4.14 David Mitzenmacher, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Roadmap for Reforming the ERLC”

Timestamps

• 00:41 – Intro
• 04:57 – David Mitzenmacher’s Background
• 8:00 – When Did the ERLC Come on to David Mitzenmacher’s Radar?
• 10:42 – What Has Dr. Wellum’s Purview of the ERLC Been?
• 15:18 – Is the ERLC Worth Fixing and If it is, How Do We Fix It?
• 19:46 – Six Suggested Reforms for the ERLC
• 27:33 – Advocating Without Apology or Nuance
• 35:26 – Having Confidence in the Word of God
• 38:43 – The ERLC and COVID
• 48:37 – Operating With Transparency and Integrity
• 54:10 – Adopting a More Conservative Position
• 59:02 – Looking at the Leadership of the ERLC
• 1:04:47 – Final Thoughts
• 1:08:10 – Outro

Resources to Click

• “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles
• “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles
• “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”
• “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life
• “Trustees affirm Leatherwood, ERLC staff toward ‘greater sense of understanding” – Scott Barkley
• “Inside Juicero’s Demise, From Prized Startup to Fire Sale” – Olivia Zaleski, Ellen Huet, and Brad Stones
• “Appendix B: Classification of Protestant Denominations” – Pew Research Center
• “Whither the ERLC (or ePP*C*)?” – Mark Coppenger
• “Transparency, Trust, and the Great Commission: It’s Time to Open the Books of the ERLC (and SBC)” – Rhett Burns
• “Evangelism, Islam, Border Security, and National Identity: Moving Past the ERLC’s Mosque-Building Mood” – Alex Kocman
• “Will the ERLC Divide Southern Baptists for Evermore?” – Jon Whitehead
• “Specialized Politics: What Should a Christian Advocacy Organization Do?” – Jared Bridges
• “Tuesday Live Updates: Southern Baptists approve abuse reform recommendations, pick Bart Barber as President” – Liam Adams & Katherine Burgess
• “The Road to Dallas, Part 1: The SBC Annual Meeting as a Mission Trip” – David Schrock
• “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris” – Brandon Porter
• “Southern Baptist leader’s remarks praising Biden cause series of events, leading to someone else’s resignation” – Associated Press
• “Explainer: ERLC sends letter to Congress urging support for Ukraine” – Jordan Wootten
• 2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda – Brent Leatherwood and Hannah Daniel
• “Toward a Principled Pro-Life Ethic in Post-Roe America” – Tom Ascol
• “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn
• “Assuming the Center” – Joe Rigney
• “Elon Musk praised by CEO of once-banned company restoring free speech at Twitter” – Kassy Dillon
• “ADF shareholder coalition, allies to set agenda at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting” – Alliance Defending Freedom
• “Shareholders, members call on Costco, fellow retailers resist politicized calls to sell dangerous chemical abortion drugs” – Alliance Defending Freedom
• “NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the COVID-19 vaccines” – Jeff Pickering
• “Common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine” – Julie Masson
• “How Vaccines Protect the Vulnerable” – Catherine Parks
• “Russell Moore on the ethics of th COVID-19 vaccines” – Chelsea Sobolik
• “How the church offers hope for getting the Black community vaccinated” – Lourdes Anita Branch
• “How should Christians think about religious exemptions for vaccination?” – Ashli Arbo and Matthew Arbo
• Pray Vote Stand
• “Reassembling the Wreckage of Religious Freedom: Why Now *Is* the Time for Urging Liberty of Conscience and Supporting Those Seeking Religious Exemptions” – David Schrock
• “No Divine Law Equals No Moral Obligation” – Jared Longshore
• “A Post-Mortem on the Push for Financial Transparency in the SBC” – Rhett Burns
• “Did the ERLC receive a grant from the Democracy Fund?” – ERLC
• “What was the Civility Project, and who funded that work?” – ERLC
• FAQ’s (Old) – ERLC
• FAQ’s – ERLC
• “The Plot to Queer Evangelical Churches” – Megan Basham
• “A Broken System Exposed: What Happened with Leatherwood and The ERLC Trustees” – Sam Webb
• “Evangelical Call for Restitution-Based Immigration Reform” – Evangelical Immigration Table
• “ERLC President, Baptist leaders back gun control proposal after Nashville school shooting” – Samantha Kamman
• “Our experience at the Faith that Works March in Washington D.C.” – Brooke Kramer & Chelsea Sobolik
• “Against Criminally Charging Women Who Seek Abortions: Avoiding Unintended Injustice” – Dana Hall McCain
• “’Keep the door open’: Nashville’s mayor on governing a blue island in a sea of red” – George Chidi
• “Southern Baptist trustees back agency president but warn against needless controversy” – Peter Smith
• Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

• Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham