Christ Over All

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview SBC Presidential Candidate Willy Rice.Timestamps00:51 – Intro05:08 – Why Willy Rice Has Sought the Presidency of the SBC06:57 – What Changed Willy Rice’s Perspective10:07 – Insiders and Outsiders14:30 – The Breakdown and Regaining of Trust18:46 – Where are the Places for Communication?21:51 – What Can the Trustees Be Doing to Help?25:08 – Willy Rice’s Assessment of the Trustees29:04 – The Baptist Courier30:22 – Being Transparent35:12 – The State of DEI and Resolution 9 in the SBC43:46 – What Place Does the ERLC Have in the SBC?46:23 – What Kind of Leaders Do We Need in the SBC?49:22 – What’s the Receptivity to Willy’s Message53:23 – Seven Pillars for Baptist Renewal56:36 – Outro Resources to ClickTheme of the Month: Can the Center Hold? The Southern Baptist Convention in the 21st CenturyGive to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview SBC Presidential Candidate Josh Powell.Timestamps00:46 – Intro06:07 – Why Josh Powell Wants to Be SBC President13:52 – What are Some of the Biggest Things the SBC Has?16:17 – Concrete Ways of Moving Forward without a Credentials Committee22:07 – The Issue of Loss of Trust and How to Regain It26:47 – What Kind of Influence Does Josh Powell Have to Make the SBC Stronger?30:30 – The Baptist Courier31:50 – Navigating the Question of Wokeness39:26 – Confessing Where We Were Wrong43:00 – What Lessons Can We Learn from The Sex Abuse Task Force48:44 – Is There a Way for Leaders to Say They Were Wrong on This?52:15 – What Kind of Leaders Would Best Serve the SBC?56:07 – The ERLC: It’s Ideal Mission, Identity, and Leadership59:39 – Where You Can Learn More about Josh Powell1:01:08 – OutroResources to ClickTheme of the Month: Can the Center Hold? The Southern Baptist Convention in the 21st CenturyGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadThe Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism is Tearing America Apart – Jeremy Carl

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock interviews both Mark Coppenger and Brad Green on their COA Essays.Timestamps00:24 – Intro06:20 – What are Some Things that are Encouraging about the SBC?09:32 – Concerns about the SBC13:07 – Four Different Way to Treat the Environment19:54 – Coming Away from the Sex Abuse Crisis23:56 – Believe All Women? Intersectionality at Play28:24 – Have We Gotten Past Resolution 9?32:20 – The Baptist Courier33:53 – What Kind of Leaders Do We Need Going Forward?40:30 – SBC Ingratiationism43:40 – Is the Female Pastor Problem Because of Leaders Who are Unwilling to be Disaggreeable?49:00 – How Do We Faithfully Grow?53:11 – There is Still a Drift in the SBC54:50 – SBC Presbyterianism: A ‘Hierarchy’ Within the SBC1:04:25 – Final Thoughts: What Leaders Do We Need Today?1:06:38 – Outro Resources to Click“Five Reasons to Be Thankful for the Southern Baptist Convention” – Brad Green“Stewardship of Our SBC Land” – Mark Coppenger“The SBC in a Crowded Theater” – Mark Coppenger“Who’s the Vandal?” – Mark Coppenger“Alabama fan Harvey Updyke, poisoner of Auburn trees, dead at 71” – Mike Rodak“Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention 2019” – Tom Ascol“The Ethics & Religious Liberty Conundrum” – Christ Over All“Freedom of Speech” – Norman RockwellTheme of the Month: Can the Center Hold? The Southern Baptist Convention in the 21st CenturyGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadWhat is Critical Theory?: A Concise Christian Analysis – Bradley G. Green

ABOUT THE EPISODEJoin David Schrock and Stephen Wellum as they interview SBC President Clint Pressley on the current state of the SBC.Timestamps· 01:00 – Intro· 05:28 – What is Clint Pressley as SBC President,Doing Throughout the Year?· 09:14 – What’s Been Some Encouragements andChallenges That He’s Seen?· 11:25 – Is There a Way for the ERLC to be Usefulto the SBC?· 12:56 – What Counsel Would Dr. Wellum Give tothe Next President about the ERLC?· 15:28 – How Is Clint Pressley Thinking about theAbortion Issue?· 20:15 – What State is Lifeway In?· 23:18 – The Baptist Courier· 24:40 – The Executive Committee· 28:18 – The Law Amendment· 30:24 – Filling the Credentials Committee· 32:02 – The Challenges of Cooperating Together· 34:22 – Do Our Seminaries Teach Good BaptistEcclesiology?· 37:28 – How Should the SBC Think about Lawsuits?· 39:21 - Financial Transparency· 42:03 – Are There Things that Would be Helpful to Update the Convention?· 46:27 – What Should Someone Be Doing to Help the Convention?· 47:55 – What are some things Clint Pressley is Praying and Hoping for This Year?· 48:53 – How Our Theme for COA This Month Can be Helpful· 50:20 - Outro Resources to Click· Theme of the Month: Can the Center Hold? The Southern Baptist Convention in the 21st CenturyGiveto Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODEThere’s a lot to love about the Southern Baptist Convention. Here’s what I’m most thankful for. / / The Southern Baptist Convention is like a beautiful landscape . . . scarred by five disasters from recent years. We need understand these problems so we can then work towards cleanup.Resources to Click“Five Reasons to Be Thankful for the Southern Baptist Convention” – Brad Green“Stewardship of Our SBC Land” – Mark Coppenger“The SBC in a Crowded Theater” – Mark Coppenger“Who’s the Vandal?” – Mark Coppenger“Alabama fan Harvey Updyke, poisoner of Auburn trees, dead at 71” – Mike Rodak“Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention 2019” – Tom Ascol“The Ethics & Religious Liberty Conundrum” – Christ Over All“Freedom of Speech” – Norman RockwellTheme of the Month: Can the Center Hold? The Southern Baptist Convention in the 21st CenturyGive to Support the Work