SBC Weekly Roundup: Countdown to Orlando | Ep.4

About this episode

William Wolfe and Jon Whitehead analyze the SBC presidential race and discuss the decline in Cooperative Program giving and related controversies.

In this special "SBC Weekly Roundup" edition of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe and Jon Whitehead analyze the SBC presidential race between Willy Rice and Josh Powell, paying particular attention to Willy's latest appearance on "The Baptist Review" podcast. They discuss the decline in Cooperative Program giving by 8% in February 2026 compared to the previous year, citing unaccountable entities, lack of transparency, theological liberalism, and trustee failure. Follow CBL's "SBC Weekly RoundUp" to stay informed on: SBC Presidential Race Entity Controversies (ERLC, Executive Committee, seminaries, and more) The future of the Cooperative Program How your church can prepare to engage faithfully and effectively at the SBC Annual Meeting Timestamps: 00:00 - 00:39 – Welcome & Mission of the Center for Baptist Leadership 00:39 - 05:00 – SBC News Roundup: CP Decline, Candidates, Lawsuits 05:00 - 06:36 – Personal Updates & Trip to New Bern, NC 06:36 - 16:28 – Willie Rice on Baptist Review: Women on Committees & DEI Quotas 16:28 - 23:18 – Financial Transparency, 990s, and Trustees “In the Dark” 23:18 - 30:56 – Trustee Failure and ‘Managerial Presbyterianism’ in the SBC 30:56…

People in this episode

Hosts: William Wolfe, Jon Whitehead

Topics covered

• SBC presidential race
• Cooperative Program decline
• entity controversies
• financial transparency
• trustee failure
• SBC Annual Meeting

Keywords

• SBC
• Willy Rice
• Josh Powell
• Cooperative Program
• financial transparency
• trustee failure
• Baptist Review
• ERLC
• SBC Annual Meeting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Baptist Review, ERLC, Executive Committee, Cooperative Program

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