Stuck in the Middle with You

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Stuck in the Middle with You episodes

January 27 Episode 35: The Black Box: NAMB's Finances
In this episode, Jon Bullock joins Mark and Ben to discuss the North American Mission Board's consistent lack of finanical transparency and accountability. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
1 hr 3 min
January 21 Episode 34: The Twin Cities: Can we agree on anything?
In this episode, Mark and Ben seek common ground over what happened at a Minneapolis-Saint Paul Southern Baptist Church over the weekend. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
1 hr 8 min
January 20 Episode 33: What Is Antisemitism?
In this episode, Mark and Ben discuss the intersection of antisemitism, Jewish identity, Christian theology, and the state of Israel. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
1 hr 1 min
January 14 Episode 32: Christianity Today & the Future of Religious Journalism
In this episode, Mark and Ben discuss the changing landscape of religious media beyond the Baptist world. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
49 min
January 09 Episode 31: Clergy Sexual Abuse & Conflicts of Interest
In this episode, Mark and Ben follow up with new revelations in the David Sills/Jennifer Lyell case, gray areas and conflicts of interest in the abuse survivor cause, and ongoing legal challenges in Christian contexts. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
50 min
December 17, 2025 Episode 30: Immigration, Deportation, & Faith-Based Protest
In this episode, Mark and Ben talk immigration, deportation, religious protest, and what the term "sanctuary" really means and when it should be applied in light of current action by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
38 min
December 12, 2025 Episode 29: Making Sense of the David Sills Lawsuit
Newly released discovery documents reveal explosive details in former professor David Sills’ ongoing defamation suit against the SBC and others. BNG contributors David Bumgardner, Mallory Challis, and Rick Pidcock join the show for a roundtable discussion on the latest revelations of previously unknown facts about the SBC, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the sexual abuse allegations involving Sills and his former student, Jennifer Lyell.
Episode Resources:
GRACE Network
RAINN
Victim Connect Resource Center
Research Article from the European Journal of Psycho-Traumatology (2023) on the use of appeasement by abuse victims as a means of survival in risky/dangerous relationships
1 hr 18 min
October 04, 2025 Episode 28: Jennifer Davis Rash
In this episode, Mark and Ben sit down with Jennifer Davis Rash, editor-in-chief of The Alabama Baptist, to discuss her exclusive reporting on the newly unsealed audio recordings of the 2009-2010 Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
1 hr 6 min
September 24, 2025 Episode 27: Jodi Chapman
In this episode, Mark and Ben sit down with Jodi Chapman, wife of Morris Chapman, former President and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, to discuss life as a preacher's wife and what retirement is like for a pastor and his family. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
1 hr 4 min
September 23, 2025 Episode 26: Religion and Public Education
In this episode, Mark and Ben discuss the history of religious influence on public education and the ongoing conflict between the two. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com.
55 min

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