SBC This Week

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March 01, 2019Greenway Elected President at SWBTS; Bylaws Workgroup Responds to Greear
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Episode #204
Southwestern officially has a new president in Dr. Adam W. Greenway. Also, the Executive Committee and SBC President J.D. Greear responded to church inquiries over the fallout from the Abuse of Faith series.
News Recap:
Greenway elected 9th president of Southwestern Seminary http://bit.ly/2SylvHx
Greenway: SWBTS to ‘reinvigorate’ its legacy http://bit.ly/2SynbRd
Stinson elected provost at SWBTS http://bit.ly/2SwqVTu
SBC bylaws workgroup releases sexual abuse response http://bit.ly/2SyKmuA
EC workgroup’s sex abuse report draws varied responses http://bit.ly/2SvCDgV
Churches named by Greear in abuse report respond http://bit.ly/2SvCo5v
‘Who’s Your One?’ emphasis officially launched http://bit.ly/2SvCQRf
NOBTS VP resigns, interim replacement named http://bit.ly/2SwqXuA
Midwestern adds 2 Ph.D. emphases http://bit.ly/2SzazJM
Families sue Academy Sports for selling weapon used in church shooting http://bit.ly/2Suo8dr
Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently announced a new bachelor’s degree program communication. Because if your students are going to work in the business or professional worlds, they won’t need less theology—they’ll need more. This new program promises cutting-edge training in the complexities of communication fields in the 21st century with the biblical and theological studies you would expect from Southern Seminary and Boyce College. You can find more information about this new program at boycecollege.com/communication

This Week in SBC History
Witnessing Online Thanks to AOL
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/7932,27-Feb-1995.pdf
Resources of the Week
Amy: God Is Not Silent About Sexual Assault
Jonathan: KingdomManRisingMovie.com
33 min
February 27, 2019 An Interview with Dr. Adam W. Greenway, the New President of Southwestern Seminary
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Episode #203
Dr. Adam W. Greenway, the brand new president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary joins us to discuss his election, his vision for the school, and what’s next for SWBTS.
18 min
February 22, 2019Greear Addresses Sex Abuse in the SBC
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Episode #202
SBC President J.D. Greear issued a call for Southern Baptists to respond proactively to sexual abuse claims recently released in the media.

News Recap:
With ‘Gospel above all,’ Greear tackles sex abuse http://bit.ly/2T7PIBr
SBC president calls for investigation of churches accused of harboring sexual predators http://bit.ly/2T4eQcx
Sex abuse study ‘to own our error,’ Greear says http://bit.ly/2TcdKva
Greear on CNN: Abusers ‘have no place’ in SBC http://bit.ly/2TbzsPZ
Sex abuse prevention tops SBC Exec. Comm. agenda http://bit.ly/2TasHhg
Mohler, Akin apologize for backing accused leader http://bit.ly/2T8KEwM
Al Mohler says he was wrong about C.J. Mahaney http://bit.ly/2TePDMi
SWBTS to vote on presidential nominee Feb. 26-27 http://bit.ly/2T4z99J
Greenway nominated to lead Southwestern Seminary http://bit.ly/2TasXNg
EC pres. search committee has found ‘God’s candidate’ http://bit.ly/2TaAADr
10-year-old advances SBC ministry day http://bit.ly/2TfllJG
Ruling affirmed in Mo. Bapt. Home, university cases http://bit.ly/2TcA7R2
Gateway to offer all master’s degrees online http://bit.ly/2TcqCBq
Located in Louisville, KY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is committed to training future pastors, missionaries, and gospel leaders. You can learn more about undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs by visiting sbts.edu.

This Week in SBC History
Couple Opens Bible Museum in Gatlinburg
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/4360,21-Feb-1977.pdf
Resources of the Week:
Amy: Trinitarian Theology
Jonathan: Ordination Survey
42 min
February 15, 2019Abuse of Faith Series Shines Light on Sexual Abuse Problem in the SBC
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Episode #201
This week’s bombshell series on sexual abuse in the SBC sent shockwaves throughout the denomination.

News Recap:
Abuse of Faith: Investigation reveals decades of sexual abuse from Southern Baptist church leaders, volunteers http://bit.ly/2SPl9R0
Paper’s sexual abuse report leaves SBC’s Greear ‘broken’ http://bit.ly/2SPlgMq
Greear addresses unreported victims of sexual abuse http://bit.ly/2SU4Kuz
SBC must ‘lament & grieve,’ Greear tells editors http://bit.ly/2SPZBDW
Southern Baptists Face Their #MeToo Moment https://nyti.ms/2SR5Wik
Leading Southern Baptist apologizes for supporting leader, church at center of sex abuse scandal http://bit.ly/2SPS9IH
Greear names, summarizes Comm. on Committees makeup http://bit.ly/2SUURN2
Louisiana College quits CCCU over LGBT policy http://bit.ly/2SXilBc
Jerry Johnson resigns as NRB president http://bit.ly/2SNcrTr
James MacDonald fired after ‘inappropriate’ comments http://bit.ly/2SXiy7s
SBU committee named for ‘evaluations’ of ‘orthodoxy’ http://bit.ly/2SOsFM6
NFL veteran & wife make ultrasound gift to N. Orleans http://bit.ly/2SXiS6a
Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently announced a new bachelor’s degree program communication. Because if your students are going to work in the business or professional worlds, they won’t need less theology—they’ll need more. This new program promises cutting-edge training in the complexities of communication fields in the 21st century with the biblical and theological studies you would expect from Southern Seminary and Boyce College. You can find more information about this new program at boycecollege.com/communication

This Week in SBC History
Baylor’s sexual assault response draws protest
http://www.bpnews.net/46301/baylors-sexual-assault-response-draws-protest
Resources of the Week
Amy: NPR Interview with Anne Marie Miller
Jonathan: Sweet Life Cookies
Graphic via Houston Chronicle
35 min
February 08, 2019SBC EC Search Team Responds to Questions About Minority Candidates; Chitwood Installed as IMB President
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Episode #200
This week, the SBC Executive Committee Search Team responded to questions about the consideration of minority candidates for the job, and we have reports from three trustee meetings.

News Recap:
EC search committee has ‘actively pursued’ non-Anglos http://bit.ly/2MZyC3q
Diversity in focus as Baptists await EC announcement http://bit.ly/2MTNAbb
Sky Pratt of Ga. to chair Committee on Committees http://bit.ly/2MTOaWp
Evangelism, leadership tops NAMB agenda http://bit.ly/2MTOiVT
Rainer gives final presidential address http://bit.ly/2MTOrsp
IMB elects EVP, appoints 19 missionaries http://bit.ly/2MXav58
Chitwood installed as IMB president http://bit.ly/2MUwD0c
Nat’l CP 0.18% under YTD budget projection http://bit.ly/2MUpRrc
ERLC names largest Leadership Council http://bit.ly/2MUghEM
Western Recorder joins KBC Communications http://bit.ly/2MXqVuh
T. Vaughn Walker honored by SBTS with endowed chair http://bit.ly/2MUqX6i
Located in Louisville, KY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is committed to training future pastors, missionaries, and gospel leaders. You can learn more about undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs by visiting sbts.edu.

This Week in SBC History
Colson speaks on criminal justice reform needs
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/5405,08-Feb-1982.pdf
Resources of the Week:
Amy: Vulnerable by Raleigh Sadler
Jonathan: 2019 Minister’s Tax Guide
35 min
February 01, 2019“Who’s Your One?” Announced; Greear Names Resolutions Committee
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Episode #199
SBC President J.D. Greear announced the launch of Who’s Your One? this week through a simulcast with the SBCAL and also filled out the resolutions committee for the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting.

News Recap:
Greear previews ‘Who’s Your One?’ evangelism strategy http://bit.ly/2GfxwPq
Committee on Resolutions named for 2019 SBC http://bit.ly/2GewAuF
Ga. Baptists drop 20 staffers after CP shortfall http://bit.ly/2GeR1aT
Former Baptist minister charged with child sex crime http://bit.ly/2Gkgekz
IMB names Lafferty candidate for executive VP role http://bit.ly/2GcIpBQ
KBC exec. search team sets Feb. 15 deadline http://bit.ly/2GcFyc1
NOBTS receives $1 million grant http://bit.ly/2GeNsSj
SWBTS institutes new 82-hour M.Div. http://bit.ly/2Gfy4Vu
T. Vaughn Walker, ‘history-making’ prof, dies at 68 http://bit.ly/2Gc05xc
Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently announced a new bachelor’s degree program communication. Because if your students are going to work in the business or professional worlds, they won’t need less theology—they’ll need more. This new program promises cutting-edge training in the complexities of communication fields in the 21st century with the biblical and theological studies you would expect from Southern Seminary and Boyce College. You can find more information about this new program at boycecollege.com/communication

This Week in SBC History
Southern Baptists Respond to Roe vs. Wade
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/3520,29-Jan-1973.pdf
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/3521,31-Jan-1973.pdf
Resources of the Week
Amy: Girls’ Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World
Jonathan: Evangelism with Johnny Hunt
34 min
January 25, 2019Curtis Woods Named Resolutions Committee Chairman
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Episode #198
Curtis Woods has been named the chairman of the Resolutions Committee for the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting in Birmingham making him only the second African American to hold the prestigious position.

News Recap:
KBC’s Woods to chair 2019 SBC Resolutions Committee http://bit.ly/2FWb9hW
Stephen Rummage to preach in view of call at Quail Springs http://bit.ly/2G2yZIK
Jack Harwell, champion for an uncensored Baptist press, dies at 86 http://bit.ly/2FYpASA
Kammerdiener leaves legacy of service to missions http://bit.ly/2FYoC96
Located in Louisville, KY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is committed to training future pastors, missionaries, and gospel leaders. You can learn more about undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs by visiting sbts.edu.

This Week in SBC History
Phone Scam Attempts to Get Money from Churches
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/6912,24-Jan-1990.pdf
Resources of the Week:
Amy:
Suffering Is Never for Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot
Devotedly by Valerie Elliot Shepard
Jonathan: Church Grammar
26 min
January 18, 2019Former SBC President Bailey Smith Dies; MacDonald to Take Indefinite Sabbatical
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Episode #197
We were saddened to learn of the passing of former SBC president Bailey Smith this week. Also, James MacDonald is in the news and LifeWay announced a major shakeup regarding its retail stores.
News Recap:
Bailey Smith, early SBC conservative president, dies http://bit.ly/2FxGA2H
SBC president who said God hears only Christian prayers dead at 79 http://bit.ly/2Fx4g7r
James MacDonald takes ‘indefinite sabbatical’ http://bit.ly/2FBeTpC
LifeWay to reduce ‘brick-and-mortar channel’ http://bit.ly/2FxGHeD
DeMoss to close prominent PR firm March 29 http://bit.ly/2FxH34X
Church dropout rate among young adults studied http://bit.ly/2FvqXsN
Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently announced a new bachelor’s degree program communication. Because if your students are going to work in the business or professional worlds, they won’t need less theology—they’ll need more. This new program promises cutting-edge training in the complexities of communication fields in the 21st century with the biblical and theological studies you would expect from Southern Seminary and Boyce College. You can find more information about this new program at boycecollege.com/communication

This Week in SBC History
Southern Baptists Respond to Ratification of 18th Amendment
http://media2.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/tbarchive/1919/TB_1919_01_23.pdf
Resources of the Week
Amy: Uncommontary Podcast
Jonathan: Within Reach by Ben Trueblood
39 min
January 11, 2019SBC President J.D. Greear Launches Evangelism Initiative
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Episode #196
SBC President J.D. Greear announced the launch of an evangelism initiative for the denomination. We also cover a few more transitions in Baptist life and the loss of a leader.

News Recap:
Greear to launch ‘Who’s Your One?’ with associations http://bit.ly/2Fjd4gZ
New SBC efforts focus on evangelism http://bit.ly/2FjdbZX
Nat’l CP 4.5% under YTD budget projection http://bit.ly/2FlKqvR
Federal judge dismisses second lawsuit challenging Glorieta sale http://bit.ly/2Flt2Ye
Rash begins 2019 as Alabama Baptist’s new editor http://bit.ly/2Fkc8ZN
OBU president David Whitlock steps down http://bit.ly/2FnLteG
Jimmy Allen, SBC pres. & ‘energetic dreamer,’ dies http://bit.ly/2FjCCe0
Jimmy Allen, visionary denominational leader, dies http://bit.ly/2FjCDyA
Located in Louisville, KY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is committed to training future pastors, missionaries, and gospel leaders. You can learn more about undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs by visiting sbts.edu.

This Week in SBC History
Wayland College Names McClung New President
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/1691,10-Jan-1963.pdf
Resources of the Week:
Amy: Afraid of All the Things by Scarlet Hiltibidal
Jonathan: Evangelicals for Life
27 min
January 04, 201910 Questions for the SBC in 2019
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Episode #195
Every January, we share our 10 questions for the SBC for the coming year. This year, we get more specific than we have been in the past as we look to a year that will be filled with new beginnings.
News Recap:
Who will be selected to lead our entities in 2019?
How will continuing healthcare changes and new product offerings affect GuideStone?
Who will be nominated for SBC officers in Birmingham?
How will the revamped schedule be received at the SBC Annual Meeting?
What changes will Paul Chitwood bring to the IMB (if any)?
How will Southern Baptists respond to the changing political landscape in the U.S.?
How will the conversation regarding abuse and assault continue to play out in 2019? What will the Sexual Abuse Advisory Committee recommend for churches at the SBC Annual Meeting?
Will we see an increase in diversity across all levels of convention life?
Will we break $200M in national CP receipts this budget year?
Will any other entities or groups in the SBC commission reports on their history of racism and slavery? How will SBTS respond to its own report?
Honorable mention question: Will Wiley Drake come to Birmingham?
Located in Louisville, KY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is committed to training future pastors, missionaries, and gospel leaders. You can learn more about undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs by visiting sbts.edu.

This Week in SBC History
Bill Tolar Dies at 90
http://bpnews.net/52176/bill-tolar-prof-who-stands-large-in-sbc-dies
Resources We Are Looking Forward to in 2019
Amy: God of Covenant
Jonathan: The Gospel-Driven Church
48 min