Sbc This Week

SBC17 is upon us but first, we have updates on the ACP report, Lottie Moon offering, and CP giving plus much more as we head to Phoenix.

It's a slow news week, but there's a big announcement about the "dress code" for the SBC Annual Meeting and an update on a big story we've been tracking for the past 18 months.

NAMB has filed a response to the Will McRaney lawsuit and requested it be moved to a Georgia court. Also, we sit down with Nate Millican to talk all things Phoenix ahead of next month's SBC Annual Meeting.

SBC President Steve Gaines joined us this week to discuss his first year as president and his upcoming nomination for a second year. He also provided some details on the annual meeting schedule and components of the meeting next month in Phoenix.

Nominations for SBC17 continue to roll in. This week, three nominations and one withdrawal highlight the news.

The nominations for SBC trustees have been released. We cover that slate of potential trustees and discuss a new young pastors initiative in North Carolina with pastors Matt Capps and John Mark Harrison.

On this special episode, we break down the schedule for the SBC Annual Meeting and the events revolving around the meeting.

Prestonwood pastor Jack Graham announced the end of their escrowing of CP funds this week, Southwestern President Paige Patterson issued an apology after a picture of their faculty drew online backlash, and we sat down with Danny Akin for an extended interview to celebrate our 100th episode.

NAMB is facing a lawsuit from a former state executive director. Also, trustee reports are in from SEBTS and NOBTS, and we have our first nominee for a convention officer for 2017.

Dr. Gaines has named the 2017 Committee on Committees and there are several seminary trustee meeting recaps to cover on this week's episode—all with major news.

News from both Southeastern and Midwestern seminaries highlight this week's episode as well as a major announcement from ERLC and TGC about a conference slated for next April. Also, a state convention executive director got an airplane this week in 1957.

The Committee on Resolutions, the first committee for the 2017 SBC Annual Meeting, was named by President Steve Gaines this week. Also, there was a terrible tragedy involving a Southern Baptist Church in Texas that resulted in the death of 13 church members.

The Executive Committee of the ERLC and Dr. Russell Moore released statements this week which received warm reception across the denomination signaling that much of the tumult in recent weeks could be behind us.

Dr. Russell Moore and Dr. Frank Page met this week and released a statement of unity at the conclusion of the meeting. We also discuss upcoming deadlines for the SBC Annual Meeting.

We continue our coverage of the Executive Committee's ad hoc committee and congratulate Steve McNeil on being named the new state exec in Indiana.

Last week, the Executive Committee announced the formation of an ad hoc committee and a study by the officers in response to Prestonwood's escrowing of CP funds. This week, we talk with Dr. Stephen Rummage, chairman of the EC, about these study groups.

The announcement by Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, TX, that it would be escrowing CP funds indefinitely brought about a swift response from the Executive Committee this week.

SBC President Steve Gaines spoke with state Baptist paper editors this week on a wide range of topics relevant to the SBC.

Pastor HB Charles II and the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL, made news this week following a church merger with a church in Orange Park, FL.

Crisis has been averted it seems as Cooperative Program giving has regained the momentum we saw in much of 2016. Total CP gifts are now 3.11% above budget for FY 2017.