No More Women Pastors: Dr. Mohler's Truth & Unity Amendment and the Vindication of Mike Law
From Center for Baptist Leadership by Center for Baptist Leadership
May 28, 2026 · 49 min · Season 2 · Episode 70
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential split in the Southern Baptist Convention over the issue of women pastors and the implications of Dr. Al Mohler’s Truth & Unity Amendment.
Is the Southern Baptist Convention about to split over women pastors? In this episode, William Wolfe sits down with Sam Webb and Jon Whitehead to unpack the fight over the pastorate, Dr. Al Mohler’s Truth & Unity Amendment, and the vindication of Mike Law heading into Orlando. From Saddleback to the credentials committee, they explain why this is a first-order issue of biblical authority, anthropology, and SBC cooperation—and why 2026 may decide the fate of the SBC. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro: No More Women Pastors? 0:38 – Meet Sam Webb & Jon Whitehead 3:40 – How Mike Law Discovered the Women Pastor Problem 8:30 – The Rise of the Law Amendment in the SBC 13:40 – Why SBC Leaders Resisted for So Long 20:55 – Is This a Primary Theological Issue? Scripture & Sufficiency 27:40 – Anthropology, Gender, and the Battle for the SBC 32:45 – Mohler’s Truth & Unity Amendment Explained 41:00 – Sam Webb's Warning to SBC, The Slippery Slope 45:40 – Call to Orlando: Final Challenge to Southern Baptists –––––– Follow Center for Baptist Leadership across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://twitter.com/BaptistLeaders Facebook –…
People in this episode
Host: William Wolfe
Guests: Sam Webb, Jon Whitehead
Topics covered
- women pastors
- Southern Baptist Convention
- biblical authority
- anthropology
- SBC cooperation
- Truth & Unity Amendment
Keywords
- women pastors
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Dr. Al Mohler
- Mike Law
- Truth & Unity Amendment
- biblical authority
- anthropology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Southern Baptist Convention, Saddleback, SBC
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