{"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":"SBC Weekly Roundup: Countdown to Orlando | Ep.2","slug":"sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep-2","published_at":"2026-02-16T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445/sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445","url":"https://centerforbaptistleadership.podbean.com/e/sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep2/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q6ndyserfretkhha/SBC_Weekly_Roundup_en_route_to_Orlando_ft_Jon_Whitehead_v3727ty.mp3","summary":"In this special \"SBC Weekly Roundup\" edition of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe and Jon Whitehead dive deep into breaking news about a quiet gathering of roughly 30 of the SBC’s largest Cooperative Program–giving churches and what it may signal about a post–Cooperative Program future for Southern Baptists. Wolfe & Whitehead analyze the growing dominance of designated giving, new SBC legal battles (including the McRaney and Garner cases), and what these lawsuits mean for church autonomy and trust. 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:0:00 - 0:38 – Intro & Podcast Mission0:38 - 6:01 – This Week’s SBC News Headlines6:01 - 7:00 – Jon Whitehead Joins the Conversation7:00 - 12:24 – The Secret Dallas Meeting & Post-CP Future12:24 - 27:26 – Cooperative Program vs. Designated Giving27:26 - 39:58 – NAMB, Vance Pitman & ‘Send Ventures’39:58 - 46:15 – Heath Lambert's SBC Name Change Video & Women Pastors46:15 - 59:19 – Law Amendment, Willy Rice & SBC Presidency Stakes59:19 - 1:05:24 – The McRaney Case: Church Autonomy & Defamation1:05:24 - 1:17:04 – The Garner Case & SBC Abuse Response Fallout1:17:04 - 1:19:58 – Time to Prepare for Orlando –––––– 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…","meta_description":"In this special \"SBC Weekly Roundup\" edition of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe and Jon Whitehead dive deep into breaking news about a quiet gathering of r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4797,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445/episodes/sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep-2/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/sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}