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Center for Baptist Leadership

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.

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"America will always be a Christian Nation" - JD Vance, AmFest, and the Future of the Right

Dec 26, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Chase Davis, Lead Pastor of The Well Church, to discuss Christian identity in America, revelations from JD Vance's America...

Pastor Defends ICE Raids and Deportations: "It's Biblical Justice"

Dec 24, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Lewis Richerson, Lead Pastor of Woodlawn Baptist Church, to unpack his recent interview with the New York Times on biblical...

Woke & Weaponized: New Details Reveal SBC Abuse Investigation was Biased from the Beginning

Dec 23, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Megan Basham, Author of "Shepherd's for Sale" and Jon Whitehead, Attorney and former Trustee of the SBC's Ethics & Religious...

Baptists with Backbone in the Public Square (ft. Wolfe, Deevers, Davis, Money, & Colter)

Nov 7, 2025·—

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Alongside SBC 2025 at CBL's "For the Faithful Majority" Conference, Dusty Deevers, Chase Davis, Brent Money, and Dr. Scott Colter sit down to discuss "Baptists with Backbone in the Public Square." Panelists emphasize...

Working Across the Calvinist Divide for the Good of the Convention

Nov 6, 2025·—

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Alongside SBC 2025 at CBL's "For the Faithful Majority" Conference, Dr. David Allen, Dr. Lewis Richerson, Mark Coppenger, Dr. Tom Ascol, and Sam Webb sit down to discuss how to work across the calvinist divide for the...

Whether we DOGE or Die: Lifesaving Reforms for SBC (ft. Rice, Whitehead, Burns, Schrock, & Gentry)

Nov 5, 2025·—

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Alongside the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting 2025 the Center for Baptist Leadership hosted the "For the Faithful Majority Conference," William Wolfe emphasized the importance of the SBC's strength and...

Silent Massacre: The Muslim Slaughter of Nigerian Christians with Judd Saul

Nov 4, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Judd Saul of Equipping the Persecuted about ongoing crisis in Nigeria where Muslims are slaughtering Christians. Judd Saul is...

SBC Roundup: Fighting Wokeness & Woman Pastors with Tom Buck

Nov 3, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Tom Buck, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Lindale, TX for an SBC Roundup on the fight against wokeness and women...

Charlie Kirk and the Cognitive Dissonance of the Christian Elites (ft. Michael Clary)

Oct 20, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Michael Clary, to discuss Charlie Kirk and the cognitive dissonance of the Christian elites. Michael Clary is the Lead Pastor...

Egalitarian Word Games in the SBC: Fielder Church, Female “Shepherds,” and a Failure to Act by SBTC

Oct 13, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Marc Minter, to discuss how the SBC and SBTC are handling Fielder Church, which has female pastors renamed as "shepherds."...

Is Christian Revival Coming to America? What We Saw at Charlie Kirk's Memorial Service

Sep 29, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe, Dusty Deevers, Steve Gentry, and Nate Schlomann recount their experience attending TPUSA's Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm...

The SBC's Turning Point (ft. Steve Deace)

Sep 17, 2025·—

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"One of the most important talks I've ever given" - Steve Deace at CBL's "For the Faithful Majority" conference at SBC 2025. Steve Deace is the host of the “Steve Deace Show” and a columnist for Blaze News. On his show...

A Faith Under Siege: The True Story of Christian Persecution in Ukraine (ft. Colby Barrett)

Sep 4, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Colby Barrett, to discuss his new documentary, "A Faith Under Siege," exposing Russia's brutal crackdown on faith in occupied...

Fired for His Faith: How the Transgender Movement Claimed Another Christian Victim (ft. Luke Ash)

Aug 29, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with bi-vocational Pastor, Luke Ash, to discuss his story and legal case after being fired for refusing to use trans pronouns at...

Battle for Biblical Counseling: Sufficiency of Scripture vs. Secular Therapeutic (ft. Nick Sevier)

Aug 25, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Nick Sevier, Founder of Biblical Counselors Society, to discuss the state of biblical counseling and soul care, the nefarious...

Will Obergefell be Overturned? (ft. Mathew Staver)

Aug 18, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Mathew Staver, Senior Pastor, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, to discuss if the Supreme Court Case which sanctioned...

CBL Report: Leatherwood Leaves the ERLC

Aug 2, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe provides on update on Brent Leatherwood's resignation from the SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. –––––– Follow Center for Baptist...

Conviction, Courage, and Christ: The Life and Legacy of John MacArthur (ft. Grant Castleberry)

Jul 18, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Grant Castleberry, Senior Pastor of The King's Chapel, to share personal stories about John MacArthur, his life, and legacy...

Red State Madness: Mayor Rob Burns Politically Punished for Being an Outspoken Christian Leader

Jul 11, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Robert Burns, Mayor of Monroe in North Carolina, to discuss political persecution for being an outspoken Christian leader...

Pastor, Congressman, Diplomat: IRF Amb. Designee Mark Walker on the Global Fight for Religious Freedom

Jul 9, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Ambassador Designee for International Religious Freedom at the State Department, former Congressman and Pastor, Mark Walker...

The Four Groups in the SBC and Every Other Denomination (ft. Michael Clary)

Jul 3, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Pastor Michael Clary to discuss the four groups within the SBC: the Platform, which controls the agenda; the Reformers...

New Boss, Same Problems: Four More Years of Failure at the ERLC Part 2

Jun 9, 2025·—

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In today's part 2 episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with John Whitehead, an Attorney and ERLC Trustee to discuss the ongoing issues at the Ethics and Religious Liberty...

New Boss, Same Problems: Four More Years of Failure at the ERLC Part 1 (ft. Jon Whitehead)

Jun 7, 2025·—

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In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with John Whitehead, an Attorney and ERLC Trustee to discuss the ongoing issues at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission...

Is the SBC for Sale? How Progressive Money and Influence Is Subverting the SBC with Megan Basham

Jun 4, 2025·—

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Keynote Address from SBC at a Crossroads, hosted by Center for Baptist Leadership and Founders Ministries at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting. Show Notes: Megan Basham is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and a culture...

SBC Elites Have Forgotten the Local Churches: Lewis Richerson on Calvinism, Cooperation, and the future of the SBC

Jun 2, 2025·—

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In Today's episode of the CBL Podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Lewis Richerson, Lead Pastor of Woodlawn Baptist Church, to discuss the state of the SBC heading into the annual meeting, issues with the ERLC, the...