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๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ  #๐’๐๐‚๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธValued voices in our convention he...
06/09/2026

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ #๐’๐๐‚๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Valued voices in our convention helped us reflect from a Baptist perspective on how our citizenship in the Kingdom of God shapes our lives as American citizens and how we can live faithfully in our nation for the sake of the gospel.

โžก๏ธ Didnโ€™t get to join in person? Stay tuned for our recording of the event in the coming weeks.

Itโ€™s been a great day at   so far, and weโ€™ve loved meeting so many of you and hearing about the communities youโ€™re servi...
06/08/2026

Itโ€™s been a great day at so far, and weโ€™ve loved meeting so many of you and hearing about the communities youโ€™re serving.

We hope you had the chance to stop our booth to meet our new president, Dr. Evan Lenow.

We canโ€™t wait to see you tonight at our ERLC event!

This morning, we posthumously honored Dr. Steve Gaines as the recipient of the annual Richard D. Land Distinguished Serv...
06/08/2026

This morning, we posthumously honored Dr. Steve Gaines as the recipient of the annual Richard D. Land Distinguished Service Award. It was our privilege to present the award to his wife, Donna Gaines, who accepted it on his behalf. We remain grateful for Dr. Gaines's faithful service and lasting impact on our convention until Christ called him home.

 #๐’๐๐‚๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ!Stop by the ERLC booth and pick up some free swag, including:๐Ÿช€ Yo-yos๐Ÿ”ด Americaโ€™s 250th stickers๐Ÿ“˜ Not...
06/08/2026

#๐’๐๐‚๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ!

Stop by the ERLC booth and pick up some free swag, including:

๐Ÿช€ Yo-yos
๐Ÿ”ด Americaโ€™s 250th stickers
๐Ÿ“˜ Notebooks

๐Ÿ“š Youโ€™ll also find copies of our church guides, designed to help you and your church think biblically about todayโ€™s cultural issues.

Come by and say hello! Weโ€™d love to connect and hear about how we can serve you and your church!

Great to be with friends and ministry partners at the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders annual meetin...
06/08/2026

Great to be with friends and ministry partners at the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders annual meeting today.

We look forward to connecting with more of you over the course of the week!

๐Ÿšจ ๐๐„๐– ๐‘๐„๐’๐Ž๐”๐‘๐‚๐„ ๐€๐•๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐๐‹๐„ ๐๐Ž๐–!If youโ€™re at  , stop by the ERLC booth to grab a free copy of our latest resource, โ€œOne Nat...
06/07/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐๐„๐– ๐‘๐„๐’๐Ž๐”๐‘๐‚๐„ ๐€๐•๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐๐‹๐„ ๐๐Ž๐–!

If youโ€™re at , stop by the ERLC booth to grab a free copy of our latest resource, โ€œOne Nation Under God: Reflections on 250 Years of Faith and Democracy,โ€ a collection of essays from our research fellows and staff.

๐Ÿ“„ This series of essays is designed to help Christians reflect, from a Baptist perspective, on how our citizenship in the Kingdom of God informs our lives as American citizens by looking at the past, understanding where we are today, and keeping our eyes on the future.

As we reflect on 250 years, we want to celebrate our Baptist involvement in shaping American public life and reflect on how Baptists should engage the nation today.

โžก๏ธ Come by our booth to grab your free copy today, or download a digital copy online! http://erlc.com/one-nation-under-god/

Psalm 139 Placement Spotlight: โžก๏ธ Knoxville, TN โฌ…๏ธIn partnership with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, the ERLC dedi...
06/04/2026

Psalm 139 Placement Spotlight: โžก๏ธ Knoxville, TN โฌ…๏ธ

In partnership with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, the ERLC dedicated a new ultrasound machine to Hope Resource Center on May 29.

InvestingHope is a cost-free healthcare center for women offering medical care by licensed professionals for reproductive health concerns, education, and connection with community resources.

โ€œThis new ultrasound machine is more than equipmentโ€”it is an opportunity to provide hope, clarity, and compassionate care through clearer images and life-affirming moments as moms encounter the miracle of the life growing within them,โ€ said Emily Ratliff, executive director of Hope Resource Center.

To help place an ultrasound machine at a pregnancy resource center serving vulnerable women, visit psalm139project.org to donate.

๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง.On last week's episode of the ER...
06/04/2026

๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง.

On last week's episode of the ERLC Podcast, ERLC President Dr. Evan Lenow speaks with Todd Unzicker, executive director-treasurer for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

They discuss the placement of the Psalm 139 Projectโ€™s 100th ultrasound machine at Mercy House Pregnancy Resource Center in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, and how partnerships like these are saving preborn lives.

๐Ÿค We're grateful for how NC Baptists are setting a powerful example of putting Southern Baptistsโ€™ pro-life convictions into action.

๐ŸŽง Listen to the full conversation: https://erlc.com/erlc-podcast/nc-baptists-and-erlc-place-100th-ultrasound-machine/

Dr. Evan Lenow, who began serving this week as ERLC president, says helping churches decipher questions at the intersect...
06/04/2026

Dr. Evan Lenow, who began serving this week as ERLC president, says helping churches decipher questions at the intersection of faith, ethics, and culture is one of his top priorities.

He invites attendees of SBC26 in Orlando "to stop by our booth so we can get to know them and hear how we can help equip them to live faithfully for the Lord in their churches and communities."

NASHVILLE (BP) โ€“ Evan Lenow, who began this week as Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) president, tells the story of a rural Mississippi church faced with ministering to a little boy who presented himself as a transgendered girl at Vacation Bible School (VBS).

๐Ÿ™ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?Check out the free prayer guide we've created to commemorate our n...
06/03/2026

๐Ÿ™ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

Check out the free prayer guide we've created to commemorate our nation's 250th anniversary. This guide includes prayer prompts with accompanying Scripture passages to help guide you as you cry out to God on behalf of our nation and her citizens.

โžก๏ธ Download our free prayer guide today, and check out our other free resources commemorating America's 250th anniversary.

The ERLC has created these One Nation Under God resources and reflections for your church to use as we celebrate our nation's...

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