Center for Baptist Leadership

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with David Closson, Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Council, to discuss the state of the pro-life movement, challenges after the Dobbs decision, the federal vs. state debate, and Closson's new book "Life After Roe: Equipping Christians in the Fight for Life Today." Show Notes: Purchase "Life After R...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe details his recent visit to the White House with President Trump for the Faith Office Policy Roundtable. Timestamps: 02:38 Overview of White House Faith Office 07:00 Concerns About Previous Administration: 10:00 Listening Session Details: 15:00 Pro-Life Policies and Personnel: 18:00 Immigration Policies and Family Protection 21:00  Religious Lib...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe is joined by Eric Teetsel, CEO of Center for Renewing America and 2006 Wheaton Alum, and Daniel Davis, Washington DC Communications Strategist and 2014 Wheaton Alum, to answer a very pressing question: "Has Wheaton Gone Woke?"   #ForWheaton #WheatonCollege #RussVought #Alumni #EricTeetsel #DanielDavis   ShowNotes: https://forwheaton.org/ https:/...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe is joined by Nick Spencer, Director of Public Policy for The Family Foundation of Kentucky, and Daniel Strand, Professor of Ethics at the Air War College, to discuss Vice President JD Vance's recent comments on Christian principles, "ordo amoris," and the poor reactions from liberals and woke theologians.  Nick Spencer serves as the Director of...

In Today's LIVE episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe is joined by John Moody and Ethan Jago to debate biblical masculinity.   John Moody is a farmer, homesteader, author, speaker, and activist who co-founded the Rogue Food Conference with Joel Salatin. The conference is an annual event that brings together innovative thinkers and passionate advocates to challenge the status quo of the food in...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe is joined by David Schrock, Pastor of Preaching at Occoquan Bible Church, and Joe Rigney, Associate Pastor at Christ Church and Author of "Leadership & Emotional Sabotage," to discuss Donald Trump's second Inauguration, the impact of his first week back in office and what's in store for the future.   David Schrock is the Pastor of Preaching...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe is joined by Derrick Morgan, Executive Vice President of The Heritage Foundation, to discuss Derrick's journey from a non-religious upbringing to becoming a Southern Baptist leader. He highlights his early interest in politics, influenced by his pro-life views and basketball involvement. Morgan emphasizes the importance of excellence in work and...

In today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe is joined by foreign policy expert Brandon Weichert to discuss everything going on in Syria. Watch the livestream here:    Visit CenterForBaptistLeadership.org to learn more.   Brandon J. Weichert is a former Congressional staffer and geopolitical analyst who is a contributor at The Washington Times, as well as at the Asia Times. He is the autho...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Eric Teetsel, Executive Vice President of the Center for Renewing America to discuss the role of Christians in politics, the impact of Trump's public policy on immigration, trade, abortion, families, and what's at stake in the years to come.   #WilliamWolfe #EricTeetsel #Evangelical #Immigration #FamilySeparation #Border #Trade #T...

In Today's LIVE episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with David Schrock & Steve Gentry to discuss why Christians must vote and what is at stake in the 2024 election.   #WilliamWolfe #DavidSchrock #SteveGentry #Election #Trump #Harris #Abortion #Character #Values #Faith #Christian #Baptist #Vote #Results   Steve Gentry, Ph. D. is the Lead Pastor of Village Church in Midlothian Vi...

In Today's LIVE episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Pastor John Michael LaRue, who just returned from Western North Carolina, to update us on recovery efforts and continuing needs.   #JohnMichaelLaRue #BaptistLeaders #HurricaneHelene #Relief #Donate #Support #Give   Pastor John Michael and his sweet wife Amanda moved to Dayton in March of 2019 to become the lead pastor of The...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Troy Miller, President and CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters Association (NRB), to discuss faith and politics, the role of the pastorate, the history of the Black Robed Regiment, the infamous Johnson amendment, and why Christians must become more engaged in 2024 and beyond.   #TroyMiller #NRB #NationalReligiousBroadcaster...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Dusty Deevers, Oklahoma State Senator & Pastor for Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Elgin, to react to last night's Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.   #DustyDeevers #Reaction #PresidentialDebate #DonaldTrump #KamalaHarris #Election #2024   Dusty Deevers is a State Senator for Oklahoma (SD32), he is p...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Stephen Feinstein, Pastor of Sovereign Way Christian Church and United States Army Reserve Chaplain, to discuss Stephen's concerns with SBC Platform leadership on the issues of power, money, and biblical authority.   #CenterForBaptistLeadership #SBC2024 #StephenFeinstein #Conversion #Pastor #Chaplain #Platform #Leadership #Power #...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Joshua Abbotoy, Executive Director of American Reformer, to discuss the key issues before the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis including the law amendment, financial transparency, voting on a new President, reforms to the ERLC, and much more.   Register to attend "SBC at a Crossroads" hosted by Center for Baptist L...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Megan Basham, Culture Reporter for The Daily Wire and Author of "Shepherds for Sale," to discuss her investigative research into progressive political actors and foundations which have infiltrated the Southern Baptist Convention through large financial grants to entities like the ERLC. The podcast examines issues like immigration,...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Dr. David Allen, Founder of PreachingCoach, Professor and Dean at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, to discuss David's background in ministry, nomination to be SBC president, views on transparency, sexual abuse reforms, the law amendment, and his vision for course correcting the SBC.   #CenterForBaptistLeadership #SBC2024...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Jared Moore, Senior Pastor of Homesteads Baptist Church, to discuss Jared's background in ministry, nomination to be SBC president, his views on sexuality, gender roles, sins of the heart and those in deed, and his vision for the future of the SBC.   #CenterForBaptistLeadership #SBC2024 #JaredMoore #SBCPresident #Candidate   Jared...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Dr. Willy Rice, Senior Pastor of Calvary Church, to discuss his experience running for SBC president, the trials he faced and why he dropped out, and what he discovered along the way including wayward agendas that have hijacked abuse reform efforts.   #CenterForBaptistLeadership #SBC2024 #WillyRice #CalvaryChurch #SBC #Abuse #Refo...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe presents five reasons Southern Baptists should support the Law Amendment at this year's convention.   Read Gerred Bell's article: https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/five-reasons-to-support-the-law-amendment/   #CenterForBaptistLeadership #GerredBell #LawAmendment #SBC #SouthernBaptist #SouthernBaptistConvention #SBC2024 #Baptist #Faith #Egal...

In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Rhett Burns, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, to discuss Rhett's financial transparency amendment before the Southern Baptist Convention. The amendment would require SBC entities to disclose information similar to an IRS Form 990. Rhett and William unpack objections to the amendment and emphasize t...

In Today's exclusive part-two episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Jon Whitehead, a lifelong Southern Baptist, Attorney, and Trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), to discuss the never-before-told story of Russell Moore's departure from the SBC, the fallout from his leaked letters, which lead to investigations that found no...

In Today's exclusive part-one episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Jon Whitehead, a lifelong Southern Baptist, Attorney, and Trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), to discuss the never-before-told story of Russell Moore's departure from the SBC.   William and Jon explore Moore's two different letters alleging abuse cover-ups...

Welcome to the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, hosted by William Wolfe. Our mission is to cultivate courageous and biblical Baptist leadership for the 21st century. We aim 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. #CBLPodcast #CenterforBaptistLeadership #SBC #SouthernBap...