SBC This Week

By Brandon Porter & Laura ErlansonReligion & Spirituality Christianity Government

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February 23, 2018Rev. Billy Graham Passes Away at 99
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Episode #144
With the passing of Rev. Billy Graham, we look back on his life and legacy. We also cover the continued fallout from the Illumination Project and the possibility of the SBC losing an affiliated state convention.
News Recap:
Billy Graham:
Evangelist passes away at 99 — http://lfwy.co/2BKGKkv
BP story archives — http://bit.ly/2BKEQQX
SBTS tribute and media archives — http://www.sbts.edu/graham/
Executive Committee: Board considers DC convention, mission board merger — http://bit.ly/2or90Av
Texas: BGCT removes CBF from giving form, affirms view of biblical marriage — http://bit.ly/2BMzUv7
Alabama: SBOM holds ribbon-cutting ceremony — http://bit.ly/2BIYNHY
Louisiana: Coach suing school Louisiana College for discrimination — http://bit.ly/2BLuksP
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
Billy Graham speaks at Gardner-Webb
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/3144,26-Feb-1971.pdf
Resources of the Week:
Amy: A Prophet With Honor
Jonathan: Becoming a Welcoming Church
33 min
February 16, 2018David Platt to Leave IMB; SBC Pastors’ Conference Lineup Announced
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Episode #143
This week saw the announced departure of David Platt from the International Board, the announcement of the Pastors’ Conference lineup, a response from Sovereign Grace Church, and much more. It was a busy one.
News Recap:
IMB: David Platt to transition out of presidency — http://bit.ly/2oaNpvR
Illumination Project:
CBF nixes ‘absolute’ LGBT hiring ban, maintains it for leaders — http://bit.ly/2o9LoA6
CBF relaxes policy on hiring LGBTQ staff, but maintains some restrictions — http://bit.ly/2oax3DI
Texas Baptist convention takes note of more inclusive hiring policy by CBF — http://bit.ly/2oaRi43
Kentucky: A Response to Allegations Against Sovereign Grace Churches — http://bit.ly/2ocogkq
SBC:
The 2018 SBC Pastors Conference: Fulfill Your Ministry — http://bit.ly/2ocnzrk
Gaines reflects on IMB search, SBC presidency — http://bit.ly/2o9WoxB
Florida: Churches weep & minister after school shooting — http://bit.ly/2oax8Hw
FEMA: Funds for disaster-stricken churches now law — http://bit.ly/2o85Q4w
Religious Liberty: T-shirts now in battle’s spotlight — http://bit.ly/2o6fRiC
Trustee Reports:
NAMB introduces ‘Send Puerto Rico’ — http://bit.ly/2o9LNTr
LifeWay shares new vision for stores — http://bit.ly/2o9WDJ1
North Carolina: Gardner-Webb’s Frank Bonner sets retirement — http://bit.ly/2oaOdRp
South Carolina: Finn named Provost at North Greenville — http://bit.ly/2C2bRJk
MBTS: Seminary announces organizational changes — http://bit.ly/2ocnPqi
SBC: Church compensation survey underway — http://bit.ly/2o7HTtW
Oklahoma: ‘Worshiping Jesus,’ Shane Hall defies cancer’s toll — http://bit.ly/2oaOAeL
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
Olympics match Baptist chaplain with Costa Rican skier
http://www.bpnews.net/22634/olympics-match-baptist-chaplain-with-costa-rican-skier
Resources of the Week
Amy: Resurrection Letters Prologue
Jonathan: Shane Hall at the 2017 Pastors’ Conference
39 min
February 09, 2018Southern Baptist Church at Center of Sexual Abuse Discussion
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Episode #142
A Southern Baptist Church is involved in a very public discussion about alleged sexual abuse and cover-up. Also, good news about CP in this week’s episode.
News Recap:
Kentucky: Key witness in Michigan State abuse scandal alleges double standard in evangelical church — http://bit.ly/2BIZbH7
Rachael Denhollander’s public response to Sovereign Grace Churches — http://bit.ly/2BHUTjv
SWBTS: Dr. Paige Patterson Discusses Retirement Plans — http://bit.ly/2Bhx7tE
Politics: A Letter to President Trump and Congress — http://bit.ly/2BK2aiK
SBC: National CP gifts 4.01% ahead of projected budget — http://bit.ly/2BLZpgQ
South Carolina: Apology, $300K payout in church sex abuse settlement — http://bit.ly/2BIEI5e
SBC: State papers celebrate milestones, consider future — http://bit.ly/2BLZYY0
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
10-Year Anniversary of the Union University Tornadoes
http://www.bpnews.net/50308/after-08-tornado-union-was-united-as-never-before
Resources of the Week:
Amy: Black Southern Baptist history said to be ‘at a crossroads’
Jonathan: Not God Enough by J.D. Greear
26 min
February 02, 2018J.D. Greear and Ken Hemphill to be Nominated for SBC Presidency
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Episode #141
Preparation for the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas is in full swing as two SBC presidential nominees were announced this week.
News Recap:
SBC18:
Greear to be SBC president nominee — http://bit.ly/2s0btqO
Gaines, Greear united in nomination announcement — http://bit.ly/2s0bvyW
Ken Hemphill to be SBC president nominee — http://bit.ly/2nC8Q8P
Dallas registration opens Feb. 1 — http://bit.ly/2rTJVDp
Child care, children, youth reg. opens Feb. 1 — http://bit.ly/2rTJV6n
News: Late-term abortion ban fails in Senate — http://bit.ly/2rTA1S9
Missouri: SBU President C. Pat Taylor to retire — http://bit.ly/2rYJRSy
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
Supreme Court To Review ‘Moment Of Silence’ Law
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/6319,28-Jan-1987.pdf
Resources of the Week
Amy: Plain Theology for Plain People
Jonathan: They Spoke of Me by Brandon Smith
29 min
January 26, 2018SBC Added as Defendant in Pressler Lawsuit; Separate Suit against NAMB Allowed to Proceed
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Episode #140
Legal updates dominate the news this week as the SBC was added as a defendant in the Pressler sexual assault lawsuit. Also, a lawsuit against NAMB was allowed to proceed to the next stage.
News Recap:
SBC added as defendant in Pressler lawsuit — http://bit.ly/2rEYD0P
Judge says employment interference lawsuit against NAMB can proceed — http://bit.ly/2rFUcTx
Highpoint Church confirmed as non-SBC
The Summit climbs toward 1,000 new churches — http://bit.ly/2rBj3aW
Evangelicals for Life addresses ‘pro-life ethic’ — http://bit.ly/2rItBoC
ERLC names Leadership Council for 2018 — http://bit.ly/2rIkjsW
Brownback confirmed on Pence tie-breaker — http://bit.ly/2rHje4r
Black church, family conference marks 25 years — http://bit.ly/2rEwuqy
100 years of LifeWay Architecture — http://bit.ly/2rBjt10
Kody Gibson named SBTS communications VP — http://bit.ly/2rEYDOn
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
Church Bulletins Said to Be History Data Source
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/1420,27-Jan-1960.pdf
Resources of the Week:
Amy: Now That I’m Called: A Guide for Women Discerning a Call to Ministry
Jonathan: The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down
21 min
January 19, 2018Lottie Moon Giving Up 4.1%; SBC18 Theme Announced
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Episode #139
IMB reported that LMCO gifts for Q1 were up 4.1% over the previous year, also the theme and logo for SBC18 were released this week.
News Recap:
IMB: Lottie Moon offering 4.1% above last year’s pace — http://bit.ly/2FTYQjQ
SBC: 2018 Dallas theme: Testify! Go. Stand. Speak — http://bit.ly/2FTKgsA
NOBTS: 2-year-old dies at preschool center — http://bit.ly/2FUYR6T
Hawaii: Missile alert spurred witness, goodbyes to family — http://bit.ly/2FW85jC
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
Preacher’s Sermon Gets Timely Illustrationhttp://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/1693,16-Jan-1963.pdf
Resources of the Week
Amy: Philippians, a focus 15 study
Jonathan: Evangelicals.Life
24 min
January 12, 2018GuideStone Announces Sale of Dallas Headquarters
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Episode #138
GuideStone surprised folks this week by announcing they had sold their headquarters in Dallas and are moving to a new location in the Metroplex.
News Recap:
GuideStone: Hawkins announces new location in Dallas – http://bit.ly/2EvWgir
SBC:
National CP 0.98% above last year’s 1st quarter — http://bit.ly/2EvWh5Z
2017 Pastors’ Conference issues financial report — http://bit.ly/2Ez4h6h
LifeWay: Draper Centennial Tower came down ‘really fast’ — http://bit.ly/2ExiRuW
In Memoriam:
Youth leader, NOBTS student, dies on mission field — http://bit.ly/2EySDIL
Awana co-founder Art Rorheim dies at 99 — http://bit.ly/2Ey56fs
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
Peace Committee Discusses Report
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/6312,12-Jan-1987.pdf
Resources of the Week:
Amy: Scratch-off World Map
Jonathan: Supernatural Power for Everyday People by Jared C. Wilson
31 min
January 05, 201810 Questions for the SBC in 2018
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Episode #137
As is our custom, we assess 10 questions for the upcoming year in the Southern Baptist Convention.
10 Questions for 2018:
What will be the result of the IMB board’s trial period for David Platt serving as teaching pastor at McLean Bible Church?
How will economic changes in the US impact church finances? Will giving meet the 2018 Cooperative Program Allocation Budget? Will the LMCO rebound after the normalization in 2017? Will the AAEO continue its growth in 2018?
Who will be the next chairman of the Executive Committee of the SBC?
How will healthcare changes affect GuideStone?
What does 2018 look like for SBC seminaries?
How much progress will be made in Send Cities in 2018?
What will be the decision on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and what will be its impact on religious liberty in the US?
Will the ministers’ housing allowance be repealed?
Who will run for SBC president and what will be the outcome of the election?
Will we break the 10,000 messenger mark in Dallas?
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.

Resources of the Week:
Amy: Together on God’s Mission
Jonathan: SBC FAQs
37 min
December 29, 20172017 – The Year in Review
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Episode #136
In our final episode of 2017, we look back on the year, its stories, and name our resource of the year.
Questions for 2017:
What will be the response to the revamped Pastors Conference in Phoenix? — top stories
Will we start to see leadership transitions in southern states?
How will a Trump presidency affect religious liberty?
How will the new CSB translation from LifeWay be received? — top stories
Will the LifeWay building be occupied in 2017?
How will the changing online education landscape affect SBC seminaries and baptist colleges?
Will limitless missionaries start to become a reality in 2017?
Will we continue to see increasingly diverse representation on trustee boards?
How might GuideStone and their constituents be impacted by changes in health care and the possible elimination of the ACA?
How will the rural/urban divide in America influence SBC churches and revitalization efforts?
Top Stories for 2017:
IMB President David Platt accepts teaching pastor role at McLean Bible Church (read more)
Gunman opens fire at FBC Sutherland Springs, TX, and kills 26 church members in early November (read more)
Resolutions are passed across the SBC related to the Alt-right and racism (read more)
Conservative Resurgence architects Judge Paul Pressler and Paige Patterson and others are named in a lawsuit related to the alleged molestation of a 14-year old boy (read more)
Escrowing of Cooperative Program funds led to the appointment of a special task force of the Executive Committee to examine the causes and effects (read more)
A record Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American missions was collected (read more)
Finances at every level continue to be ongoing topic of discussion in SBC life (read more)
Send Relief works overtime in response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma; gets recognized by the White House (read more)
LifeWay releases the Christian Standard Bible; specialty versions become some of the best-selling and most desired Bibles of the past decade
The “small church pastor” SBCPC is a roaring success under Dave Miller’s leadership as president and H.B. Charles III becomes its first African-American president (read more)
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.

Resource of the Year
She Reads Truth CSB Bible
Inspired by the She Reads Truth mission of “Women in the Word of God every day,” the She Reads Truth Bible is thoughtfully and artfully designed to highlight the beauty, goodness, and truth of Scripture.
34 min
December 22, 2017Prayer Emphasis for 2018 and the Most Fascinating Southern Baptists of 2017
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Episode #135
Southern Baptists have a new prayer emphasis for 2018, and we discuss our 10 most fascinating Southern Baptists of the year.
News Recap:
SBC: ‘In All Things Pray’ opens 2018 for Southern Baptists — http://bit.ly/2p30JpS
Texas: ‘Worst kept secret in Houston:’ Defamation suit emerges against Woodfill, Pressler — http://bit.ly/2oXzD3v
Nation: Housing allowance order stayed for now; appeals likely — http://bit.ly/2oXzXzf
SBC:
State convention building sales accumulate — http://bit.ly/2p2EP6k
Racism addressed in 10 state convention resolutions — http://bit.ly/2p5DOun
20 states boost CP sending to SBC causes — http://bit.ly/2p33LdE
Seminary Winter Graduations:
Gateway — http://bit.ly/2p33Wpk
Midwestern — http://bit.ly/2p11Nun
New Orleans — http://bit.ly/2p31DTi
Southeastern — http://bit.ly/2p121BJ
Southern — http://bit.ly/2p0cbmi
Southwestern — http://bit.ly/2oYNKpp
10 Most Fascinating Southern Baptists of 2017:
Jerry Falwell Jr.
Steve Green
Shane Hall
James Lankford
Dwight McKissic
Roy Moore
Scott Pruitt
Madeline Ray
Dabo Swinney
Jim Wells
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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
Samford Divinity School Officially Named Beeson Divinity School
http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/6708,08-Dec-1988.pdf
#MyLottieStory from Bart Barber
47 min