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SBC This Week

Brandon Porter & Laura Erlanson

A weekly news roundup from the Southern Baptist Convention as well as guest interviews from today's top church leaders.

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618 episodes

  1. Key ballot initiatives impacted, Lifeway Research's Bible literacy quiz, An interview with Mark Clifton 48:56
  2. Prayer for the persecuted church, Important issues on the ballot, ERLC introduces a new marriage resource 45:51
  3. Economic crunch affecting churches, The Clergy Act signed into law, A discussion on evangelism with Stephen Rummage 38:06
  4. Significant giving totals for missions offerings, Pace installed as SEBTS president, GuideStone's Hance Dilbeck on caring for pastors 35:03
  5. Cooperative Program fiscal year end totals, Transparency and accountability in the SBC Annual, Jeff Iorg on cooperation 43:21
  6. Congress passes Clergy Act, A judge weighs in on Sills vs. SBC, A conversation with Trevin Wax 43:34
  7. An interview with SBC President Willy Rice, Executive Committee meets in Nashville, Send Relief Disaster Relief stats 38:35
  8. Missionary Sending Celebration, ERLC installs Evan Lenow, An interview with WMU President Carolyn Fountain 43:16
  9. Remembering 9/11, ERLC hires policy leader Zack Pruitt, An interview with SEBTS President Scott Pace 41:03
  10. Generous Cooperative Program giving in August, Least evangelical places in America, An interview with Thomas Kidd 42:07
  11. Ryan Blackwell installed to lead Lifeway, Pres. Willy Rice announces commission on women in pastoral roles, An interview with Jerome Coleman 47:56
  12. Johnny Hunt appeals case dismissal, Southern Baptist chaplain receives major promotion, An interview with Thomas Kidd 41:11
  13. Johhny Hunt case dismissed; Send Relief responds to Colombian earthquake devastation; New state exec in Alabama 45:34
  14. Responding to wildfires in the northwest, Guidestone warns of dangerous scam, July Cooperative Program giving trends up 28:43
  15. Send Relief Sunday, Guidestone trustees raise Mission:Dignity honorarium, BGCT completes realigment 42:34
  16. ERLC presses Congress on Planned Parenthood funding, SWBTS related lawsuit settled, An interview with Lifeway Worship's Kirk Kirkland 54:42
  17. Venezuelan earthquake relief, Remembering Lindsey Graham's Southern Baptist roots, An interview with Ryan Blackwell 44:41
  18. Send Relief helps Venezuelans with hurricane recovery, Protecting missionaries in the age of AI, An interview with David Dockery 47:05
  19. Joni Eareckson Tada supports Southern Baptists' disability needs initiative, Thousands gathered in Orlando for SBC26, An interview with ERLC's Evan Lenow 45:21
  20. Ethnic Research Network releases new resources, Reaction to the Truth and Unity Amendment, Interview with Danny Akin 48:40
  21. 2026 SBC Annual Meeting recap 7:20
  22. 2026 SBC Annual Meeting preview, CP giving up in May, Proposed resolutions released 22:31
  23. Annual Meeting issues and personalities, A new worship devotional, An interview with Clint Pressley 49:13
  24. Interviews with Willy Rice and Josh Powell, Albert Mohler announces proposed amendment, Interview with EC President Jeff Iorg 45:43
  25. Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Josh Powell 51:06
  26. Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Willy Rice 57:34
  27. International Mission Board appoints 71 new missionaries, Annual Meeting previews, Interview with Paul Chitwood 42:35
  28. 2025 Annual Church Profile report, NAMB trustees meet, An interview with Jonathan Howe 37:46
  29. NAMB announces church planting growth, Clergy Act passed U.S. House, Pastors' Conference preview with Aaron Burgner 39:52
  30. Lifeway elects Ryan Blackwell to lead, SEBTS calls Scott Pace to follow Danny Akin, Child Abuse Awareness Month 35:08
  31. Evan Lenow affirmed to lead ERLC, Seminaries hold spring trustee meetings, SBC Pastors' Conference update 50:34
  32. Evan Lenow announced as ERLC presidential candidate, Lee Merck to lead Dakota Baptists, The importance of Jesus' ascension 33:57
  33. SEBTS presidential candidate announced, Reflections on Steve Gaines, Scientist Stephen Meyer on the story of everything 58:38
  34. A focus on church planting and missions, Annual Meeting resources now available, Tips on praying for political leaders 36:48
  35. Steve Gaines enters hospice care, 2026 Resolutions Committee announced, An interview with Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman 48:53
  36. War in the Middle East, 2026 Annie Armstrong Offering, An interview with Bryant Wright 35:05
  37. 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 35:55
  38. Executive Committee recommends SBC give 51% of Cooperative Program funds to the International Mission Board 33:18
  39. Southern Baptists take Good News to Winter Olympics, North American Mission Board celebrates growth, Outspoken pastor Wiley Drake dies 29:34
  40. International Mission Board Sending Celebration, ERLC trustees approve leadership statement, Hunter Clamp shares about serving a rural church 39:14
  41. Winter weather affects millions, Inside Minneapolis' Cities Church, Tara Dew finds peace in Psalm 23 48:08
  42. Minneapolis church disruption, Persecution continues in Nigeria, The great value of human life 38:11
  43. Minneapolis churches hold fast, Key Supreme Court hearings, An AI powered evangelism trainer 36:54
  44. SBC case heard in TN Supreme Court, Lifeway camps growing in 2026, Jen Wilkin on studying Joshua 47:38
  45. The 2025 Top 10 SBC stories, Theologian Thomas Schreiner offers insights on the Christmas story, A family reunited after years apart 51:36
  46. 1,000 pastors visit Israel, Seminary graduations, Joe Crider on Christmas hymns 40:15
  47. Cooperative Program giving is strong in the new fiscal year, 2025 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, An interview with Paul Chitwood 41:10
  48. 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 31:27
  49. Kirk Kirkland to lead Lifeway Worship, ERLC presses religious liberty, Deaflympics open in Tokyo 35:43
  50. Send Relief aids Jamaica, State conventions in full swing, A Veteran's Day interview with Maj. Gen. Doug Carver 44:40