# Kirk Kirkland to lead Lifeway Worship, ERLC presses religious liberty, Deaflympics open in Tokyo

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Podcast: [SBC This Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sbc-this-week-7102472)
Published: 2025-11-14T17:41:25+00:00
Episode link: https://sbcthisweek.transistor.fm/557
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## Resource

In this episode of SBC This Week, Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson talk about recent leadership changes at Lifeway Worship, the retirement announcement of New Orleans pastor Fred Luter, recent public policy initiatives by the ERLC, the upcoming Deaflympics in Tokyo, pro-life initiatives, the opening of IMB Missions College registration, the ETC celebration of the anniversary of the Nicene Creed, disaster relief efforts in Jamaica, and the significance of state conventions and the Cooperative Program.

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