Jill Waggoner Jill WaggonerJill Waggoner serves the ERLC in the areas of public relations and marketing. A 2005 graduate of Union University, she and her family reside in Lebanon, Tenn., where her husband Brandt serves as lead pastor of Fairview Church. She and Brandt have three boys. Christian Living Light Book ReviewA Praying Life by Jill WaggonerOn a number of occasions, I’ve picked up a “spiritual disciplines” book, only to put it down in frustration a few chapters in—feeling wholly inadequate and squarely judged. I never felt that way while reading, The Praying Life by Paul E. Miller. Miller provides a humble, practical example of what it means to have a Continue… Continue... Christian Living Article7 ways to love our neighbors while socially distanced by Brandt Waggoner, Jill WaggonerJust a few weeks ago, our fridge was covered to the point of saturation with the latest school artwork, a note from the preschool, memory verses, a color-coded calendar, invitations, and more, providing a visual overview of the busy days of our family, which mostly revolve around our three boys, ages eight, five and two. Continue… Continue... Hunger ArticleGlobal Hunger Relief fuels Hurricane Dorian response by Jill WaggonerIndividuals across the Western hemisphere have prayerfully watched and planned for Hurricane Dorian in the last few weeks. The full extent of damage to the United States coastline is yet to be seen. Dorian ranks as the second strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most destructive to ever hit the Bahamas. As the extent Continue… Continue... Christian Living ArticleWhen contentment is hard to come by by Jill WaggonerOur lives can be dictated by our emotions, riding the rollercoaster to the heights in a time when things are going well and crashing into discouragement and frustration when we face difficulties, failures, and obstacles. It’s often a rollercoaster we don’t enjoy, yet getting off can seem impossible. How do we take away the power Continue… Continue... Christian Living ArticleWhy a Christian’s identity brings confidence by Jill WaggonerA few days before I left for college, I drove across town to my grandmother’s house, as I regularly did on Saturday mornings. I found her sitting at her kitchen table covered with its vinyl tablecloth and newspapers, as she always seemed to be. In all of my memories, my grandmother carried herself with a Continue… Continue... Christian Living Press ReleaseRussell Moore’s ‘The Storm-Tossed Family’ Wins Christian Book Award by Jill WaggonerNASHVILLE, Tenn., May 3, 2019—“The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home” by ERLC President Russell Moore has won the Christian Book Award in the category of Faith & Culture, a recognition given by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). The honor was presented April 30 during the ECPA Awards Celebration in Chicago. The Christian Book Continue… Continue... Abortion Press ReleaseERLC Commends HHS Announcement of Final Rule Protecting Conscience Freedom in Healthcare by Jill WaggonerWASHINGTON, D.C., May 3, 2019—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention welcomed the news of a final conscience rule for healthcare entities and individuals from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. The new regulation lends executive enforcement to longstanding federal laws that protect individuals and Continue… Continue... Sexual Abuse Press Release2019 National Conference Theme Changes to Confront Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Church by Jill WaggonerNASHVILLE, Tenn., April 30, 2019—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has changed the planned focus of its 2019 National Conference. The new theme of the event is titled, “Caring Well: Equipping the Church to Confront the Abuse Crisis.” The conference will be presented in partnership with the SBC Sexual Abuse Continue… Continue... Ethics Press ReleaseRussell Moore Responds to Houston Chronicle Article on Southern Baptists and Church Sexual Abuse by Jill WaggonerNASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2019—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, responded to today’s Houston Chronicle story featuring a major investigation into church sexual abuse in Southern Baptist contexts, looking at the harm done to over 700 survivors since 1998. “The report is alarming and scandalous, the courage and Continue… Continue... Pro-life Press ReleasePsalm 139 Project places ultrasound machine in Missouri pregnancy resource center by Jill WaggonerKansas City, Mo., Sept. 24, 2018—The Psalm 139 Project has placed an ultrasound machine at the Liberty Women’s Clinic in Liberty, Mo., Russell Moore announced Monday at the For the Church Conference at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. “I am honored to be partnering with Liberty Women's Clinic to provide this ultrasound machine.” said Moore, president Continue… Continue...