Episode 50: An Honest Conversation about Suicide

Episode 50: An Honest Conversation about Suicide

In this episode, Mark and Ben sit down with Mara Richards Bim, a Clemons Fellow with Baptist News Global, and Laurie Taylor, the Executive Director of the Grief & Loss Center, to have a frank conversation about suicide and the recent death by suicide of Ryan Stollar, a child liberation theologian. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com [http://baptistnews.com/].

Episode 49: Understanding Robert Sloan’s legacy among Baptists and higher education

In this episode, Mark and Ben sit down with longtime friends and colleagues of the late Robert Sloan, president of Houston Christian University and former president of Baylor University. Special guests David Dockery (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), Marv Knox (Baptist Standard), and Carey Newman (Fortress Press) remember their friend and interpret Sloan’s role and legacy in Baptist education history. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com [http://baptistnews.com/].

Episode 48: Recap: SBC and CBF annual meetings

In this episode, Mark and Ben compare notes on their respective denominational summer conferences and what's changed or stayed the same over the years. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com [http://baptistnews.com/].

Episode 47: SBC Orlando Preview

In this episode, Mark and Ben compare the two named candidates for SBC president, examine the controversial "Mohler Amendment" on women in pastoral roles, and hash out the finer points of order at the premier gathering of the largest Protestant denomination in America. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com [http://baptistnews.com/].

Episode 46: A conversation with Josh Powell

In part two of this special edition of Stuck in the Middle with You, Ben goes solo to interview Pastor Josh Powell, one of two named candidates running for SBC president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Support Baptist News Global by visiting BaptistNews.com [http://baptistnews.com/].