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SBC This Week — 591 episodes

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

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

36

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

37

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

38

7 areas to watch in the SBC in 2025

39

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

40

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

41

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

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

43

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

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SBCPC #14 - Focus on the Family

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

46

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

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

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

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

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

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

52

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

53

Baptism Sunday; Committee on Nominations; Keith Harper dies

54

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

55

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

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

57

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

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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

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

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

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SBCPC #8 - D.J. Horton & Juan Sánchez

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

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

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

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

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

68

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

69

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

83

LMCO Week of Prayer; the ERLC attends Supreme Court arguments

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Trump selects former pastor, chaplain to lead VA

85

IMB commissions 50 at Tennessee Baptist Convention

86

Trump wins presidency; Abortion fails in Florida

87

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

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SWBTS trustee report; Interview with Shane Pruitt

89

Record LMCO and AAEO announced; New name for SEBTS college

90

Helene relief continues as Milton relief begins

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

92

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

93

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

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SBDR responds to Hurricane Francine; ERLC board meets

95

China shuts down international adoption; CP giving up in August

96

Lifeway trustee meeting & Send Network gathering recaps

97

SBC25 kickoff event held in DFW

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Collegiate Week recap & SBDR still at work after Debby

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SBDR responding to hurricane and flooding; SBC Serve Sunday

100

IMB Olympic outreach in full swing

101

ERLC leadership confusion & a fire at First Baptist Dallas

102

Southern Baptist ethnic research leader dies in drowning accident

103

Hurricane Beryl hits Texas and an interview with Jonathan Howe

104

Trail Life and an interview with Mark Hancock

105

Wildfires in New Mexico and an interview with Nathan Finn

106

SBC Annual Meeting in review

107

SBC Annual Meeting on the horizon

108

Resolutions and a conversation with the Cooperation Group

109

Queen indicted in federal investigation

110

Billy Graham statue unveiled; IMB commissions 83 missionaries

111

ACP results show spike in baptisms, growth in attendance

112

Cooperation Group releases report and recommendations

113

Clyde Meador dies; CoC named, CoN releases report

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

115

Solar Eclipse and Baptism Sunday

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Groza nominated to lead Gateway

117

Easter week and ERLC headlines

118

Iorg unanimously elected to lead SBC Executive Committee

119

IVF conversation centerpiece of ERLC work

120

AAEO Season & Committee on Resolutions named for SBC24

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Iorg announced as EC president/CEO candidate

122

EC meets, announces potential presidential candidate meeting

123

IMB appoints 62 new missionaries; Henry Blackaby dies

124

CP update and a candidate for the 2025 Pastors’ Conference

125

Keahbone to be nominated for SBC President

126

Hammond withdraws from consideration for EC presidency

127

Southern Baptists respond to cold weather across the nation

128

EC to present presidential candidate in February

129

Junior Hill dies at age 87

130

Top ten stories of 2023 & an interview with Bart Barber

131

Tornadoes sweep across Tennessee; Missouri church ransacked

132

IMB Week of Prayer and SBC task force updates

133

EC president search update; Rosalynn Carter dies

134

Gaines announces cancer diagnosis; An interview with Amy Whitfield

135

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

136

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

137

$4.8 million gift kicks off LMCO season for IMB

138

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

139

Israel-Hamas war sparks worldwide interest; Seminary trustee recaps

140

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

141

Giving totals announced, AAEO hits record high

142

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

143

September EC Meeting Recap

144

SBC EC Reduces Staff; An Interview with Jared Wellman

145

Southern Baptists respond in wake of Hurricane Idalia

146

ARITF Update, Lifeway Trustees Meet

147

Credential Committee leaders announced; Dockery installed at SWBTS

148

McLaurin resigns, Howe named interim at SBC Executive Committee

149

Barber names new ARTIF chair, cooperation chair

150

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

151

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

152

Lifeway reverses course on shuttering LifewayWorship.com

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

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Healthy Ministry Collaboration Between Seasoned & Emerging Pastors

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SWBTS student advances on America’s Got Talent

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Former SWBTS president Russell Dilday dies at 92

157

2023 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

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2023 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

159

SWBTS holds special trustee meeting; Lifeway opens new HQ

160

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

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NAMB responds to McRaney suit; IMB appoints 92 missionaries

162

Florida Baptists victimized by fraud; Illinois DR worker dies

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Wellman recommendation declined by EC, new search team formed

164

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

165

Charles Stanley dies; Dockery named president at SWBTS

166

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

167

EC to hold special meeting; Patterson case dismissed

168

2023 Committee on Resolutions announced

169

Former SBC President Johnny Hunt sues SBC, EC, Guidepost

170

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

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

172

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

173

EC meeting recap and a history of Article III

174

Asbury revival; Barber to be re-nominated

175

NAMB, IMB hold trustee meetings; CP giving above budget

176

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

177

Mullin named ERLC VP; MBTS lands $2.5M gift

178

Pair of plane crashes claim lives of Southern Baptists

179

Stand for Life launches; Send Relief update from Ukraine

180

Martin to leave Hawaii-Pacific post; Bobbye Rankin dies

181

10 questions for the SBC in 2023

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2022: The Year in Review in the SBC

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Seminaries host graduations; African American leadership institute set to launch

184

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

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

186

Thanksgiving & state annual meetings

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

Southwestern announces staff reduction; Dove Award winners announced

191

SWBTS trustees meet; State convention recaps

192

Barber interviewed on 60 Minutes; SBDR serves 500K meals

193

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

194

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

195

Greenway resigns at Southwestern; EC meeting recap

196

Leatherwood elected ERLC president; Carter joins Send Network team

197

SBC23 hotel info released; Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

198

Tucker announces retirement; Chandler to take leave of absence

199

SBC pastor pay report; SBC23 kickoff

200

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

201

Barber names ARITF; Missionary scholarships increased

202

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

203

ERLC president search winding down; Allen leaves Southwestern

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

An interview with SBC president Bart Barber

208

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

209

Roe overturned by SCOTUS; EC search team seeks recommendations

210

SBC22 Recap Episode: Barber elected SBC President

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

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SBC22 preview episode

213

SATF proposes recommendations, EC amends budgets to provide funds

214

SATF report released; Hunt out at NAMB

215

Send Conference returns; IMB appoints 56 missionaries

216

ACP report shows increase in baptisms, giving, churches

217

SBC Presidential Candidate forum hosted in Keller, Texas

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

Rice withdraws, Barber enters race for SBC president

222

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

223

Ascol, Hadaway to be nominated for SBC presidency

224

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

225

Robinson to chair EC president search; call for prayer issued

226

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

227

EC meeting recap; ERLC search committee update

228

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

229

Trustee reports from IMB & WMU; Ethnic fellowships affirm McLaurin

230

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

231

Pearson to Leave EC; Sanchez Joins SWBTS Faculty

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

Questions for 2022 in the Southern Baptist Convention

236

The Year in Review in the SBC

237

Most Fascinating Southern Baptists of 2021

238

Tornadoes wreak havoc across Mid-South, Southern Baptists respond

239

Pastors’ Conference speakers announced; CP giving remains above budget

240

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

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

242

Georgia pastor ministers during murder trial; state convention roundup

243

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

244

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

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

246

EC meets, announces new legal agreements; State convention recaps

247

Mike Stone sues Russell Moore; Seminary trustee meetings roundup

248

Floyd resigns as EC president; Committee on Cooperation named

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

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

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IMB updates vaccine policy; Guidepost to conduct EC independent review

254

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

255

Trevin Wax on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

256

Three states increase CP giving; Porter to run Baptist Press

257

Litton visits border, announces theme for #SBC22

258

Dove Award nominees announced; California wildfire destroys church

259

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

260

Southern Baptist seminaries recognized for continued growth

261

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

262

Personnel moves in the Convention and an interview with Todd Unzicker

263

Litton names task force; ERLC search team named

264

An interview with Ed Litton

265

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

266

#SBC21 Recap Episode

267

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

268

Patterson responds to SWBTS allegations; Wax headed to NAMB

269

#SBC21 Preview Episode

270

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

271

Moore leaves ERLC; Dilbeck named president-elect at GuideStone

272

Send Conference schedule released; Judson trustees vote to close college

273

NAMB requests collegiate ministry assignment, CP giving above budget

274

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

275

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

276

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

277

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

278

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

279

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

280

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

281

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

282

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

283

SBC EC meeting wrap up; Lorick named SBTC exec

284

NAMB appeals to SCOTUS; Stone sits down with BP

285

Zacharias report shows years of sex abuse; SWBTS settles lawsuit

286

NAMB trustees affirm cooperation; ERLC Study Task Force releases report

287

Lifeway agrees to sale of building, approves ministry assignment changes

288

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

289

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

290

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

291

10 Questions for 2021

292

2020 Year in Review

293

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

294

2021 SBC calendar released; ERLC amicus brief clarified

295

Seminary presidents issue statement; Legal updates from around the SBC

296

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

297

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

298

Richards announces departure from SBTC; State convention recaps

299

WMU faces financial challenges; Election results in mixed outcomes

300

Mohler to be nominated for SBC president; Falwell sues Liberty

301

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

302

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

303

Giving totals for 2020 show generosity and faithfulness of Southern Baptists

304

LifeWay files suit against Rainer; GuideStone forms presidential search committee

305

EC adopts FY21 budgets; Pearson named CFO

306

Annual Meeting theme announced; Hurricane Sally hits Gulf Coast

307

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

308

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

309

LifeWay makes cuts for FY21; Falwell out at Liberty

310

Body of pastor’s wife found; Townes announces retirement

311

Trustee meetings moved online; Falwell on administrative leave at Liberty

312

WMU to offer voluntary retirement; Pastor gets camel

313

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

314

Texas church planter hit and killed by 18-wheeler

315

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

316

SCOTUS rules in favor of religious liberty, cites ERLC brief

317

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

318

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

319

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

320

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

321

ACP report shows continued decline; SBC Advance recap

322

George Floyd death draws response from Southern Baptist leaders

323

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

324

LifeWay cancels summer camps due to COVID-19

325

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

326

LifeWay announces budget cuts, end of World Changers program

327

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

328

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

329

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

330

SBC to host online prayer gathering on Good Friday

331

2020 SBC Annual Meeting Canceled

332

SBC entities respond to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

333

The SBC and COVID-19

334

Bryant Wright named president of Send Relief

335

EC task force named; Palmer announces retirement

336

Vision 2025 presentation by Ronnie Floyd

337

Vision 2025 unveiled; EC forms study task force

338

Pastors’ Conference lineup announced; New network launches

339

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

340

Dew inaugurated at NOBTS; an interview with George Schroeder

341

President Trump Speaks at March for Life

342

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

343

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

344

10 Questions for the SBC in 2020

345

2019 Year in Review

346

McLaurin named EC vice president for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization

347

Yanes named to Asian American Relations Post

348

SBC Credentials Committee establishes online submission portal

349

Southern Baptists well represented at ETS

350

New Caring Well guide released; State convention recaps

351

Arriola joins SBCEC in Hispanic relations and mobilization role

352

Pastor accused of abuse top candidate at Tennessee church

353

Mohler to be nominated for SBC president

354

Greenway inaugurated as ninth Southwestern president

355

Shane Pruitt named NAMB next gen evangelism director

356

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

357

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

358

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

359

Inauguration of Ronnie Floyd Highlights SBCEC Fall Meeting

360

Baptism Sunday Recap; SBC Pastor Lost to Suicide

361

SBC Executive Committee Names Jonathan Howe as Vice President of Communications

362

Multisite Churches to Be Issued SBC ID Numbers for Better Tracking

363

SBC Leaders Cast Vision, Announce Theme for #SBC20

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Bible Tariffs Relaxed; Oklahoma Youth Pastor Arrested

365

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

366

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

367

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

368

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

369

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

370

Former IMB Missionary Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges

371

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

372

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

373

2019 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

374

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

375

SBC Executive Committee Announces Possible Revision of Sex Abuse Prevention Proposal

376

2019 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

377

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

378

SBC Deep State and a Birmingham Food & Fun Preview

379

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

380

Texas Church Removed from SBTC for Retaining Sex Offender as Pastor

381

Committee on Nominations Proposes New Trustee Slate

382

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

383

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

384

Ronnie Floyd Named President of SBC Executive Committee

385

SBC Women’s Leadership Network Launches

386

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

387

Proposed Texas Law Would Allow Churches to Share Sexual Abuse Allegations

388

Brad Waggoner Named Acting CEO and President of LifeWay

389

Greenway Elected President at SWBTS; Bylaws Workgroup Responds to Greear

390

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

391

Greear Addresses Sex Abuse in the SBC

392

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

393

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

394

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

395

Curtis Woods Named Resolutions Committee Chairman

396

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

397

SBC President J.D. Greear Launches Evangelism Initiative

398

10 Questions for the SBC in 2019

399

2018 – The SBC Year in Review

400

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

401

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

402

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

403

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

404

ETS and 2018 State Convention Annual Meeting Recaps

405

Chitwood Elected IMB President; Hankins Announces Retirement

406

Paul Chitwood Announced as Candidate for IMB Presidency

407

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

408

SBC Pastors’ Conference Announces 2019 Lineup

409

SWBTS Trustees Ratify Decision to Dismiss Patterson

410

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

411

An Interview with IMB Missionaries William and Heidi Haun

412

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

413

Meador Named IMB Interim President; 66 New Missionaries Appointed

414

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

415

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

416

An Interview with Jim Law; Lynn Nikkel to Retire

417

Thom Rainer Announces Retirement from LifeWay

418

Southwestern Names Presidential Search Committee

419

NAMB Launches Evangelism Group, Names Executive Director

420

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settled by BGCO and Falls Creek

421

Personnel Cuts at WMU; Chairman of Peace Committee Dies

422

Presidential Study Group on Sexual Abuse Formed

423

Data Breach at IMB and an Interview with Hance Dilbeck

424

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

425

Southern Baptist Resigns as Head of EPA

426

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

427

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

428

2018 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

429

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

430

2018 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

431

Dr. Paige Patterson Terminated by Southwestern Trustees

432

An Interview with J.D. Greear

433

Patterson Removed as President at Southwestern, Given Emeritus Title

434

An Interview with Ken Hemphill

435

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

436

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

437

Patterson Comments, Recordings, Falling Enrollment at Seminary Draw Criticism

438

Trustee Nominees Named; Q&A with Presidential Candidates

439

SBC Executive Committee Chooses Presidential Search Team

440

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

441

Draper Named SBC EC Ambassador; LMCO Receipts up 4.4%

442

Georgia Baptist Church Expelled from Local Association over Racist Actions

443

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

444

Campaigning Takes the Spotlight in SBC President Race

445

Two IMB Missionaries Killed in Africa

446

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

447

IMB Presidential Search Team Announced

448

Rev. Billy Graham Passes Away at 99

449

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

450

Southern Baptist Church at Center of Sexual Abuse Discussion

451

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

452

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

453

Lottie Moon Giving Up 4.1%; SBC18 Theme Announced

454

GuideStone Announces Sale of Dallas Headquarters

455

10 Questions for the SBC in 2018

456

2017 – The Year in Review

457

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

458

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

459

New IMB Chairman Named and a Discussion on Israel

460

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

461

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

462

State Convention Meeting Recaps from Sea to Shining Sea

463

Tragedy Strikes in Texas; Financial Woes at SWBTS

464

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

465

Tennessee Baptists Speak Out Against Racist Rallies

466

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

467

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

468

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

469

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

470

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

471

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

472

NAMB Honored for Send Relief; An Interview with Jen Wilkin

473

Hurricane Harvey and an Interview with James Merritt

474

SBC Pastor Ronnie Floyd Named President of National Day of Prayer

475

SBC Leaders React to Charlottesville Violence

476

Senator Ben Sasse to Speak at ERLC National Conference

477

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

478

Send Conference Orlando Recap with Dustin Willis

479

Nathan Lorick named Colorado Exec.; MBTS Makes Faculty Addition

480

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

481

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

482

Religious Liberty Court Decisions Abound; Falls Creek Celebrates 100 Years

483

Jim Wells Dies; SBCAL Appoints Study Committee

484

2017 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

485

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

486

Relaxed Dress Code in Phoenix; New VPs at Southern Seminary

487

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

488

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

489

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

490

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

491

2017 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

492

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

493

NAMB Lawsuit; Seminary Trustee Reports; Pastors’ Conference Nominee

494

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

495

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

496

Committee on Resolutions Named; Tragedy in Texas

497

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

498

Meeting Between Moore and Page Signals Unity

499

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

500

Executive Committee Chairman Stephen Rummage Discusses CP Escrowing

501

Prestonwood Announces Escrow of CP Funds; SBC Executive Committee Responds

502

SBC President Steve Gaines Speaks Out on Convention Issues

503

Multi-Racial SBC Church Merger in Jacksonville, FL

504

CP Back Above Budget; SEBTS Hires New Diversity Director

505

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

506

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

507

The Gettys to Lead Worship at 2017 SBC Pastors’ Conference

508

10 Questions for the Southern Baptist Convention in 2017

509

2016: The SBC Year in Review

510

Pastors Conference Roster Released, ERLC in the News

511

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

512

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

513

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

514

2016 State Convention Annual Meeting Recaps and More

515

IMB Reports a Balanced Budget and Missionary Increase for 2017

516

Election 2016 Recap and an Interview with Dr. Jamie Dew

517

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

518

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

519

The Presidential Candidate Evangelicals Will Be Voting For Is…

520

Second Largest Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Ever; Entity Trustee Reports

521

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

522

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

523

SBC Executive Committee Meeting Wrap Up & New ERLC VP

524

Pastoral Compensation Increases; Kentucky Posts Record for Giving

525

Inaugural Convocation at Gateway Seminary and an Interview with Keith Whitfield

526

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

527

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

528

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

529

Religious Freedom Threat Removed from California Bill

530

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

531

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

532

Burk Named CBMW President; Southern Baptists and the GOP Platform

533

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

534

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

535

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

536

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

537

2016 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

538

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

539

SBC Annual Meeting Preview Episode

540

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

541

Ed Stetzer Headed to Wheaton and an Interview with Doug Munton

542

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

543

Annual Meeting Schedule and an Interview with Art Snead from Ridgecrest

544

Amy Whitfield Named Assistant Parliamentarian for SBC16

545

An Interview with David Crosby and Seminary Trustee Reports

546

An Interview with Steve Gaines; Record Enrollment at Midwestern

547

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

548

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

549

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

550

Committee on Committees Named; Technology and the SBC

551

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

552

J.D. Greear to Be Nominated for SBC President

553

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

554

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

555

WMU Names Search Committee; NARAL Commercial Response Sparks Online Debate

556

New LifeWay HQ Plans Revealed

557

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

558

Pastor Saeed Released; Trump Speaks at Liberty U

559

More changes at IMB and Wanda Lee announces retirement from WMU

560

CP Giving Dips, but Remains on Pace for Increase

561

16 Questions for the SBC in 2016

562

2015 — The SBC Year in Review

563

Are SBC Churches Unknowingly Funding a Cult?

564

Church Planting Research and State Convention Recaps

565

Job Openings, State Convention Annual Meetings, and Rosa Parks

566

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

567

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

568

Cooperative Program Giving and State Convention Recaps

569

IMB Live Stream Recap and LifeWay Research Spotlight

570

Seminary Reports, Women Pastors, and the IMB Live Stream

571

Seminary Trustee Meetings Recap and a Big Night for Lecrae

572

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

573

SBC Symposium Recap and Animal Care

574

Executive Committee Recap and an Interview with David Platt

575

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

576

SBC Symposium Preview with Dr. Jason Allen

577

An Open Letter from David Platt to the SBC

578

IMB Restructuring and Budget Balancing

579

A Great Commission Resurgence: Five Years Later

580

Hispanic Diversity in the SBC – An Interview with Juan Sanchez

581

Send Conference Recap

582

Global Hunger Relief & New Research from LifeWay

583

Previewing Nashville for the Send Conference

584

Planned Parenthood and an interview with Dan Darling from ERLC

585

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

586

Send Conference Preview & an Interview with Kevin Ezell

587

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

588

SBC Recap: Columbus, Unity, and Momentum

589

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

590

SBC Preview with Julio Arriola

591

SBC Preview with Ronnie Floyd