SBC This Week

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.

http://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/TheExchange/SBCTW/Episode129.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes — Stitcher — TuneIn Radio — Google Play — RSS  Episode #129 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. News Recap: * Texas: * Tragedy strikes as 26 killed in church shooting — http://bit.ly/2hfOoYA * SBC leaders to visit grieving pastor, church — http://bit.ly/2hfuZai * Kentucky: Man arrested for threatening to burn down church — http://bit.ly/2hhwFjI * SWBTS: Seminary cuts staff due to rising costs, low revenue — http://bit.ly/2hh1Qvk * North Carolina: * Baptists pray for revival, pass record budget — http://bit.ly/2hgvBg1 * Resolution denounces racism — http://bit.ly/2hf3cH7 * Wyoming: Baptists adopt new convention name — http://bit.ly/2hfPIL2 * Tennessee: Baptists unfriend church with female pastor — http://bit.ly/2hf3Wfn * LifeWay: * Nationwide Bible drive hosted by LifeWay stores — http://bit.ly/2hgg13O * New downtown Nashville store opens — http://bit.ly/2hiaWbx This Week in SBC History * Arkansas Baptists Pass Resolution Against Nuclear War * http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/1660,11-Nov-1962.pdf Resources of the Week * Amy: Magnolia Record Club * Jonathan: Grant by Ron Chernow

http://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/TheExchange/SBCTW/Episode128.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes — Stitcher — TuneIn Radio — Google Play — RSS  Episode #128 Cooperative Program giving is down more than 5% to begin the fiscal year. We also have updates from Tennessee, Missouri, and South Carolina. News Recap: * SBC: National Cooperative Program giving 5.53% under first month projection — http://bit.ly/2hy9lif * Tennessee: Union to open R.G. Lee birthplace November 11 — http://bit.ly/2hzodNk * Missouri: Baptists pursue synergy for transforming lives — http://bit.ly/2hy9T7N * GuideStone: Protection benefits changes announced — http://bit.ly/2hyaiHl * South Carolina: Columbia’s First Baptist Church fights back, denies charges in child sex-abuse suit — http://bit.ly/2hzOPxH This Week in SBC History * Presidents with Baptist Ties, Harding and Polk, Born * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding * https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2015/10/americas-first-baptist-president * https://baptistnews.com/article/church-severs-sbc-ties/#.WftkiBNSyuU * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk * https://baptiststoday.org/religion-and-the-american-presidents-james-k-polk-1845-1849/ Resources of the Week * Amy: The Last Castle * Jonathan: Reformation 500 coverage

Tennessee Baptists spoke out agains two white supremacist rallies that are scheduled this weekend in the state. We also recap more state annual meetings from across the country.

Incredible news from NAMB kicks off this week's episode, and we talk all things Colorado with its new state exec, Nathan Lorick.

Dr. Taffey Hall gives us the scoop on the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives and we discuss the news of the week including a big court ruling in Wisconsin.

The fiscal year for Cooperative Program giving has ended and the result is a good one. Also, we sit down and talk college ministry with Jeff Dodge of the Salt Network.

Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., joins us today to discuss the 30th anniversary of the Peace Committee report, the Glorieta Statement, and the Conservative Resurgence. Also, a new open letter to President Trump has been released calling for him to denounce the "alt-right" movement.