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Wellman recommendation declined by EC, new search team formed
Jared Wellman was brought forward as the recommended candidate to lead the SBC Executive Committee by the president search team, however the EC declined the recommenda...
Stone to be nominated for SBC President, Rummage for Pastors’ Conference
Mike Stone announced he will once again run for the SBC presidency, and Oklahoma pastor Stephen Rummage will be nominated for the SBC Pastors' Conference presidency. A...
Charles Stanley dies; Dockery named president at SWBTS
Charles Stanley, the legendary pastor and TV preacher, died this past week at age 90. Also in the news, Southwestern has a new president and chancellor as David Docker...
Son-in-law of former SBTS president killed in Louisville shooting
A shooting at a Louisville bank took the lives of five people including the son-in-law of former SBTS president Roy Honeycutt. Also, pre-registration for the SBC Annua...
EC to hold special meeting; Patterson case dismissed
The SBC Executive Committee's search for a new president may be close to an end. A special meeting has been called May 1 in Dallas. Also, the Roe v. Patterson case was...
2023 Committee on Resolutions announced
SBC president Bart Barber has named South Carolina pastor David Sons as the chairman of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting to be held in New ...
Former SBC President Johnny Hunt sues SBC, EC, Guidepost
Longtime pastor and former SBC President Johnny Hunt has filed suit against the SBC, the SBC Executive Committee (EC) and Guidepost Solutions. The suit seeks unspecifi...
Car crashes into NC church, catches fire; 2023 Serve Tour kicks off
A North Carolina church is under repair after an unconscious driver crashed his car into its worship center. Also, this week, John Mark Yeats was announced as the new ...
Yeats to leave Missouri Baptist post; Stolle to lead BCM/D
John Yeats announced this week that he will leave his position as the executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention at the end of the year. Also, in Maryland/D...
Wolfe named SC exec candidate; CBU lands record $28.5M gift
Tony Wolfe was revealed this week as the candidate to succeed Gary Hollingsworth as the executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and Cali...
EC meeting recap and a history of Article III
This week's EC meeting was one fort the history books. Amy and Jonathan unpack the decisions made and what those decisions mean for the future of the SBC and provide a...
Asbury revival; Barber to be re-nominated
Asbury University in Kentucky is experiencing a move of the Holy Spirit. Also, nomination have begun for the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting. We have two announcements includi...
NAMB, IMB hold trustee meetings; CP giving above budget
NAMB held their winter trustee meeting in Miami while IMB held theirs in Virginia a week prior. Also, CP giving has bounced above budget for the year after a slow star...
Hunt invites lead to Credential Committee inquiries; 46 missionaries sent to the nations
The ERLC has a new chief of staff, and he is no stranger to Southern Baptists. Also, Midwestern Seminary announced a massive gift to spur missionary training and sendi...
Mullin named ERLC VP; MBTS lands $2.5M gift
The ERLC has a new chief of staff, and he is no stranger to Southern Baptists. Also, Midwestern Seminary announced a massive gift to spur missionary training and sendi...
Pair of plane crashes claim lives of Southern Baptists
A plane crash in Georgia and another in Texas claimed the lives of Southern Baptist church leaders and pastors this week. Also, the WMU was able to hold an in-person b...
Stand for Life launches; Send Relief update from Ukraine
The ERLC has helped launch a new life initiative with a host of partners to help fight abortion in America. Also, Send Relief work continues across Ukraine.
Martin to leave Hawaii-Pacific post; Bobbye Rankin dies
Chris Martin, the executive director of the Hawaii-Pacific Baptist Convention is headed back to the mainland to take a job with the IMB. Also, Bobbye Rankin, wife of f...
10 questions for the SBC in 2023
Amy and Jonathan take a look ahead into the future and ask their questions for 2023.
2022: The Year in Review in the SBC
Amy and Jonathan take a look back at the year in Southern Baptist life and answer their questions for the year. Amy also shares her most fascinating Southern Baptists ...
Seminaries host graduations; African American leadership institute set to launch
Five Southern Baptist seminaries hosted graduation as more than 1,000 graduates received degrees this fall. Also, the BCMD announced the launch of an African American ...
Paul Chitwood discusses LMCO and IMB in 2022; Amy Grant honored
IMB president Paul Chitwood joins the show to discuss Ukraine, Send Relief, a record LMCO year, the missionary pipeline and so much more on this week's episode. Also, ...
Barber issues statement on Hunt “restoration”; Sills files suit over abuse allegations
SBC President Bart Barber issued a statement on the "restoration" of Johnny Hunt to ministry calling the move "repugnant." Also, former SBTS professor David Sills has ...
Thanksgiving & state annual meetings
With Thanksgiving upon us, Amy and Jonathan discuss the holiday, some state convention recaps, a rather large Thanksgiving celebration back in 1981, and one of the bes...
Send Relief ministry center opens in Puerto Rico; Unify Project set to launch
While state convention recaps dominate this episode, there is much to celebrate with the opening of a new Send Relief center in Puerto Rico as well as the Jesus Film b...
Churches are open, but attendance has not returned; State convention recaps aplenty
New research from Lifeway shows that while 100% of churches have reopened following the pandemic, only about 85% of attendees have returned. Also, state conventions ar...
Broadmoor responds to abuse case; Politics driving church affinity more than before
Broadmoor Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss., issued a response to a decades-old report of sexual abuse at the church. In doing so, they may have become the model for ho...
Southwestern announces staff reduction; Dove Award winners announced
Southwestern Seminary announced they had begun cutting staff in efforts to reduce seminary operating expenses by 10%. Also, winners of the annual Dove Awards were anno...
SWBTS trustees meet; State convention recaps
The trustees at Southwestern Seminary met for their regularly called meeting and covered a number of issues last week at the campus in Fort Worth. Also, state conventi...
Barber interviewed on 60 Minutes; SBDR serves 500K meals
SBC President Bart Barber was featured last week on the CBS news show 60 Minutes. Also, SBDR hit a milestone in its response to Hurricane Ian serving more than half a ...