Sbc This Week

We received some tragic news this week from the IMB as two missionaries were killed in an automobile accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

We're drawing ever closer to the SBC Annual Meeting, and that means nomination announcements start coming. This week, it's Danny Wood for the pastors' conference presidency. Also, CP giving is way ahead of budget—and that's good for everyone.

At their trustee meeting this week, the International Mission Board announced the search team to find a successor for President David Platt. They also commissioned 20 missionaries to serve around the world.

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.

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.

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.

Preparation for the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas is in full swing as two SBC presidential nominees were announced this week.

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.

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.

GuideStone surprised folks this week by announcing they had sold their headquarters in Dallas and are moving to a new location in the Metroplex.

As is our custom, we assess 10 questions for the upcoming year in the Southern Baptist Convention.

In our final episode of 2017, we look back on the year, its stories, and name our resource of the year.

Southern Baptists have a new prayer emphasis for 2018, and we discuss our 10 most fascinating Southern Baptists of the year.

Shocking news out of Texas this week as Judge Paul Pressler, one of the two main architects of the Conservative Resurgence, has been sued for sexual assault on a 14-year-old boy.

The IMB has a new chairman of the board, and we discuss some new research on the perception of Israel among Evangelicals.

Hance Dilbeck has been tapped to succeed Anthony Jordan in Oklahoma, and more state convention recaps came in. Also, we take a few minutes to discuss sexual harassment in culture and the church and introduce our 2017 LMCO campaign #MyLottieStory.

More state convention recaps are on the docket this week. We also discuss the opening of the Museum of the Bible and some US presidential history relevant to Thanksgiving week.

State convention annual meetings are in full swing across the SBC. We have updates from all over the denomination.

Tragedy struck a Southern Baptist church this week when a gunman opened fire and killed 26 in a rural church outside of San Antonio. We also discuss at length the NC annual meeting and financial cutbacks being made at Southwestern.

Cooperative Program giving is down more than 5% to begin the fiscal year. We also have updates from Tennessee, Missouri, and South Carolina.