SBC This Week

We discuss the pace of CP giving and what to expect from that as the new budget allocations kick in across state conventions. We also discuss a major religious liberty story and some new data from LifeWay Research.

A look forward to 2016 with 16 questions for the denomination and its entities, churches, and members.

A review of the year that was in the SBC. From celebrations like the SEND Conference and the SBC Annual Meeting to landmark court decisions that rocked the moral fabric of a nation, 2015 was a year full of news in the SBC.

A talk with Bob Smietana about his story from this week which seems to indicate that SBC churches (and others) might be unknowingly funding a cult based on the songs they choose to sing in worship on Sundays.

We provide a final recap (hopefully...we think...maybe) of state convention annual meetings, cover some new research and a few news items from around the convention, and discuss a strange publication for a LifeWay ad in the 1980's.

A final recap of state convention annual meetings, some big news for LifeWay and ERLC, and highlight the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks' heroic stand. Amy's dog, Coco, also thought he was supposed to be a guest on the show.

Amy provides a quick recap of ETS, we recap more state convention annual meetings, and discuss The Ark Encounter and a disc golf course at a church in Arizona. We also share the results of a new study from LifeWay Research on Americans' views of Thanksgiving.

A recap of more state convention meetings, highlight the election of Kevin Smith as the president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, and interview Micah Fries about the SBC 500.

A recap of more state convention meetings, the first month of giving in the SBC budget, as well as a couple of notes from local churches from around the convention.

A look at this week's IMB Live Stream and discuss some interesting research from LifeWay Research about divorce, Islam, and Halloween.

A recap of recent seminary trustee meetings as well as some news from the states involving women pastors and the upcoming IMB Live Stream. Also, Jonathan's daughter makes an appearance in the podcast as some background noise. This is what happens when you record at home and have four kids.

A recap of the recent seminary trustee meetings as well as Lecrae's big night at the Dove Awards. Also, we find out what President Harry Truman did to set off Baptists in Waco, TX, when he was campaigning for Kennedy.

A discussion about the annual increase in Cooperative Program giving and talk with Dr. Adam Greenway. Also, we find out quite a bit about the Whitfield family.

A look at this week's SBC Symposium and some news about animal care from ERLC and LifeWay Research.

The recap of the SBC executive committee meeting, discuss an embezzlement of more than $900,000 from the Home Missions Board in the 1920s, and interview David Platt about the recent reorganization at the IMB.