In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson talk about the recent Forces for Good Summit aimed at equipping leaders in sexual abuse prevention and response, the recent Lifeway trustees meeting, state-level legislation aimed at protecting religious freedoms and limiting gender transition surgeries, and how the International Mission Board led efforts to take the Gospel to the Winter Olympics. 

In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson report on the SBC Executive Committee meeting Feb. 16-17 in Nashville as they recommended a CP allocation budget update, approved recommendations from the Disability Ministry Task Force, launched a new trustee training course, and heard the results of a recent survey on the Cooperative Program. They also share the names of three potential candidates to serve as SBC registration secretary and a talk about a new role for Vance Pitman at the North American Mission Board.

In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson talk about how Southern Baptists are making an impact at the Olympics in Italy. They share details of the Lord's blessing on the church's work in unexpected places and reports on the North American Mission Board's growth from their recent trustee meeting. They also pay tribute to outspoken pastor Wiley Drake, a beloved figure at SBC Annual Meetings for decades, and discuss a unique way one Southern Baptist leader chose to honor his wife.

In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson share about the IMB Sending Celebration and trustees' meeting, leadership processes at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and Truett McConnell University, and the announcement of Josh Powell's potential nomination for SBC president, and an interview with South Carolina pastor Hunter Clamp as he intentionally serves in a rural context.

In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson discuss the deep impact of Winter Storm Fern and how Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has responded, the International Mission Board's Missions College, the North American Mission Board's women's evangelism conference in Puerto Rico, how believers stood against expanded gambling in West Memphis and they talk with Tara Dew about finding peace in Psalm 23.

This week, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson talk with the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's Miles Mullin about the Jan. 18 disruption at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., related to immigration law enforcement in the Minneapolis area. They share how persecution continues in Nigeria, give updates from the Woman's Missionary Union board meeting, talk about the kickoff of a new seminary semester, and discuss how Southern Baptists' views on abortion have shifted since the 1970s.

Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson are back to talk about how Minneapolis churches are facing tensions around immigration and deportation, how two U.S. Supreme Court cases could great affect male and female athletics, a Lifeway Research report on how many churches opened and closed in 2024, SBC leadership transitions, an AI powered app from the North American Mission Board that trains people to share the Gospel and how generosity rings true for one Southern Baptist woman. 

Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson highlight the case against the SBC heard this week in Tennessee's Supreme Court, how Cooperative Program giving slightly declined in December 2025, the method the International Mission Board uses to assess unreached people groups, and how demand is up for Lifeway camps in 2026. Plus we hear from author and speaker Jen Wilkin on a new study in the book of Joshua and tips for studying the Bible in a new year.

In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson recap the top 10 stories across the SBC in 2025, talk with Southern Seminary's Thomas Schreiner about the Christmas story and share a heartwarming story about a family reunited after being torn apart.

In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson share how 1,000 pastors received a unique view of Israel, a summary of seminary graduations, a special grand marshal at a recent North Carolina Christmas parade and Southwestern Seminary's Joe Crider shares about the history of well-known Christmas carols.