210

Barber interviewed on 60 Minutes; SBDR serves 500K meals

211

LMCO & AAEO hit new records; CP tops $200 million

212

SWBTS announces leadership plans; IMB trustees meet, commission 24 new missionaries

213

Greenway resigns at Southwestern; EC meeting recap

214

Leatherwood elected ERLC president; Carter joins Send Network team

215

SBC23 hotel info released; Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

216

Tucker announces retirement; Chandler to take leave of absence

217

SBC pastor pay report; SBC23 kickoff

218

DOJ to investigate SBC; Baylor, BGCT relationship to be examined

219

Barber names ARITF; Missionary scholarships increased

220

ARITF chair, vice chair named; Barber, Keahbone highlight resolution on Native Americans

221

ERLC president search winding down; Allen leaves Southwestern

222

Washington joins NAMB for personal evangelism; Acts2 to stream state annual meetings

223

SEBTS to require sexual abuse prevention course; Resolution used to minister to Native Americans

224

Pastors’ Conference theme, officers announced; Oklahoma summer camper dies

225

An interview with SBC president Bart Barber

226

Send Relief establishes fund to support sexual abuse survivors; Louisiana church has 35-week baptism streak

227

Roe overturned by SCOTUS; EC search team seeks recommendations

228

SBC22 Recap Episode: Barber elected SBC President

229

Send Relief to give $4 million to cover sexual abuse reform, care, and training

230

SBC22 preview episode

231

SATF proposes recommendations, EC amends budgets to provide funds

232

SATF report released; Hunt out at NAMB

233

Send Conference returns; IMB appoints 56 missionaries

234

ACP report shows increase in baptisms, giving, churches

235

SBC Presidential Candidate forum hosted in Keller, Texas

236

2023 Annual Meeting moved to New Orleans; An interview with Charles Billingsley

237

EC calls special meeting to move 2023 Annual Meeting; An interview with David Roach

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SBC Annual Meeting to be streamed on ACTS2 app; Committee on Committees named

239

Rice withdraws, Barber enters race for SBC president

240

Southern Baptist astronaut headed to space; More candidates for #SBC22 announced

241

Ascol, Hadaway to be nominated for SBC presidency

242

Crawford to lead BCM/D; Dickard to be nominated for pastors’ conference

243

Robinson to chair EC president search; call for prayer issued

244

Litton forgoing second term; Rice to be nominated for SBC president

245

EC meeting recap; ERLC search committee update

246

Committee on Resolutions announced; Chayasirisobhon to be nominated for 1VP

247

Trustee reports from IMB & WMU; Ethnic fellowships affirm McLaurin

248

McLaurin named EC interim president; CP up 12% over budget

249

Pearson to Leave EC; Sanchez Joins SWBTS Faculty

250

AAEO materials available; SBC Pastors’ Conference to use historic pulpit

251

Lifeway has a new home; EC to name interim president in February

252

CP giving up 10%; Tennessee church gives $425K to LMCO

253

Questions for 2022 in the Southern Baptist Convention

254

The Year in Review in the SBC

255

Most Fascinating Southern Baptists of 2021

256

Tornadoes wreak havoc across Mid-South, Southern Baptists respond

257

Pastors’ Conference speakers announced; CP giving remains above budget

258

Supreme Court arguments in Dobbs case, Pitman to lead Send Network

259

Southern Baptists stand for life as SCOTUS arguments are set to begin in Dobbs case

260

Georgia pastor ministers during murder trial; state convention roundup

261

Greenway confronts Mid-America about film premiere; Upton retiring from BGAV

262

States commission sex abuse task forces; EC meets, announces new appointments

263

CP giving strong to start fiscal year; Georgetown College president fired after sexual assault allegations

264

EC meets, announces new legal agreements; State convention recaps

265

Mike Stone sues Russell Moore; Seminary trustee meetings roundup

266

Floyd resigns as EC president; Committee on Cooperation named

267

EC approves Guidepost contract; CP, LMCO, AAEO giving updates

268

EC extends negotiations again; CP giving passes $20 billion all-time

269

EC fully funds independent review, delays privilege vote; AAEO passes $2 billion

270

ERLC names Leatherwood acting president, releases candidate profile; An interview with David Spika

271

IMB updates vaccine policy; Guidepost to conduct EC independent review

272

Southern Baptists respond to Hurricane Ida; Litton makes first committee appointments

273

Trevin Wax on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

274

Three states increase CP giving; Porter to run Baptist Press

275

Litton visits border, announces theme for #SBC22

276

Dove Award nominees announced; California wildfire destroys church

277

Million dollar gift from Prestonwood to fund IMB work with Muslims; CP giving still above budget

278

Southern Baptist seminaries recognized for continued growth

279

An interview with Somer Nowak; 12 women file suit against Liberty University

280

Personnel moves in the Convention and an interview with Todd Unzicker

281

Litton names task force; ERLC search team named

282

An interview with Ed Litton

283

SBC Annual Meeting messenger breakdown; New research from Lifeway on sex abuse and pastors

284

#SBC21 Recap Episode

285

Floyd commissions independent review of SBC Executive Committee; SWBTS renames college

286

Patterson responds to SWBTS allegations; Wax headed to NAMB

287

#SBC21 Preview Episode

288

Gateway celebrates 10,000th graduate; SBTC gives $500,000 to Cooperative Program

289

Moore leaves ERLC; Dilbeck named president-elect at GuideStone

290

Send Conference schedule released; Judson trustees vote to close college

291

NAMB requests collegiate ministry assignment, CP giving above budget

292

SBC Annual Meeting schedule released; Yeats to be nominated for Recording Secretary

293

Houston’s First shatters missions offering goal; Seminary trustee recaps

294

Annual Meeting moved to Music City Center; Committee on Committees announced

295

Dockery to be nominated for 1VP; CP giving stable after six months

296

Unzicker announced as NC Baptist nominee; Medina candidate for SBC 2VP

297

NAAF releases new statement; Lifeway to hold in-person events in 2021

298

Georgia church member charged in Atlanta murders; Durbin to be nominated for 2VP

299

Beth Moore announces departure from Lifeway; Currence to be nominated for registration secretary

300

Litton sits down with BP; Henslee to be nominated for Pastors’ Conference president

301

SBC EC meeting wrap up; Lorick named SBTC exec

302

NAMB appeals to SCOTUS; Stone sits down with BP

303

Zacharias report shows years of sex abuse; SWBTS settles lawsuit

304

NAMB trustees affirm cooperation; ERLC Study Task Force releases report

305

Lifeway agrees to sale of building, approves ministry assignment changes

306

Presidential race heats up with two more candidates—Litton & Adams

307

Mike Stone to be nominated for SBC President; Resolutions Committee named with new chairman

308

Southern Baptists speak out on D.C. chaos; NAAF & CSP meet

309

10 Questions for 2021

310

2020 Year in Review

311

Pastors, NAAF issue statements concerning race, cooperation in the SBC; an interview with Art Toalston

312

2021 SBC calendar released; ERLC amicus brief clarified

313

Seminary presidents issue statement; Legal updates from around the SBC

314

SCOTUS rules for religious liberty; State papers adjusting schedules and formats

315

Mohler shares his thoughts on the future of the SBC; More state convention recaps

316

Richards announces departure from SBTC; State convention recaps

317

WMU faces financial challenges; Election results in mixed outcomes

318

Mohler to be nominated for SBC president; Falwell sues Liberty

319

Few churches are back to pre-COVID attendance; Seminary trustee reports from MBTS & SWBTS

320

LifeWay agrees on terms of Ridgecrest sale; Seminaries hold trustee meetings

321

Giving totals for 2020 show generosity and faithfulness of Southern Baptists

322

LifeWay files suit against Rainer; GuideStone forms presidential search committee

323

EC adopts FY21 budgets; Pearson named CFO

324

Annual Meeting theme announced; Hurricane Sally hits Gulf Coast

325

Southwestern, Baylor file suit, allege “secret coup”; Addison named EVP

326

State convention annual meeting plans continue to change; CP hits $16M for second consecutive month

327

LifeWay makes cuts for FY21; Falwell out at Liberty

328

Body of pastor’s wife found; Townes announces retirement

329

Trustee meetings moved online; Falwell on administrative leave at Liberty

330

WMU to offer voluntary retirement; Pastor gets camel

331

Pastor resigns after event celebrating Confederate general, KKK leader; COVID outbreak hits Alabama church

332

Texas church planter hit and killed by 18-wheeler

333

Bellevue Baptist faces sex abuse lawsuit; SWBTS passes budget, hires new faculty

334

SCOTUS rules in favor of religious liberty, cites ERLC brief

335

Mississippi to change state flag; CP giving highest in three months

336

Cedarville University reinstates White; Akin, Vroegop resign from trustee board

337

Rolland Slade elected EC chairman; Reflecting on 1995’s resolution on racial reconciliation

338

Southern Baptists commission 61 new missionaries; Details of pastor’s death emerge

339

ACP report shows continued decline; SBC Advance recap

340

George Floyd death draws response from Southern Baptist leaders

341

SBC Advance to be held June 2 and an interview with Carol Pipes

342

LifeWay cancels summer camps due to COVID-19

343

Charles Billingsley on his battle with COVID-19; CP update

344

LifeWay announces budget cuts, end of World Changers program

345

LifeWay to sell Ridgecrest, trustee updates, and an interview with Hershael and Tanya York

346

Drive-by AAEO is a huge hit; NOBTS trustees meet

347

SWBTS continues institutional reset; acknowledges Dead Sea Scrolls are likely fraudulent

348

SBC to host online prayer gathering on Good Friday

349

2020 SBC Annual Meeting Canceled

350

SBC entities respond to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

351

The SBC and COVID-19

352

Bryant Wright named president of Send Relief

353

EC task force named; Palmer announces retirement

354

Vision 2025 presentation by Ronnie Floyd

355

Vision 2025 unveiled; EC forms study task force

356

Pastors’ Conference lineup announced; New network launches

357

NAMB defends lawsuit ruling; Trustee reports from IMB, LifeWay, and WMU

358

Dew inaugurated at NOBTS; an interview with George Schroeder

359

President Trump Speaks at March for Life

360

Schroeder to run Baptist Press; Adams to be nominated for SBC president

361

Arkansas State Convention named in lawsuit; Mississippi Baptists get new state exec

362

10 Questions for the SBC in 2020

363

2019 Year in Review

364

McLaurin named EC vice president for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization

365

Yanes named to Asian American Relations Post

366

SBC Credentials Committee establishes online submission portal

367

Southern Baptists well represented at ETS

368

New Caring Well guide released; State convention recaps

369

Arriola joins SBCEC in Hispanic relations and mobilization role

370

Pastor accused of abuse top candidate at Tennessee church

371

Mohler to be nominated for SBC president

372

Greenway inaugurated as ninth Southwestern president

373

Shane Pruitt named NAMB next gen evangelism director

374

AAEO Sets New Record with $62.2M; Caring Well Conference Recap

375

Whitfield Named Associate VP; LMCO and CP Both Exceed Budget Expectations

376

New LifeWay Research Highlights Voting Patterns and Desire for Civility in Politics

377

Inauguration of Ronnie Floyd Highlights SBCEC Fall Meeting

378

Baptism Sunday Recap; SBC Pastor Lost to Suicide

379

SBC Executive Committee Names Jonathan Howe as Vice President of Communications

380

Multisite Churches to Be Issued SBC ID Numbers for Better Tracking

381

SBC Leaders Cast Vision, Announce Theme for #SBC20

382

Bible Tariffs Relaxed; Oklahoma Youth Pastor Arrested

383

NAMB Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit; Southwestern Issues Response to Sexual Assault Lawsuit

384

Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Texas Church; More Responses to Founders Documentary Trailer

385

Augie Boto Announces Retirement; Seminary Presidents Voice Concern Over Documentary Trailer

386

Baptist College Realigning with Its Statement of Faith; An Interview with Mary DeMuth

387

Earthquakes and Flooding Prompt Send Relief Response; an Interview with David Melber and Vance Pitman

388

Former IMB Missionary Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges

389

Ben Mandrell Nominated to Lead LifeWay; An Interview with Ronnie Floyd, Kevin Ezell, and Paul Chitwood

390

Three More Sex Abuse Charges Surface; An Interview with Dr. Jamie Dew and Dr. Adam Greenway

391

2019 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

392

Jamie Dew Named New President at NOBTS; SBC Annual Meeting Details

393

SBC Executive Committee Announces Possible Revision of Sex Abuse Prevention Proposal

394

2019 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

395

Dr. Jamie Dew Recommended as Next President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

396

SBC Deep State and a Birmingham Food & Fun Preview

397

Horn Elected as Louisiana State Exec.; Yeats to be Nominated for 23rd Term as Recording Secretary

398

Texas Church Removed from SBTC for Retaining Sex Offender as Pastor

399

Committee on Nominations Proposes New Trustee Slate

400

SBTS Promotes Hall to Provost; Greear to Be Nominated for Second Term

401

Southwestern Removes Stained Glass Windows Depicting Patterson, Pressler, and Others

402

Ronnie Floyd Named President of SBC Executive Committee

403

SBC Women’s Leadership Network Launches

404

LifeWay to Close Stores Nationwide; SBCEC Calls Special Meeting to Vote on Presidential Candidate

405

Proposed Texas Law Would Allow Churches to Share Sexual Abuse Allegations

406

Brad Waggoner Named Acting CEO and President of LifeWay

407

Greenway Elected President at SWBTS; Bylaws Workgroup Responds to Greear

408

An Interview with Dr. Adam W. Greenway, the New President of Southwestern Seminary

409

Greear Addresses Sex Abuse in the SBC

410

Abuse of Faith Series Shines Light on Sexual Abuse Problem in the SBC

411

SBC EC Search Team Responds to Questions About Minority Candidates; Chitwood Installed as IMB President

412

“Who’s Your One?” Announced; Greear Names Resolutions Committee

413

Curtis Woods Named Resolutions Committee Chairman

414

Former SBC President Bailey Smith Dies; MacDonald to Take Indefinite Sabbatical

415

SBC President J.D. Greear Launches Evangelism Initiative

416

10 Questions for the SBC in 2019

417

2018 – The SBC Year in Review

418

MacDonald Steps Down from Pastors’ Conference; Aderholdt Indicted for Sexual Assault

419

Fire at FBC Bossier City; SBTS Releases Report on Slavery and Racism

420

Felix Cabrera Named New Exec in Puerto Rico; CP Bounces Back

421

Bryant Wright Begins Succession Plan at Johnson Ferry; State Convention Recaps

422

ETS and 2018 State Convention Annual Meeting Recaps

423

Chitwood Elected IMB President; Hankins Announces Retirement

424

Paul Chitwood Announced as Candidate for IMB Presidency

425

State Convention Recaps Out West & a New State Exec in Wyoming

426

SBC Pastors’ Conference Announces 2019 Lineup

427

SWBTS Trustees Ratify Decision to Dismiss Patterson

428

2017-18 LMCO Finishes at Nearly $159 Million; NOBTS Search Team Named

429

An Interview with IMB Missionaries William and Heidi Haun

430

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Hits Record High; Chuck Kelley Announces Retirement from NOBTS

431

Meador Named IMB Interim President; 66 New Missionaries Appointed

432

Greear Casts Vision for SBC and Annual Meeting; Platt to Leave IMB Sept. 27

433

Send Relief Readies for Florence Recovery; Hammond Elected State Exec. in Georgia

434

An Interview with Jim Law; Lynn Nikkel to Retire

435

Thom Rainer Announces Retirement from LifeWay

436

Southwestern Names Presidential Search Committee

437

NAMB Launches Evangelism Group, Names Executive Director

438

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settled by BGCO and Falls Creek

439

Personnel Cuts at WMU; Chairman of Peace Committee Dies

440

Presidential Study Group on Sexual Abuse Formed

441

Data Breach at IMB and an Interview with Hance Dilbeck

442

Sexual Abuse Allegations Continue to Emerge Against Southern Baptist Pastors and Leaders

443

Southern Baptist Resigns as Head of EPA

444

Criswell College Receives $5M Gift; A Discussion on Calvinism in the SBC

445

IMB Issues Statement on Child Abuse and Sexual Harassment; Plus an Interview with Andrew Hebert

446

2018 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

447

ACP Report Shows Increase in Churches and Attendance, Decrease in Baptisms

448

2018 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

449

Dr. Paige Patterson Terminated by Southwestern Trustees

450

An Interview with J.D. Greear

451

Patterson Removed as President at Southwestern, Given Emeritus Title

452

An Interview with Ken Hemphill

453

Dr. Timothy George to Step Down after 30 Years as Dean at Beeson

454

Patterson Issues Statement of Apology; Full Board Meeting Scheduled at SWBTS

455

Patterson Comments, Recordings, Falling Enrollment at Seminary Draw Criticism

456

Trustee Nominees Named; Q&A with Presidential Candidates

457

SBC Executive Committee Chooses Presidential Search Team

458

A Conversation with Dr. Jason Duesing about the Committee on Resolutions

459

Draper Named SBC EC Ambassador; LMCO Receipts up 4.4%

460

Georgia Baptist Church Expelled from Local Association over Racist Actions

461

Frank Page Resigns as Executive Committee President, Confesses to Moral Failure

462

Campaigning Takes the Spotlight in SBC President Race

463

Two IMB Missionaries Killed in Africa

464

Danny Wood to Be Nominated for Pastors’ Conference; CP Giving Ahead of Budget

465

IMB Presidential Search Team Announced

466

Rev. Billy Graham Passes Away at 99

467

David Platt to Leave IMB; SBC Pastors’ Conference Lineup Announced

468

Southern Baptist Church at Center of Sexual Abuse Discussion

469

J.D. Greear and Ken Hemphill to be Nominated for SBC Presidency

470

SBC Added as Defendant in Pressler Lawsuit; Separate Suit against NAMB Allowed to Proceed

471

Lottie Moon Giving Up 4.1%; SBC18 Theme Announced

472

GuideStone Announces Sale of Dallas Headquarters

473

10 Questions for the SBC in 2018

474

2017 – The Year in Review

475

Prayer Emphasis for 2018 and the Most Fascinating Southern Baptists of 2017

476

Judge Paul Pressler Accused of Sexual Assaulting a 14-year-old Boy

477

New IMB Chairman Named and a Discussion on Israel

478

Dilbeck Recommended to Lead Oklahoma Baptists, a Discussion on Sexual Harassment, and #MyLottieStory

479

State Convention Recaps, Museum of the Bible, and US Presidents

480

State Convention Meeting Recaps from Sea to Shining Sea

481

Tragedy Strikes in Texas; Financial Woes at SWBTS

482

CP Giving Drops to Start the Fiscal Year; FBC Columbia Denies Abuse Claims

483

Tennessee Baptists Speak Out Against Racist Rallies

484

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Hits Record High; An Interview with Nathan Lorick

485

Minister’s Housing Allowance in Jeopardy Again; An Interview with Dr. Taffey Hall

486

CP Giving Ends FY17 Above Budget and an Interview with Jeff Dodge

487

An Open Letter to President Trump and an Interview with Dr. Albert Mohler

488

EC Meeting Recap & an Interview on Higher Education with Adam Greenway

489

Gaines Advocates for Confederate Statue Removal; Platt to Join McLean Bible Church as Teaching Pastor

490

NAMB Honored for Send Relief; An Interview with Jen Wilkin

491

Hurricane Harvey and an Interview with James Merritt

492

SBC Pastor Ronnie Floyd Named President of National Day of Prayer

493

SBC Leaders React to Charlottesville Violence

494

Senator Ben Sasse to Speak at ERLC National Conference

495

Walter Strickland Named Assoc. VP; A Discussion on Race and the SBC

496

Send Conference Orlando Recap with Dustin Willis

497

Nathan Lorick named Colorado Exec.; MBTS Makes Faculty Addition

498

Samford University Withdraws from Baptist Funding; New Hires at NAMB and MBTS

499

Hobby Lobby Fined for Bible Artifact Acquisitions; CP Ahead of Budget

500

Religious Liberty Court Decisions Abound; Falls Creek Celebrates 100 Years

501

Jim Wells Dies; SBCAL Appoints Study Committee

502

2017 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

503

Baptisms Continue Decline; Number of Churches Increase; LMCO Returns to Normal Levels

504

Relaxed Dress Code in Phoenix; New VPs at Southern Seminary

505

NAMB Responds to McRaney Lawsuit; An Interview with Nate Millican about Phoenix

506

SBC President Steve Gaines Talks Year One, His Nomination, and #SBC17

507

H.B. Charles to Be Nominated for Pastors’ Conference Presidency

508

Nominations Committee Report and an Interview with Matt Capps and John Mark Harrison

509

2017 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

510

Prestonwood Renews CP Commitment; SWBTS Apologizes for Photo; an Extended Interview with Dr. Danny Akin

511

NAMB Lawsuit; Seminary Trustee Reports; Pastors’ Conference Nominee

512

Randy Davis Named Chairman of Committee on Committees; Big News from Seminaries

513

SEBTS to Offer Minority Missions Trip Assistance; MBTS Breaks Ground on Student Center

514

Committee on Resolutions Named; Tragedy in Texas

515

Statements from ERLC and Dr. Moore Signal Unity & an Interview about the Cooperative Program

516

Meeting Between Moore and Page Signals Unity

517

McNeil Named New Indiana Exec; EC Names Ad Hoc Committee Members

518

Executive Committee Chairman Stephen Rummage Discusses CP Escrowing

519

Prestonwood Announces Escrow of CP Funds; SBC Executive Committee Responds

520

SBC President Steve Gaines Speaks Out on Convention Issues

521

Multi-Racial SBC Church Merger in Jacksonville, FL

522

CP Back Above Budget; SEBTS Hires New Diversity Director

523

VP Mike Pence and March for Life Highlight Evangelicals for Life Conference

524

Abortion Rate at New Low; ERLC Policy Agenda Set for 2017

525

The Gettys to Lead Worship at 2017 SBC Pastors’ Conference

526

10 Questions for the Southern Baptist Convention in 2017

527

2016: The SBC Year in Review

528

Pastors Conference Roster Released, ERLC in the News

529

Call to Prayer in 2017 and an Interview with Dr. Mike Routt

530

Cooperative Program Giving Drops Again & an Interview with Dr. Michael Wilkinson

531

Wildfires Ravage Tennessee Homes & Churches and an Interview with Dr. Matthew Hall

532

2016 State Convention Annual Meeting Recaps and More

533

IMB Reports a Balanced Budget and Missionary Increase for 2017

534

Election 2016 Recap and an Interview with Dr. Jamie Dew

535

CP Giving Falls Below Budget and an Interview with Dr. John Mark Yeats

536

How Churches and Church Members Are (or Are Not) Celebrating Halloween

537

The Presidential Candidate Evangelicals Will Be Voting For Is…

538

Second Largest Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Ever; Entity Trustee Reports

539

Former Southern Baptist Official Claims He Started the Obama Birther Movement; CP Sees Budget Surplus

540

New Study from LifeWay Research Sheds Light on the State of Theology in America

541

SBC Executive Committee Meeting Wrap Up & New ERLC VP

542

Pastoral Compensation Increases; Kentucky Posts Record for Giving

543

Inaugural Convocation at Gateway Seminary and an Interview with Keith Whitfield

544

Insanity of God Encore Showing Planned, Conference Recaps, and a Trustee Report

545

Edgar Aponte named VP of Mobilization at IMB; Barrett Duke headed to Montana

546

Disaster Relief in Louisiana, Restructuring at GuideStone, and an Interview with Brian Frye

547

Religious Freedom Threat Removed from California Bill

548

WMU Hires New Executive Director; Alabama Pastor Fired amid Racism Dispute

549

Ohio Affirms Intent for 50/50; Southern Baptists and the Democratic Platform

550

Burk Named CBMW President; Southern Baptists and the GOP Platform

551

Pastor of the Largest SBC Church in America Fired for Alcohol Abuse

552

Major Religious Liberty Concern in California and an Interview with Dr. Christian George

553

Research on the Unchurched in America and an Interview with NAMB’s Mark Clifton

554

SBC Leaders Named to Trump Advisory Board; Hispanic Pastors Group Responds

555

2016 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

556

Record-Breaking Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and 7 Questions for the Annual Meeting

557

SBC Annual Meeting Preview Episode

558

Seminary Graduations, Trump Meeting, and a Preview of St. Louis

559

Ed Stetzer Headed to Wheaton and an Interview with Doug Munton

560

Discipleship Task Force Named, Another SBCPC President Nominee, and an Interview with Bart Barber

561

Annual Meeting Schedule and an Interview with Art Snead from Ridgecrest

562

Amy Whitfield Named Assistant Parliamentarian for SBC16

563

An Interview with David Crosby and Seminary Trustee Reports

564

An Interview with Steve Gaines; Record Enrollment at Midwestern

565

An Interview with J.D. Greear and LifeWay’s 125 Anniversary

566

Church Security, Religious Liberty, and an Interview with Karen Allen

567

Crosby for SBC President, Committee on Resolutions, and an Interview with Barry McCarty

568

Committee on Committees Named; Technology and the SBC

569

Gaines to Be Nominated for SBC President; Hall Named SBHLA Director

570

J.D. Greear to Be Nominated for SBC President

571

1,132 Total Personnel Transitioning Out of IMB; ExComm Recap

572

Research on Planned Parenthood Videos; Changes to the MDiv at Southeastern

573

WMU Names Search Committee; NARAL Commercial Response Sparks Online Debate

574

New LifeWay HQ Plans Revealed

575

SBC Pastors Conference Preview and a Recap of Evangelicals for Life & GC2

576

Pastor Saeed Released; Trump Speaks at Liberty U

577

More changes at IMB and Wanda Lee announces retirement from WMU

578

CP Giving Dips, but Remains on Pace for Increase

579

16 Questions for the SBC in 2016

580

2015 — The SBC Year in Review

581

Are SBC Churches Unknowingly Funding a Cult?

582

Church Planting Research and State Convention Recaps

583

Job Openings, State Convention Annual Meetings, and Rosa Parks

584

ETS, Disc Golf, The Ark Encounter, and Thanksgiving Research

585

Kevin Smith Elected KBC President and an Interview with Micah Fries about the SBC 500

586

Cooperative Program Giving and State Convention Recaps

587

IMB Live Stream Recap and LifeWay Research Spotlight

588

Seminary Reports, Women Pastors, and the IMB Live Stream

589

Seminary Trustee Meetings Recap and a Big Night for Lecrae

590

Cooperative Program Giving Increase and an Interview with Dr. Adam Greenway

591

SBC Symposium Recap and Animal Care

592

Executive Committee Recap and an Interview with David Platt

593

A New Day in Georgia and a New Leader in West Virginia

594

SBC Symposium Preview with Dr. Jason Allen

595

An Open Letter from David Platt to the SBC

596

IMB Restructuring and Budget Balancing

597

A Great Commission Resurgence: Five Years Later

598

Hispanic Diversity in the SBC – An Interview with Juan Sanchez

599

Send Conference Recap

600

Global Hunger Relief & New Research from LifeWay

601

Previewing Nashville for the Send Conference

602

Planned Parenthood and an interview with Dan Darling from ERLC

603

Hip Hop, New Hires, and an Interview with Kevin Smith

604

Send Conference Preview & an Interview with Kevin Ezell

605

Charleston; SCOTUS; and Kelly King on Women in the SBC

606

SBC Recap: Columbus, Unity, and Momentum

607

ACP Report, CP & Lottie Moon, and a Columbus, OH, Preview with Nick Nye

608

SBC Preview with Julio Arriola

609

SBC Preview with Ronnie Floyd