{"podcast":{"title":"Center for Baptist Leadership","slug":"center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445","podcast_index_feed_id":6894445,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/centerforbaptistleadership/feed.xml","website_url":"https://centerforbaptistleadership.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18504388/CBL_Podcast_Cover_v4_iqgbyi.jpg","author":"Center for Baptist Leadership","episode_count":72,"summary":"The Center for Baptist Leadership podcast aims to cultivate courageous and biblical Baptist leadership for 21st-century America. Our mission is to revitalize the Southern Baptist Convention from within, defend it from those who seek its destruction, and serve as a better Baptist voice in the public square. Learn more at www.centerforbaptistleadership.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T00:18:20.723804+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445"},"episode":{"title":"Pastor Defends ICE Raids and Deportations: \"It's Biblical Justice\"","slug":"pastor-defends-ice-raids-and-deportations-it-s-biblical-justice","published_at":"2025-12-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445/pastor-defends-ice-raids-and-deportations-it-s-biblical-justice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445","url":"https://centerforbaptistleadership.podbean.com/e/pastor-defends-ice-raids-and-deportations-its-biblical-justice/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f2niuapuzd6gp6fb/Pastor_Defends_ICE_Raids_and_Deportations_It_s_Biblical_Justice_v18krwx.mp3","summary":"In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Lewis Richerson, Lead Pastor of Woodlawn Baptist Church, to unpack his recent interview with the New York Times on biblical justice and immigration. Pastor Lewis came to Woodlawn in May 2012. He previously served at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in various capacities from 2005-2012 where he also received his Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages (M.Div.) and Doctorate of Philosophy in Preaching (Ph.D.) degrees. Lewis began his pastoral ministry in 1999, while a senior in high school, as an interim pastor in rural Rapides Parish, Louisiana. That experience, along with his other ministry experiences (he served churches in Louisiana and Texas) have given him a passion for people and the Word of God. In addition to leading in the local church, Pastor Lewis has been instrumental in launching a ministry in India that includes an accredited Bible college and seminary, church planting efforts all over India, an orphan ministry, and pastor training. Learn more about Lewis Richerson's work: https://www.wbcbr.org/contributor/lewis-richerson https://twitter.com/LewisRicherson –––––– Follow Center for Baptist Leadership across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://twitter.com/BaptistLeaders Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/people/Center-For-Baptist-Leadership/61556762144277/ Rumble – https://rumble.com/c/c-6157089 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@CenterforBaptistLeadership Website – https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/ To book William for media appearances or speaking engagements, please contact him at media@centerfor­baptistleadership.org. Follow Us on Twitter: William Wolfe - https://twitter.com/William_E_Wolfe Richard Henry - https://twitter.com/RThenry83 Renew th…","meta_description":"In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Lewis Richerson, Lead Pastor of Woodlawn Baptist Church, to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3535,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445/episodes/pastor-defends-ice-raids-and-deportations-it-s-biblical-justice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445/pastor-defends-ice-raids-and-deportations-it-s-biblical-justice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}