{"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.4","slug":"sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep-4","published_at":"2026-03-13T11:44:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445/sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445","url":"https://centerforbaptistleadership.podbean.com/e/sbc-weekly-roundup-countdown-to-orlando-ep4/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zhxrz2s6snsaesfb/SBC_Weekly_Roundup_Countdown_to_Orlando_Ep4_v17bupq.mp3","summary":"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 - 42:50 – Tone vs Truth: ERLC Vote, Fire-Alarms, and SBC ‘Manners’ 42:50 - 55:00 – David French, James Talarico, and SBC's liberal drift 55:00 - 59:20 – Heath Lambert’s Four Lessons from the SBC Abuse Crisis Hoax 59:20 - 1:02:00 – Orlando 2026: Why Your Vote and Messengers Matter –––––– 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://c…","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3732,"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-4/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-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}