💻 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧?

"It’s important for us to identify the dangers that we as parents should avoid, while also establishing proper limits for our children. In all of this, we ought to do so with the right goals in mind and in a way that helps our children see and yearn for the very good things God intends for them."

— Dr. Jacob Shatzer, provost of Union University and ERLC research fellow

📚 Read the full article: erlc.com/resource/helpi…

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐂?

1️⃣ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧
We hope to see you at your state's annual meeting over the next few weeks!

2️⃣ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞
Download a free copy of What God Has Joined Together here: erlc.com/research/what-…

3️⃣ know @zack_pruitt here: erlc.com/erlc-podcast/m…

👉 Be sure to check out our other resources for MO Baptist churches on the Amendment 3 vote here: erlc.com/resource/how-y…

📣 Missouri Baptists: there will be a pro-life constitutional amendment on your ballot this November.

If passed, this measure would ban most abortions in Missouri, a state which currently allows abortion up to fetal viability.

On the latest episode of the ERLC podcast, Dr. Wes tor-treasurer of @mobaptists, shares about why this ballot initiative matters for Missouri Baptists and how this vote could affect families and communities in the state.

🎙️ Listen here or anywhere you stream your podcasts: erlc.com/erlc-podcast/w…

🙏 The right to gather for prayer is at the center of a case the Supreme Court will hear later this fall.

"No one needs a permit to pray, and if the free exercise of religion means anything, it means that you can gather privately in your home to pray with your friends." — Zack Pruitt, ERLC vice president of public policy and general counsel

👉 Read the full article from Baptist Press. baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

Get to know our new vice president of public policy and general counsel, @Zack_Pruitt, on the latest episode of the ERLC Podcast.

Zack shares about his new role and how he’ll contribute to the ERLC’s mission to assist churches by providing practical resources and advocating for Southern Baptist convictions. Zack began his role at the ERLC on September 14th of this year.
erlc.com/erlc-podcast/m…

⛪ Pastors are shepherding families through hard questions about marriage. The ERLC’s new guide on marriage and family offers biblical, practical help and gospel hope.

📚 Download yours for free today: erlc.com/marriageguide

"We are quickly making our way from the first 100 ultrasound machines to the next 100. And the way we do this is by cooperating and partnering with Southern Baptists."

➡️ Read the full article from Dr. Lenow on @BaptistPress.

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

“If we don’t point out every little thing on the old machine, they don’t know what they’re looking at,” McSwain said. “How can you deny that is a baby? I just think this machine is going to be so convincing.”

Paula McSwain, executive director of the center, said the difference in image quality between the old and new machines has already proven significant in conversations with expectant mothers.

The center’s new machine replaces one that was roughly 10 years old—double the typical five-year replacement window for the equipment. Staff trained on the new machine throughout the week leading up to the dedication, performing 17 scans before the unit was formally dedicated.

The Crisis Pregnancy Center of Lincoln County marked 25 years of ministry with the dedication of a new ultrasound machine, made possible through a partnership between @ncbaptist and the ERLC's Psalm 139 Project.

Psalm 139 Placement Spotlight: ➡️ Lincolnton, NC ⬅️

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡.
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡.
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

The ERLC is committed to coming alongside your church in complex and confusing times, equipping you to address the essential ethical and moral questions of our day lical fidelity.

“As Southern Baptists have affirmed time and again – abortion is not health care. By no means should American taxpayers foot the bill or bear the moral weight for abortion or abortion counseling.” -Katy Roberts, ERLC senior policy manager on the ERLC's advocacy to stop the VA's support of abortion coverage

Read more from @BaptistPress: baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐭?

That's what we're discussing on this week’s episode of the ERLC Podcast. Join ERLC’s Director of Research RaShan Frost as he discipleship, education, family, and the fundamental question of what it means to be human.

Tune in: bit.ly/467gWMa

“These things aren’t neutral. . . . They’re shaping us; they’re forming us; they’re pushing certain values on us.” — @jasonthacker, ERLC's director of the research institute, on VR technology & God's design.

➡️More @WNGdotorg: teen.gwnews.com/articles/whate…

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐈? In our latest explainer, we unpack the White House’s AI Action Plan—what it means for believers and how the Church can respond.

Plus: this fall we’ll release an AI Church Guide to help pastors and churches tunities and challenges ahead.

Read more: bit.ly/4myCZSL

🙏 Join partners across the SBC Aug. 24 for #GlobalHungerSunday! Unite with @sendrelief to offer gospel-centered hunger relief.

🌍 With your help, we can serve the 733M facing chronic hunger and point them to salvation in Christ.

Let’s meet physical & spiritual needs together! bit.ly/4akl3EP