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SBC This Week
Hosted by Brandon Porter & Laura Erlanson · EN
A weekly news roundup from the Southern Baptist Convention as well as guest interviews from today's top church leaders.
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Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Josh Powell
1w ago00:51:06Tap to summarizeBrandon Porter and Laura Erlanson interview South Carolina pastor Josh Powell, a potential nominee for president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting.
Transcribe →Interview with 2026 Presidential Nominee Willy Rice
1w ago00:57:34Tap to summarizeBrandon Porter and Laura Erlanson interview Florida pastor Willy Rice, a potential for SBC president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting.
Transcribe →International Mission Board appoints 71 new missionaries, Annual Meeting previews, Interview with Paul Chitwood
1w ago00:42:35Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson share about the recent International Mission Board meeting, share about two potential nominees for 2nd vice president at the SBC Annual Meeting, give an overview of the exhibit halls and meeting at the SBC Annual Meeting, highlight a World Cup evangelistic resource from the North American Mission Board, talk with IMB President Paul Chitwood and much more.
Transcribe →2025 Annual Church Profile report, NAMB trustees meet, An interview with Jonathan Howe
2w ago00:37:46Tap to summarizeBrandon Porter and Laura Erlanson share information and insight related to the 2025 Annual Church Profile report, encourage pastors to take the Guidestone/Lifeway compensation study, share about the recent North American Mission Board meeting, report the April 2026 Cooperative Program giving, and give details on increased baptisms in Wyoming and a sports outreach event in Utah and Idaho. Plus, we get an update on the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting from Jonathan Howe.
Transcribe →NAMB announces church planting growth, Clergy Act passed U.S. House, Pastors' Conference preview with Aaron Burgner
3w ago00:39:52Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson detail a new report from the North American Mission Board with the highest totals of church plants since 2016. We hear about the passage of the Clergy Act in the U.S. House and how the Supreme Court protected a New Jersey pregnancy support center. We also have updates on state convention initiatives, including reaching the FIFA World Cup in Kansas City. Aaron Burgner stops by to highlight the 2026 SBC Pastors' Conference.
Transcribe →Lifeway elects Ryan Blackwell to lead, SEBTS calls Scott Pace to follow Danny Akin, Child Abuse Awareness Month
Apr 2400:35:08Tap to summarizeApril has been an eventful month for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), marked by significant leadership changes and essential discussions surrounding child safety. In this post, we'll explore key updates, including the appointment of new entity presidents and the importance of Child Abuse Awareness Month.
Transcribe →Evan Lenow affirmed to lead ERLC, Seminaries hold spring trustee meetings, SBC Pastors' Conference update
Apr 1700:50:34Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson talk about Evan Lenow's call to lead the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, give updates from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, report on the announced nomination of Craig Carlisle as 1st vice president at the SBC Annual Meeting and details about the 2026 SBC Pastors' Conference. Plus, we interview poet and author Malcolm Guite about imaginative apologetics.
Transcribe →Evan Lenow announced as ERLC presidential candidate, Lee Merck to lead Dakota Baptists, The importance of Jesus' ascension
Apr 200:33:57Tap to summarizeIn this Easter weekend episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson talk about the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's candidate Evan Lenow, new initiatives at Midwestern Seminary, Baptist journalism changes in Mississippi and Arizona, Lee Merck's appointment to lead Dakota Baptists and a discussion with pastor and BP writer David Roach on the importance of Christ's ascension.
Transcribe →SEBTS presidential candidate announced, Reflections on Steve Gaines, Scientist Stephen Meyer on the story of everything
Mar 2700:58:38Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we learn about the nomination of Stephen Pace to be the next president of Southeastern Seminary, receive an update from the recent Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission trustees' meeting, reflect on the faithfulness of Steve Gaines, discuss an upswing in Bible sales, and hear an interview with scientist Stephen Meyer about his new film The Story of Everything.
Transcribe →A focus on church planting and missions, Annual Meeting resources now available, Tips on praying for political leaders
Mar 2000:36:48Tap to summarizeBrandon Porter and Laura Erlanson highlight Church Planting Sunday and recent efforts to encourage African Americans to serve on the mission field, they discuss a religious liberty case between the city of Chicago and Moody Bible Institute, David Manner's retirement announcement at the Kansas0-Nebraska Baptist Convention (Church Forward) and they talk with a Kentucky pastor who is serving his church, lawmakers and legislative staff in Kentucky's General Assembly.
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