SBC History

This week we begin our exploration of the 2023 Resolutions with a look at Resolution 1 on Revitalization and Replanting. Stay tuned for more about each of the resolutions and to hear from the original authors!

We are excited to introduce conventional business, a podcast centered around the people, polity, and procedures of the Southern Baptist Convention. Hosted by Keith Myer and Luke Holmes, the show will take a deeper look at some events of the Southern Baptist Convention. This could be entities, meetings, procedures, resolutions, motions, and more. Tune in … Continue reading "Introducing Conventional Business"

As we approach the 2022 Annual Meeting, I wanted to highlight a sermon from a previous annual meeting. In 1988 Joel Gregory famously preached on “The Castle and the Wall” about the conflict in the SBC. It's a message we need to be reminded of in the middle of the conflict the SBC faces today. … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast -The Castle and the Wall"

EW Perry might be one of the best preachers that you have never heard of. He was born in 1882 and died in the 1960s. He was a long time pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and the first African-American man to preach before the southern Baptist convention. He did so at the … Continue reading "Dr. EW Perry"

Today we are featuring more old audio, this time from Dr. Baker James Cauthen. He was the president of the Foreign Mission Board, now the IMB, from 1954-1979. Under his leadership the number of missionaries on the field grew from 908 to nearly 3,000 and they reached more than sixty more countries than before. Addtionally, … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast – Baker James Cauthen"

It's been a while since I have been able to post updates to the SBC History Podcast, but I've got a plan for this year and I can't wait to share it with you! Today I'm sharing some old audio from the 1959 SBC Pastors Conference, a sermon on the Deity of Christ by RG … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast -RG Lee"

There are some names in Baptist life that everyone is familiar with, like Lottie Moon or Billy Graham. Still others like John Broadus or LR Scarborough are known mainly to pastors and academics. Today on the SBC History Podcast we talk with pastor Matt Thomas to learn about another Baptist we should know about, Isaac … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast – Isaac Backus with Matt Thomas"

Listen to Dr. Kevin Smith from the Maryland/Delaware Baptist Convention discuss the history of the National Baptist Convention, it’s relation to the SBC, and what’s exciting about the SBC today!

Join Luke and Mark Clifton from the North American Mission Board as they discuss how history affects church revitalization, how a pastor can celebrate the past while looking to the future, and much more!

J. Frank Norris is one of the most infamous men in the history of the Southern Baptist Convention. He shot a man in his office, left rotting fruit on the doorsteps of seminary professors, and called out men in his sermon titles. He is well known for his many exploits, and still talked about both … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, J. Frank Norris"

LifeWay started in 1891, under the name “The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention” under the leadership of JM Frost. It kept that name for over 100 years, and many many people still remember it.  It was established after the 1891 annual meeting in Birmingham. Since that time the SSB of the SBC … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, Episode 10 History of the LifeWay and the Sunday School Board"

Any body who has paid any amount of attention to baptist life would know the prominent role that women have played in our churches and institutions. Our two most prominent offerings are named after women, Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong.  In fact, those two women have done as much or more for missions awareness and … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, Episode 9: Women in Southern Baptist History"

Almost without a doubt you have heard of Charles Spurgeon.  The Baptist preacher from London was a celebrity in his day and remained so since. But what do you know about the woman he married?  In his new book Ray Rhodes writes about Susannah Spurgeon, the wife of the famous pastor.  He pulls from the … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, Episode 8 Ray Rhodes, Author of Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon"

If I say the two words “Christmas and Baptist” what comes to mind? Only one answer: Lottie Moon If you have ever been in a baptist church around Christmas time, you have heard the name of Lottie Moon. Each year Southern Baptists take up a missions offering in her name, with 100% of the money … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, Episode 7 Lottie Moon"

This time on the podcast we are studying EY Mullins.   This month marks the 90th anniversary of his death, November 23rd to be exact.  I think it’s important that we know about these men and women who have gone before us in Baptist life. EY Mullins had a large impact on Southern Baptist life, one that … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, Episode 6 EY Mullins, Reluctant Evangelical"

This week we got a chance to sit down with Amy Whitfield, co-host of the SBC This Week Podcast.  Amy is also the Director of Marketing and Communications at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and since 2016 has served as Assistant Parliamentarian to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. We discussed how she became a parliamentarian, … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, Episode 5 Interview with Amy Whitfield"

The story of racial relations within the SBC is a long and varied one. In this episode we try to cover the good and the bad of that history, and to show the role the SBC played in racial reconciliation among Baptists in the USA.  We highlight some of the pioneers in Baptist history and … Continue reading "SBC History Podcast, Episode 4 A Short History of Race and the SBC"