4.14 David Mitzenmacher, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Roadmap for Reforming the ERLC”
Listen in as David Shrock and Stephen Wellum interview David Mitzenmacher on his Christ Over All essay: “A Roadmap for Reforming the ERLC”
Back to Backus: Baptists and the Pursuit of a Sweet Harmony Between the Church and State
Many know Baptists by the phrase “free church in a free state.” But sound Baptist theology—and history—bear out better conceptions of that relationship that we ought to heed.
“Too Busy with Woke Stuff”: The All Too (In)Visible and Inconsequential ERLC
Photo ops and PR campaigns do not effect policy change; meaningful interaction and work with policy makers does. The word on Capitol Hill is that the ERLC is doing the one and not the other, to the detriment of Southern Baptists nationwide.
Missing the Mark: A Pastor’s Loss of Trust in the ERLC
Why is there such disconnect between the work of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and the average Southern Baptist church?
4.13 David Mitzenmacher • Reading • “A Roadmap for Reforming the ERLC”
“I take no pleasure in proposing this last reform. . . . I love Brent Leatherwood as a brother in Christ. And with love, if the ERLC is to be saved, it will take a different leader to save it.”
A Roadmap for Reforming the ERLC
“I take no pleasure in proposing this last reform. . . . I love Brent Leatherwood as a brother in Christ. And with love, if the ERLC is to be saved, it will take a different leader to save it.”
Evangelism, Islam, Border Security, and National Identity: Moving Past the ERLC’s Mosque-Building Mood
With ditches to avoid on the left and the right, Christians need to exercise a faithful missiology and wise political theology with regard to migration.
Specialized Politics: What Should a Christian Advocacy Organization Do?
Public policy can be a messy, delicate world, but it is one that Christians must engage. How can they do it well?
Will the ERLC Divide Southern Baptists for Evermore?
It is clear that the rift between the ERLC and its convention continues to grow as messengers lose confidence—where does all the frustration come from?
Transparency, Trust, and the Great Commission: It’s Time to Open the Books of the ERLC (and SBC)
If the ERLC and other executives and entities report to SBC churches and not vise-versa, why can’t the convention fully access the financials?
4.12 Tom J. Nettles • Reading • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics”
Listen to a combined reading of parts 1 and 2 of Tom J. Nettles’ longform essay on the antecedents and history of the ERLC.
A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 2)
This essay chronicles the last fifty plus years of the ERLC from the 1970s onward, with a particular focus on the leadership of Richard Land, Russell Moore, and Brent Leatherwood.
