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SBC This Week — 602 episodes

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

2026 SBC Annual Meeting recap

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Josh Powell

10

Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Willy Rice

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

7 areas to watch in the SBC in 2025

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

SBCPC #14 - Focus on the Family

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

61

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

63

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

64

Baptism Sunday; Committee on Nominations; Keith Harper dies

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

71

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

73

SBCPC #8 - D.J. Horton & Juan Sánchez

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

LMCO Week of Prayer; the ERLC attends Supreme Court arguments

95

Trump selects former pastor, chaplain to lead VA

96

IMB commissions 50 at Tennessee Baptist Convention

97

Trump wins presidency; Abortion fails in Florida

98

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

99

SWBTS trustee report; Interview with Shane Pruitt

100

Record LMCO and AAEO announced; New name for SEBTS college

101

Helene relief continues as Milton relief begins

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

SBDR responds to Hurricane Francine; ERLC board meets

106

China shuts down international adoption; CP giving up in August

107

Lifeway trustee meeting & Send Network gathering recaps

108

SBC25 kickoff event held in DFW

109

Collegiate Week recap & SBDR still at work after Debby

110

SBDR responding to hurricane and flooding; SBC Serve Sunday

111

IMB Olympic outreach in full swing

112

ERLC leadership confusion & a fire at First Baptist Dallas

113

Southern Baptist ethnic research leader dies in drowning accident

114

Hurricane Beryl hits Texas and an interview with Jonathan Howe

115

Trail Life and an interview with Mark Hancock

116

Wildfires in New Mexico and an interview with Nathan Finn

117

SBC Annual Meeting in review

118

SBC Annual Meeting on the horizon

119

Resolutions and a conversation with the Cooperation Group

120

Queen indicted in federal investigation

121

Billy Graham statue unveiled; IMB commissions 83 missionaries

122

ACP results show spike in baptisms, growth in attendance

123

Cooperation Group releases report and recommendations

124

Clyde Meador dies; CoC named, CoN releases report

125

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

126

Solar Eclipse and Baptism Sunday

127

Groza nominated to lead Gateway

128

Easter week and ERLC headlines

129

Iorg unanimously elected to lead SBC Executive Committee

130

IVF conversation centerpiece of ERLC work

131

AAEO Season & Committee on Resolutions named for SBC24

132

Iorg announced as EC president/CEO candidate

133

EC meets, announces potential presidential candidate meeting

134

IMB appoints 62 new missionaries; Henry Blackaby dies

135

CP update and a candidate for the 2025 Pastors’ Conference

136

Keahbone to be nominated for SBC President

137

Hammond withdraws from consideration for EC presidency

138

Southern Baptists respond to cold weather across the nation

139

EC to present presidential candidate in February

140

Junior Hill dies at age 87

141

Top ten stories of 2023 & an interview with Bart Barber

142

Tornadoes sweep across Tennessee; Missouri church ransacked

143

IMB Week of Prayer and SBC task force updates

144

EC president search update; Rosalynn Carter dies

145

Gaines announces cancer diagnosis; An interview with Amy Whitfield

146

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

147

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

148

$4.8 million gift kicks off LMCO season for IMB

149

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

150

Israel-Hamas war sparks worldwide interest; Seminary trustee recaps

151

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

152

Giving totals announced, AAEO hits record high

153

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

154

September EC Meeting Recap

155

SBC EC Reduces Staff; An Interview with Jared Wellman

156

Southern Baptists respond in wake of Hurricane Idalia

157

ARITF Update, Lifeway Trustees Meet

158

Credential Committee leaders announced; Dockery installed at SWBTS

159

McLaurin resigns, Howe named interim at SBC Executive Committee

160

Barber names new ARTIF chair, cooperation chair

161

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

162

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

163

Lifeway reverses course on shuttering LifewayWorship.com

164

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

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Healthy Ministry Collaboration Between Seasoned & Emerging Pastors

166

SWBTS student advances on America’s Got Talent

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Former SWBTS president Russell Dilday dies at 92

168

2023 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

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2023 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

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SWBTS holds special trustee meeting; Lifeway opens new HQ

171

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

172

NAMB responds to McRaney suit; IMB appoints 92 missionaries

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Florida Baptists victimized by fraud; Illinois DR worker dies

174

Wellman recommendation declined by EC, new search team formed

175

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

176

Charles Stanley dies; Dockery named president at SWBTS

177

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

178

EC to hold special meeting; Patterson case dismissed

179

2023 Committee on Resolutions announced

180

Former SBC President Johnny Hunt sues SBC, EC, Guidepost

181

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

183

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

184

EC meeting recap and a history of Article III

185

Asbury revival; Barber to be re-nominated

186

NAMB, IMB hold trustee meetings; CP giving above budget

187

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

188

Mullin named ERLC VP; MBTS lands $2.5M gift

189

Pair of plane crashes claim lives of Southern Baptists

190

Stand for Life launches; Send Relief update from Ukraine

191

Martin to leave Hawaii-Pacific post; Bobbye Rankin dies

192

10 questions for the SBC in 2023

193

2022: The Year in Review in the SBC

194

Seminaries host graduations; African American leadership institute set to launch

195

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

196

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

197

Thanksgiving & state annual meetings

198

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

199

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

200

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

201

Southwestern announces staff reduction; Dove Award winners announced

202

SWBTS trustees meet; State convention recaps

203

Barber interviewed on 60 Minutes; SBDR serves 500K meals

204

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

205

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

206

Greenway resigns at Southwestern; EC meeting recap

207

Leatherwood elected ERLC president; Carter joins Send Network team

208

SBC23 hotel info released; Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

209

Tucker announces retirement; Chandler to take leave of absence

210

SBC pastor pay report; SBC23 kickoff

211

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

212

Barber names ARITF; Missionary scholarships increased

213

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

214

ERLC president search winding down; Allen leaves Southwestern

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

An interview with SBC president Bart Barber

219

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

220

Roe overturned by SCOTUS; EC search team seeks recommendations

221

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

223

SBC22 preview episode

224

SATF proposes recommendations, EC amends budgets to provide funds

225

SATF report released; Hunt out at NAMB

226

Send Conference returns; IMB appoints 56 missionaries

227

ACP report shows increase in baptisms, giving, churches

228

SBC Presidential Candidate forum hosted in Keller, Texas

229

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

230

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

232

Rice withdraws, Barber enters race for SBC president

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

234

Ascol, Hadaway to be nominated for SBC presidency

235

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

236

Robinson to chair EC president search; call for prayer issued

237

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

238

EC meeting recap; ERLC search committee update

239

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

240

Trustee reports from IMB & WMU; Ethnic fellowships affirm McLaurin

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

242

Pearson to Leave EC; Sanchez Joins SWBTS Faculty

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

244

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

245

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

246

Questions for 2022 in the Southern Baptist Convention

247

The Year in Review in the SBC

248

Most Fascinating Southern Baptists of 2021

249

Tornadoes wreak havoc across Mid-South, Southern Baptists respond

250

Pastors’ Conference speakers announced; CP giving remains above budget

251

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

252

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

253

Georgia pastor ministers during murder trial; state convention roundup

254

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

255

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

256

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

257

EC meets, announces new legal agreements; State convention recaps

258

Mike Stone sues Russell Moore; Seminary trustee meetings roundup

259

Floyd resigns as EC president; Committee on Cooperation named

260

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

261

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

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

263

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

264

IMB updates vaccine policy; Guidepost to conduct EC independent review

265

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

266

Trevin Wax on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

267

Three states increase CP giving; Porter to run Baptist Press

268

Litton visits border, announces theme for #SBC22

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Dove Award nominees announced; California wildfire destroys church

270

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

271

Southern Baptist seminaries recognized for continued growth

272

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

273

Personnel moves in the Convention and an interview with Todd Unzicker

274

Litton names task force; ERLC search team named

275

An interview with Ed Litton

276

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

277

#SBC21 Recap Episode

278

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

279

Patterson responds to SWBTS allegations; Wax headed to NAMB

280

#SBC21 Preview Episode

281

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

282

Moore leaves ERLC; Dilbeck named president-elect at GuideStone

283

Send Conference schedule released; Judson trustees vote to close college

284

NAMB requests collegiate ministry assignment, CP giving above budget

285

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

286

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

287

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

288

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

289

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

290

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

291

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

292

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

293

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

294

SBC EC meeting wrap up; Lorick named SBTC exec

295

NAMB appeals to SCOTUS; Stone sits down with BP

296

Zacharias report shows years of sex abuse; SWBTS settles lawsuit

297

NAMB trustees affirm cooperation; ERLC Study Task Force releases report

298

Lifeway agrees to sale of building, approves ministry assignment changes

299

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

300

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

301

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

302

10 Questions for 2021

303

2020 Year in Review

304

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

305

2021 SBC calendar released; ERLC amicus brief clarified

306

Seminary presidents issue statement; Legal updates from around the SBC

307

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

308

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

309

Richards announces departure from SBTC; State convention recaps

310

WMU faces financial challenges; Election results in mixed outcomes

311

Mohler to be nominated for SBC president; Falwell sues Liberty

312

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

313

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

314

Giving totals for 2020 show generosity and faithfulness of Southern Baptists

315

LifeWay files suit against Rainer; GuideStone forms presidential search committee

316

EC adopts FY21 budgets; Pearson named CFO

317

Annual Meeting theme announced; Hurricane Sally hits Gulf Coast

318

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

319

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

320

LifeWay makes cuts for FY21; Falwell out at Liberty

321

Body of pastor’s wife found; Townes announces retirement

322

Trustee meetings moved online; Falwell on administrative leave at Liberty

323

WMU to offer voluntary retirement; Pastor gets camel

324

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

325

Texas church planter hit and killed by 18-wheeler

326

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

327

SCOTUS rules in favor of religious liberty, cites ERLC brief

328

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

329

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

330

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

331

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

332

ACP report shows continued decline; SBC Advance recap

333

George Floyd death draws response from Southern Baptist leaders

334

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

335

LifeWay cancels summer camps due to COVID-19

336

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

337

LifeWay announces budget cuts, end of World Changers program

338

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

339

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

340

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

341

SBC to host online prayer gathering on Good Friday

342

2020 SBC Annual Meeting Canceled

343

SBC entities respond to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

344

The SBC and COVID-19

345

Bryant Wright named president of Send Relief

346

EC task force named; Palmer announces retirement

347

Vision 2025 presentation by Ronnie Floyd

348

Vision 2025 unveiled; EC forms study task force

349

Pastors’ Conference lineup announced; New network launches

350

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

351

Dew inaugurated at NOBTS; an interview with George Schroeder

352

President Trump Speaks at March for Life

353

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

354

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

355

10 Questions for the SBC in 2020

356

2019 Year in Review

357

McLaurin named EC vice president for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization

358

Yanes named to Asian American Relations Post

359

SBC Credentials Committee establishes online submission portal

360

Southern Baptists well represented at ETS

361

New Caring Well guide released; State convention recaps

362

Arriola joins SBCEC in Hispanic relations and mobilization role

363

Pastor accused of abuse top candidate at Tennessee church

364

Mohler to be nominated for SBC president

365

Greenway inaugurated as ninth Southwestern president

366

Shane Pruitt named NAMB next gen evangelism director

367

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

368

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

369

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

370

Inauguration of Ronnie Floyd Highlights SBCEC Fall Meeting

371

Baptism Sunday Recap; SBC Pastor Lost to Suicide

372

SBC Executive Committee Names Jonathan Howe as Vice President of Communications

373

Multisite Churches to Be Issued SBC ID Numbers for Better Tracking

374

SBC Leaders Cast Vision, Announce Theme for #SBC20

375

Bible Tariffs Relaxed; Oklahoma Youth Pastor Arrested

376

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

377

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

378

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

379

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

380

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

381

Former IMB Missionary Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges

382

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

383

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

384

2019 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

385

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

386

SBC Executive Committee Announces Possible Revision of Sex Abuse Prevention Proposal

387

2019 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

388

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

389

SBC Deep State and a Birmingham Food & Fun Preview

390

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

391

Texas Church Removed from SBTC for Retaining Sex Offender as Pastor

392

Committee on Nominations Proposes New Trustee Slate

393

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

394

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

395

Ronnie Floyd Named President of SBC Executive Committee

396

SBC Women’s Leadership Network Launches

397

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

398

Proposed Texas Law Would Allow Churches to Share Sexual Abuse Allegations

399

Brad Waggoner Named Acting CEO and President of LifeWay

400

Greenway Elected President at SWBTS; Bylaws Workgroup Responds to Greear

401

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

402

Greear Addresses Sex Abuse in the SBC

403

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

404

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

405

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

406

Curtis Woods Named Resolutions Committee Chairman

407

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

408

SBC President J.D. Greear Launches Evangelism Initiative

409

10 Questions for the SBC in 2019

410

2018 – The SBC Year in Review

411

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

412

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

413

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

414

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

415

ETS and 2018 State Convention Annual Meeting Recaps

416

Chitwood Elected IMB President; Hankins Announces Retirement

417

Paul Chitwood Announced as Candidate for IMB Presidency

418

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

419

SBC Pastors’ Conference Announces 2019 Lineup

420

SWBTS Trustees Ratify Decision to Dismiss Patterson

421

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

422

An Interview with IMB Missionaries William and Heidi Haun

423

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

424

Meador Named IMB Interim President; 66 New Missionaries Appointed

425

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

426

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

427

An Interview with Jim Law; Lynn Nikkel to Retire

428

Thom Rainer Announces Retirement from LifeWay

429

Southwestern Names Presidential Search Committee

430

NAMB Launches Evangelism Group, Names Executive Director

431

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settled by BGCO and Falls Creek

432

Personnel Cuts at WMU; Chairman of Peace Committee Dies

433

Presidential Study Group on Sexual Abuse Formed

434

Data Breach at IMB and an Interview with Hance Dilbeck

435

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

436

Southern Baptist Resigns as Head of EPA

437

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

438

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

439

2018 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

440

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

441

2018 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

442

Dr. Paige Patterson Terminated by Southwestern Trustees

443

An Interview with J.D. Greear

444

Patterson Removed as President at Southwestern, Given Emeritus Title

445

An Interview with Ken Hemphill

446

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

447

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

448

Patterson Comments, Recordings, Falling Enrollment at Seminary Draw Criticism

449

Trustee Nominees Named; Q&A with Presidential Candidates

450

SBC Executive Committee Chooses Presidential Search Team

451

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

452

Draper Named SBC EC Ambassador; LMCO Receipts up 4.4%

453

Georgia Baptist Church Expelled from Local Association over Racist Actions

454

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

455

Campaigning Takes the Spotlight in SBC President Race

456

Two IMB Missionaries Killed in Africa

457

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

458

IMB Presidential Search Team Announced

459

Rev. Billy Graham Passes Away at 99

460

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

461

Southern Baptist Church at Center of Sexual Abuse Discussion

462

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

463

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

464

Lottie Moon Giving Up 4.1%; SBC18 Theme Announced

465

GuideStone Announces Sale of Dallas Headquarters

466

10 Questions for the SBC in 2018

467

2017 – The Year in Review

468

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

469

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

470

New IMB Chairman Named and a Discussion on Israel

471

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

472

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

473

State Convention Meeting Recaps from Sea to Shining Sea

474

Tragedy Strikes in Texas; Financial Woes at SWBTS

475

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

476

Tennessee Baptists Speak Out Against Racist Rallies

477

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

478

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

479

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

480

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

481

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

482

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

483

NAMB Honored for Send Relief; An Interview with Jen Wilkin

484

Hurricane Harvey and an Interview with James Merritt

485

SBC Pastor Ronnie Floyd Named President of National Day of Prayer

486

SBC Leaders React to Charlottesville Violence

487

Senator Ben Sasse to Speak at ERLC National Conference

488

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

489

Send Conference Orlando Recap with Dustin Willis

490

Nathan Lorick named Colorado Exec.; MBTS Makes Faculty Addition

491

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

492

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

493

Religious Liberty Court Decisions Abound; Falls Creek Celebrates 100 Years

494

Jim Wells Dies; SBCAL Appoints Study Committee

495

2017 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

496

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

497

Relaxed Dress Code in Phoenix; New VPs at Southern Seminary

498

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

499

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

500

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

501

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

502

2017 SBC Annual Meeting Preview

503

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

504

NAMB Lawsuit; Seminary Trustee Reports; Pastors’ Conference Nominee

505

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

506

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

507

Committee on Resolutions Named; Tragedy in Texas

508

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

509

Meeting Between Moore and Page Signals Unity

510

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

511

Executive Committee Chairman Stephen Rummage Discusses CP Escrowing

512

Prestonwood Announces Escrow of CP Funds; SBC Executive Committee Responds

513

SBC President Steve Gaines Speaks Out on Convention Issues

514

Multi-Racial SBC Church Merger in Jacksonville, FL

515

CP Back Above Budget; SEBTS Hires New Diversity Director

516

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

517

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

518

The Gettys to Lead Worship at 2017 SBC Pastors’ Conference

519

10 Questions for the Southern Baptist Convention in 2017

520

2016: The SBC Year in Review

521

Pastors Conference Roster Released, ERLC in the News

522

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

523

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

524

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

525

2016 State Convention Annual Meeting Recaps and More

526

IMB Reports a Balanced Budget and Missionary Increase for 2017

527

Election 2016 Recap and an Interview with Dr. Jamie Dew

528

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

529

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

530

The Presidential Candidate Evangelicals Will Be Voting For Is…

531

Second Largest Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Ever; Entity Trustee Reports

532

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

533

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

534

SBC Executive Committee Meeting Wrap Up & New ERLC VP

535

Pastoral Compensation Increases; Kentucky Posts Record for Giving

536

Inaugural Convocation at Gateway Seminary and an Interview with Keith Whitfield

537

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

538

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

539

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

540

Religious Freedom Threat Removed from California Bill

541

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

542

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

543

Burk Named CBMW President; Southern Baptists and the GOP Platform

544

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

545

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

546

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

547

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

548

2016 SBC Annual Meeting Recap

549

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

550

SBC Annual Meeting Preview Episode

551

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

552

Ed Stetzer Headed to Wheaton and an Interview with Doug Munton

553

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

554

Annual Meeting Schedule and an Interview with Art Snead from Ridgecrest

555

Amy Whitfield Named Assistant Parliamentarian for SBC16

556

An Interview with David Crosby and Seminary Trustee Reports

557

An Interview with Steve Gaines; Record Enrollment at Midwestern

558

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

559

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

560

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

561

Committee on Committees Named; Technology and the SBC

562

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

563

J.D. Greear to Be Nominated for SBC President

564

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

565

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

566

WMU Names Search Committee; NARAL Commercial Response Sparks Online Debate

567

New LifeWay HQ Plans Revealed

568

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

569

Pastor Saeed Released; Trump Speaks at Liberty U

570

More changes at IMB and Wanda Lee announces retirement from WMU

571

CP Giving Dips, but Remains on Pace for Increase

572

16 Questions for the SBC in 2016

573

2015 — The SBC Year in Review

574

Are SBC Churches Unknowingly Funding a Cult?

575

Church Planting Research and State Convention Recaps

576

Job Openings, State Convention Annual Meetings, and Rosa Parks

577

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

578

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

579

Cooperative Program Giving and State Convention Recaps

580

IMB Live Stream Recap and LifeWay Research Spotlight

581

Seminary Reports, Women Pastors, and the IMB Live Stream

582

Seminary Trustee Meetings Recap and a Big Night for Lecrae

583

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

584

SBC Symposium Recap and Animal Care

585

Executive Committee Recap and an Interview with David Platt

586

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

587

SBC Symposium Preview with Dr. Jason Allen

588

An Open Letter from David Platt to the SBC

589

IMB Restructuring and Budget Balancing

590

A Great Commission Resurgence: Five Years Later

591

Hispanic Diversity in the SBC – An Interview with Juan Sanchez

592

Send Conference Recap

593

Global Hunger Relief & New Research from LifeWay

594

Previewing Nashville for the Send Conference

595

Planned Parenthood and an interview with Dan Darling from ERLC

596

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

597

Send Conference Preview & an Interview with Kevin Ezell

598

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

599

SBC Recap: Columbus, Unity, and Momentum

600

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

601

SBC Preview with Julio Arriola

602

SBC Preview with Ronnie Floyd