If your church faced legal trouble, would it be ready? In this episode, Seth Brown sits down with Isaiah Turner of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Church & Ministry Alliance to talk about how churches can be both faithful and legally prepared in today’s shifting cultural landscape.


From restroom policies to youth retreats and staffing questions, Turner shares real-world legal challenges churches are facing across the country. He explains how the ADF Church & Ministry Alliance helps local churches stay protected and aligned with their biblical convictions so you can stay focused on the Great Commission.

Alliance Defending Freedom, a trusted partner of N.C. Baptists, offers tools to help churches steward their mission, documents and policies. Through Church & Ministry Alliance, churches gain access to religious liberty assessments, legal reviews and attorney support — all at a discounted rate for partnering N.C. Baptist churches. This service helps ensure your church is equipped to live sent, stand firm and keep proclaiming the gospel. Take a listen to hear how your church can be ready before a challenge ever arises.

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Podcast Highlights:

  • “The law can’t change hearts. Only the gospel changes hearts through the power of the Holy Spirit convicting individual hearts.” (5:37)
  • “God has given His church — the people of God — the Great Commission. ADF is here to come alongside churches in the legal realm, so that churches can continue to boldly stand on biblical truth, for the reason that more lost people can hear the saving message of the gospel.” (5:51)
  • “Every document tells a story about who you are and whose you are. So stewardship, then, includes more than finances. It includes the structures that hold your ministry together. It’s not just about compliance but alignment with God’s call.” (6:52)
  • Thanks to N.C. Baptists’ partnership with Alliance Defending Freedom, partnering N.C. Baptist churches can access ADF’s resources at a special discounted rate. This includes a religious liberty assessment, access to ADF’s attorneys and allied attorney network, case assessment and representation. Learn more at adfchurchalliance.org/ncb, and use the code NCBAPTIST20.

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