SBC This Week

Brandon Porter & Laura Erlanson
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A weekly news roundup from the Southern Baptist Convention as well as guest interviews from today's top church leaders.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Executive Committee recommends SBC give 51% of Cooperative Program funds to the International Mission Board

    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.

    33 min

  2. 13 FEB

    Southern Baptists take Good News to Winter Olympics, North American Mission Board celebrates growth, Outspoken pastor Wiley Drake dies

    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.

    30 min

  3. 6 FEB

    International Mission Board Sending Celebration, ERLC trustees approve leadership statement, Hunter Clamp shares about serving a rural church

    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.

    39 min

  4. 30 JAN

    Winter weather affects millions, Inside Minneapolis' Cities Church, Tara Dew finds peace in Psalm 23

    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.

    48 min

  5. 23 JAN

    Minneapolis church disruption, Persecution continues in Nigeria, The great value of human life

    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.

    38 min

  6. 16 JAN

    Minneapolis churches hold fast, Key Supreme Court hearings, An AI powered evangelism trainer

    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.

    37 min

  7. 9 JAN

    SBC case heard in TN Supreme Court, Lifeway camps growing in 2026, Jen Wilkin on studying Joshua

    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.

    48 min

  8. 19/12/2025

    The 2025 Top 10 SBC stories, Theologian Thomas Schreiner offers insights on the Christmas story, A family reunited after years apart

    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.

    52 min
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A weekly news roundup from the Southern Baptist Convention as well as guest interviews from today's top church leaders.

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  • Creator
    Brandon Porter & Laura Erlanson
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    581
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    SBC This Week

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