Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchExecutive Committee recommends SBC give 51% of Cooperative Program funds to the International Mission Board
Episode 568
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 all…
7 months ago
Southern Baptists take Good News to Winter Olympics, North American Mission Board celebrates growth, Outspoken pastor Wiley Drake dies
Episode 567
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…
7 months, 1 week ago
International Mission Board Sending Celebration, ERLC trustees approve leadership statement, Hunter Clamp shares about serving a rural church
Episode 566
In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson share about the IMB Sending Celebration and trustees' meeting, leadership processes at the Ethics …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Winter weather affects millions, Inside Minneapolis' Cities Church, Tara Dew finds peace in Psalm 23
Episode 565
In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson discuss the deep impact of Winter Storm Fern and how Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has responde…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Minneapolis church disruption, Persecution continues in Nigeria, The great value of human life
Episode 564
This week, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson talk with the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's Miles Mullin about the Jan. 18 disruption at Citie…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Minneapolis churches hold fast, Key Supreme Court hearings, An AI powered evangelism trainer
Episode 563
Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson are back to talk about how Minneapolis churches are facing tensions around immigration and deportation, how two U.S…
8 months ago
SBC case heard in TN Supreme Court, Lifeway camps growing in 2026, Jen Wilkin on studying Joshua
Episode 562
Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson highlight the case against the SBC heard this week in Tennessee's Supreme Court, how Cooperative Program giving sli…
8 months, 1 week ago
The 2025 Top 10 SBC stories, Theologian Thomas Schreiner offers insights on the Christmas story, A family reunited after years apart
Episode 561
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 ab…
9 months ago
1,000 pastors visit Israel, Seminary graduations, Joe Crider on Christmas hymns
Episode 560
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 spe…
9 months, 1 week ago
Cooperative Program giving is strong in the new fiscal year, 2025 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, An interview with Paul Chitwood
Episode 559
In this episode, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson give convention related financial and legal updates, learn about the generosity of churchgoers dur…
9 months, 2 weeks ago