Podcasts by Preaching and Preachers

Episode 293: 50 Tips on Preaching from 2023-12-11T20:00

Today, I want to welcome H.B. Charles Jr. to the podcast. H.B. is the Pastor-Teacher at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park, Florida, where he has faithfully serve...

Preaching and Preachers, Episode 98: Progress in the Pulpit from 2023-12-03T21:30

*This episode was originally published on 8/13/18. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jerry Vines joins me in a discussion on progress in the pulpit. Mr. Vines was a pastor for over 60 years...

Episode 292: Preaching Christ From the Old Testament from 2023-11-26T20:00

Today, Dr. David King joins me in the studio as we discuss preaching Christ from the Old Testament. David has served as Senior Pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN for over 20 yea...

Episode 291: The Cost of Pastoral Ministry from 2023-11-19T23:00

Today, I want to welcome H.B. Charles Jr. to the podcast. H.B. is the Pastor-Teacher at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park, Florida, where he has faithfully serve...

Episode 290: The Pastor and Theological Education, Part 2 from 2023-11-12T20:00

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss one of my books, Succeeding at Seminary. Jared serves here at Midwestern Seminary as Assistant Professor of Preachin...

Episode 289: Cultivating Godliness in the Local Church from 2023-11-05T20:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Don Whitney to the podcast. Dr. Whitney is Professor of Biblical Spirituality and the Associate Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Seminary in Lou...

Preaching and Preachers, Episode: 97: The Pastor and Trials from 2023-10-29T20:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dave Furman joins me in a discussion on the pastor and trials. Dave serves as the senior pastor of Redeemer Church of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He ...

Episode 288: Preaching the Literary Artistry and Genres of the Bible from 2023-10-22T20:00

Today, Dr. Doug O'Donnell joins me in the studio as we discuss how to preach the literary artistry and genres of the Bible. Doug serves as Senior Vice President of Bible Editorial at Crossway in...

Episode 287: Developing a Homiletical Outline from 2023-10-15T20:00

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss one of my books, Letters to My Students, Vol. 1. Jared serves here at Midwestern Seminary as Assistant Professor of ...

Episode 286: Spurgeon and the Poor from 2023-10-08T20:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Alex DiPrima to the podcast as we discuss his book, Spurgeon and the Poor. Alex serves as the Preaching Pastor at Emmanuel Church in Winston-Salem, NC. He is also th...

Episode 285: Church Together from 2023-10-01T20:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Daniel Dickard to the podcast as we discuss his book, Church Together. Daniel serves as Senior Pastor at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, SC, and as the 2023 SBC ...

Episode 284: The Preaching of Gardner Taylor from 2023-09-24T20:00

Today, Dr. Jared Alcántara joins me in the studio as we discuss the preaching of Gardner Taylor. Jared serves as Professor of Preaching; Holder of the Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching a...

Episode 283: Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon from 2023-09-17T20:00

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss the release of Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon from B&H Publishing. Jared serves here at Midwestern ...

Episode 282: Q&A with Dr. Yarbrough from 2023-09-10T20:00

This week I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Yarbrough back to the podcast. Dr. Yarbrough joined us for a Q&A at Midwestern Seminary this past Spring. Dr. Yarbrough serves as Professor of New Te...

Episode 281: The Life and Ministry of John MacArthur from 2023-09-03T18:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Austin T. Duncan to the podcast. Austin serves as the Director of the MacArthur Center for Expository Preaching, Director of D.Min. Studies, and Pastoral ...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 209: Saturdays with Billy from 2023-08-27T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 4/19/21. This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Donald Wilton to the podcast. Dr. Wilton serves as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Spartanbur...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 204: The Pastor and His Marriage, Lessons from Charles and Susie Spurgeon from 2023-08-20T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 3/15/21 This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Ray Rhodes to the podcast. Dr. Rhodes is the founding pastor at Grace Community Church in Dawsonville, ...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 124: The Pastor and Human Dignity from 2023-08-13T18:00

*This episode was originally recorded on 3/18/19. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Daniel Darling joins me in a discussion on the pastor and human dignity. Dan is the Vice President for Co...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 118: Preaching in a Fallen World from 2023-08-06T20:00

*This episode was originally recorded on 2/4/19. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Dan DeWitt joins me in a discussion on preaching in a fallen world. Dr. DeWitt is Associate Professor ...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 106: The Preacher as Interim from 2023-07-30T20:00

*This episode was originally recorded on 10/8/18. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. John Mark Yeats joins me in a discussion on the preacher as interim. Dr. Yeats serves as Dean of Stud...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 100: The Pastor and Preparation from 2023-07-23T20:00

*This episode was originally recorded on 8/27/18. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Scott Pace joins me in a discussion on the pastor and sermon preparation. Dr. Pace serves as Associat...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 30: Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age from 2023-07-16T20:00

*This episode was originally published on 11/6/16 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Erik Raymond joins me in a discussion on his book, Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Ag...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 29: First Freedom: The Beginning and End of Religious Liberty from 2023-07-09T20:00

*This episode was originally published on 10/31/16. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Jason Duesing, Thomas White, and Malcolm Yarnell join me in a discussion on their book First Freed...

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 10: The Preacher and Personal Spiritual Disciplines from 2023-07-02T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 6/20/16 On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, David Mathis joins me in a discussion about the preacher and personal spiritual disciplines.

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 7: The Pastor as Writer from 2023-06-26T10:00

*This episode was originally published on 5/31/16. On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Trevin Wax joins me in a discussion about the pastor as a writer.

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 3: The Preacher and Personal Productivity from 2023-06-18T20:00

*This episode was originally published on 5/1/16. On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Tim Challies joins me in discussing personal productivity in the life of the preacher.

The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 2: Avoiding Exegetical Fallacies from 2023-06-11T20:00

*This episode was originally published on 4/24/16. This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Don Carson to the podcast. Dr. Carson is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Di...

Episode: 280: Preaching Through Proverbs, Part 2 from 2023-06-04T20:00

Today, Dr. Sam Bierig joins us back in the studio as we continue to discuss his dissertation on the book of Proverbs. Sam serves as Vice President of Undergraduate Studies, Dean of Spurgeon Coll...

Episode 279: Small Steps to Improve Your Preaching from 2023-05-28T20:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Jonathan Pennington to the podcast. Jonathan is the Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary i...

Highlights from P&P, Episode 87: The Preaching of John Piper from 2023-05-21T23:00

*This episode was originally published on April 14, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, David Mathis joins me in a discussion on the preaching of John Piper. David is the executive edit...

Episode 278: Father and Son in the Ministry from 2023-05-14T20:00

Today, I want to welcome Drs. Eddie and Jared Bumpers to the podcast. Eddie serves as Senior Pastor at Crossway Baptist Church in Springfield, MO. He has served in this ...

Episode 277: The Pastor and Difficult Conversations from 2023-05-07T18:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Jonathan Leeman to the podcast. Dr. Leeman serves as the Editorial Director for 9Marks. He is an accomplished writer having recently co-authored a book with C...

Episode 276: The Pastor and the Gospel in His Church from 2023-04-30T22:00

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss one of my books, On Being A Christian. Jared serves here at Midwestern Seminary as Assistant Professor of Preaching ...

Episode: 275: PreachingThrough Proverbs, Part 1 from 2023-04-23T22:00

Today, Dr. Sam Bierig joins us back in the studio as we discuss his dissertation on the book of Proverbs. Sam serves as Vice President of Undergraduate Studies, Dean of Spurgeon College, and Ass...

Episode 274: Identifying the Next Generation of Preachers from 2023-04-16T18:30:31

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss one of my books, Discerning Your Call to Ministry. Jared serves here at Midwestern Seminary as Assistant Professor o...

Highlights From P&P, Episode 86: Preaching 1 Corinthians from 2023-04-09T20:00

*This episode was originally published on April 2, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mark Dever joins me in a discussion on preaching 1 Corinthians. Mark serves as the Senior Pastor o...

Episode 273: Preparing Your Congregation For Their Next Pastor from 2023-04-02T20:00

Today, Dr. Mark Dever joins me in the studio. Mark has served as the Senior Pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D. C, since 1994. He is also the Preside...

Episode 272: Typology, Allegory, and Preaching Part 2 from 2023-03-26T18:00

Today, I want to welcome back Dr. Mitchell Chase to the podcast. Mitchell is the Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He has wr...

Highlights From P&P: Episode 85 Pastoring in New England from 2023-03-19T22:15:05

*This episode was originally recorded on March 26, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Nate Pickowicz joins me in a discussion on pastoring in New England. Nate serves as the pastor of ...

Episode 271: Spurgeon Lectures Q&A with Dr. Derek W. H. Thomas from 2023-03-12T23:00

We had the privilege of having Dr. Derek W. H. Thomas on campus to deliver our ninth annual Spurgeon Lectures. In a time of increasing pastoral cynicism and pastoral burnout, it was particularly...

Episode 270: Typology, Allegory, and Preaching. Part 1 from 2023-03-05T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Mitchell Chase to the podcast. Mitchell is the Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louis...

”Highlights from Preaching and Preachers” Episode 84: Ministry in a College Town from 2023-02-26T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 3/19/18 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Brad Wheeler joins me in a discussion on ministry in a college town. Brad is the senior pastor at Univers...

Episode 269: The Bully Pulpit from 2023-02-19T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Michael Kruger to the podcast. Michael serves as the President and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at ...

Episode 268: The Pastor and Theological Education from 2023-02-12T18:00

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss one of my books Succeeding at Seminary. Jared serves here at Midwestern Seminary as Assista...

Episode 267: Resources for Preparing Sermons from 2023-02-05T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. David Allen to the podcast. David is the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Bib...

”Highlights from Preaching and Preachers” Episode 83: Power in the Pulpit from 2023-01-29T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 3/12/18 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jim Shaddix joins me in a discussion on Power in the Pulpit. Dr. Shaddix serves as Professor of Preac...

Episode 266: Cultivating Tenure in a Local Church from 2023-01-22T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Bart Barber to the podcast. Bart Barber serves as the current President of the SBC. He also serves as Pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, where he...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 238: The Life and Ministry of Martin Luther from 2023-01-15T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 2/21/22 This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Carl Trueman to the podcast. Dr. Trueman serves as Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Grove C...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 244: Preaching on Sin from 2023-01-08T18:00

*This episode was originally recorded on April 4, 2022. This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Mark Jones to the podcast. Dr. Jones is the senior minister of Faith Vancouver Church in Canada. ...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 242: How to Assemble Your Sermon from 2023-01-01T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 3/21/22 This week I am delighted to welcome Mr. Samuel Bierig to the podcast. Currently, Sam Bierig serves as Vice President of Undergraduate Studies, ...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 237: Rediscovering Ministry in a Post-Covid World from 2022-12-25T18:00

*This episode was originally recorded on 2/14/22. This week I am delighted to welcome Collin Hansen to the podcast. Collin serves as Vice President of Content and Editor in Chief of The Gospel ...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 236: Managing Conflict in Ministry from 2022-12-18T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 2/7/2022. This week I am delighted to welcome Jared Wilson to the podcast. Jared serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residenc...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 236: The Reformed Pastor from 2022-12-11T18:00

*This episode was published originally on January 31, 2022. This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Tim Cooper to the podcast. Dr. Cooper serves as Professor of Church History at Otago Universi...

Episode 265: The Pastor and Social Media from 2022-12-04T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Daniel Darling to the podcast. Daniel is the Director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a columnist for Worl...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 234: The Pastor and the Worship Team from 2022-11-27T18:00

*This episode was originally published on 1/24/22 This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Matthew Swain, and his wife, Mrs. Angela Swain to the podcast. Matthew serves here at Midwestern Semina...

Episode 264: The Pastor’s Time Management from 2022-11-20T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Charles Smith Jr. to the podcast. Charles serves as the Senior Vice President for Institutional Relations and Assistant Professor of Christian Leadership. Dr. Smith ...

Episode 263: The Pastor’s Self-Care from 2022-11-13T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Matt Carter to the podcast. Matt is the Vice President of Mobilization for the North American Mission Board’s Send Network. He is the author of, The Long Walk Home: Disc...

Episode 262: Should Women Serve as Pastors? A Conversation with SBC President Bart Barber from 2022-11-06T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Bart Barber to the podcast. Bart Barber serves as the current President of the SBC. He also serves as Pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, where he...

Episode 261: Preaching Through Habakkuk from 2022-10-30T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Heath Thomas to the podcast. Heath became the President of Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK in January 2020. Dr. Thomas is the author of several books incl...

Episode 260: Loving Your Church from 2022-10-23T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Tony Merida to the podcast. Tony is the Pastor for Preaching at Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, N.C. He is also the Dean of Grimké Seminary and Director of Theological Trai...

Episode 259: Preparing Sermons from the Old Testament from 2022-10-16T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Allan Moseley to the podcast. Allan is the Senior Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. Dr. Moseley ...

Episode 258: Spurgeon the Pastor from 2022-10-09T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Geoff Chang to the podcast. Geoff serves as Assistant Professor of Church History and Historical Theology and as the Curator of the Spurgeon Library. In addition to ...

Episode 257: Turnaround, Part 3 from 2022-10-02T18:00

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss my new book, Turnaround. I hope this work will bless and encourage you as you read about the transformation of Midwe...

Episode 256: Turnaround, Part 2 from 2022-09-25T15:39:17

Today, Dr. Jared Bumpers joins me back in the studio as co-host as we discuss my new book, Turnaround. I hope this work will bless and encourage you as you read about th...

Episode 255: Turnaround, Part 1 from 2022-09-18T18:00

I have an exciting announcement for our podcast! Dr. Jared Bumpers will be coming on as a new co-host and will regularly interview me on all things Preaching and Preachers. Additionally, Jared w...

Episode 254: The Benefits of Pastoral Ministry from 2022-09-11T18:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Todd Chipman to the podcast. Todd is the Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the a...

Episode 253: The Pastor and His Daily Bible Study from 2022-09-04T06:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Jeremy Kimble to the podcast. Dr. Kimble currently serves as Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Cedarville University. He has authored many wor...

Episode 252: Pastoring In A Sexualized Culture from 2022-08-28T18:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Dean Inserra to the podcast. Dean serves as the lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, FL. He is the author of several books including, The Unsaved Ch...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 96: The Preaching of John Owen from 2022-08-21T06:00

*This episode was originally published on June 18, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Barrett joins me in a discussion on the preaching of John Owen. Dr. Barrett is Associa...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 94: The Pastor and Temptation from 2022-08-14T18:00

*This episode was originally recorded on June 4th, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Justin Taylor joins me for a discussion on the pastor and temptation. Justin is the executive vice...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 93: Preaching Judgment from 2022-08-07T18:00

*This episode was originally recorded on May 21, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Erik Raymond joins me in a discussion on preaching judgment. Erik serves as the preaching pastor of ...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 92: Preaching Acts from 2022-07-31T12:00

*This episode was originally recorded on May 14, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Tony Merida joins me in a discussion on preaching Acts. Tony is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Chu...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 91: Pastoring in Hard Places from 2022-07-24T15:59:16

*This episode was originally recorded on May 7, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mez McConnell joins me in a discussion on pastoring in hard places. Mez is the senior pastor of Niddr...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 90: Preaching Titus from 2022-07-17T08:00

*This episode was originally published on April 30, 2018 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Denny Burk joins me for a discussion on preaching Titus. Denny is a Professor of Biblical Stud...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 89: Preaching Philippians from 2022-07-10T21:00

*This episode was originally published on April 23, 2018 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Harmon joins me in a discussion on preaching Philippians. Dr. Harmon is Professor of N...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 88: The Pastor and Writing from 2022-07-03T17:00

*This episode was originally published on April 16, 2018 Matt is the managing editor of The Gospel Coalition, and the author of several works, including, Before You Share Your Faith: Five Ways ...

“The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 87: The Preaching of John Piper from 2022-06-26T17:00

*This episode was originally published on April 14, 2018. This week on Preaching and Preachers, David Mathis joins me in a discussion on the preaching of John Piper. David is the executive edit...

“The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 86: Preaching 1 Corinthians from 2022-06-19T18:41:06

*This episode was originally published on December 31, 2018 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Mark Dever joins me in a discussion on preaching 1 Corinthians. Mark serves as the Senior P...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 85: Pastoring in New England from 2022-06-13T06:00

*This episode was originally published on March 26, 2018 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Nate Pickowicz joins me in a discussion on pastoring in New England. Nate serves as the pastor of ...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 84: Ministry in a College Town from 2022-06-06T06:00

*This episode was originally published on March 19, 2018 This week on Preaching and Preachers, Brad Wheeler joins me in a discussion on ministry in a college town. Brad is the lead pastor at Un...

”The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 83: Power in the Pulpit from 2022-05-30T06:00

*This episode was originally published on March 12, 2018

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jim Shaddix joins me in a discussion on Power in the Pulpit. Dr. Shaddix serves as Profe...

Episode 251: The Praying Pastor from 2022-05-22T21:35:24

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Jedidiah Coppenger to the podcast. Dr. Coppenger serves as the lead pastor of Redemption City Church in Franklin, TN. Dr. Coppenger is an accomplished aut...

Episode 250: Shepherding Like Jesus from 2022-05-16T11:32:26

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Andrew Hébert to the podcast. Dr. Hébert serves as the lead pastor of Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo, Texas. He recently released a book he edited t...

Episode 249: The Church as a Culture of Care from 2022-05-09T14:55:17

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Dale Johnson to the podcast. Dr. Johnson serves as Director of Counseling Programs and Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Baptist Th...

Episode 248: The Beauty and Glory of the Church from 2022-05-02T12:39:55

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Dustin Benge to the podcast. Dr. Benge serves as Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Historical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological ...

Episode 247: Preaching for Sound Conversions from 2022-04-25T08:13:56

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Michael Lawrence to the podcast. Dr. Lawrence serves as the lead pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, OR, and as a council member of The Gospel Co...

Episode 246: The Pastor and Ethics from 2022-04-18T08:07:10

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Alan Branch to the podcast. Dr. Branch serves as Professor of Christian Ethics here at Midwestern Seminary, and also serves as a Research Fellow in Christ...

Episode 245: Preaching 1-3 John from 2022-04-11T13:05:56

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Robert Yarbrough to the podcast. Dr. Yarbrough serves as Professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo.

He is an acc...

Episode 244: Preaching on Sin from 2022-04-04T10:37:49

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Mark Jones to the podcast. Dr. Jones is the senior minister of Faith Vancouver Church in Canada. He is also an accomplished author having written multiple...

Episode 243: Preaching on Penal Substitutionary Atonement from 2022-03-28T11:49:25

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Sam Storms to the podcast. Dr. Storms currently serves as the senior pastor of Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, OK. He is also an accomplished author, p...

Episode 242: How To Assemble Your Sermon from 2022-03-21T10:33:35

This week I am delighted to welcome Mr. Samuel Bierig to the podcast. Currently, Sam Bierig serves as Vice President of Undergraduate Studies, Dean of Spurgeon College, and Assistant Professor o...

Episode 241: Reflections on 40 years of Pastoral Ministry from 2022-03-14T11:05:16

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Bryant Wright and his wife Mrs. Anne Wright to the podcast. Dr. Wright serves as Founder and Chairman of “Right From the Heart Ministries,” and as Preside...

Episode 240: The Importance of Regenerate Church Membership from 2022-03-07T11:07:03

This week I am delighted to welcome Jonathan Leeman to the podcast. Dr. Leeman serves as the Editorial Director for 9Marks. He is an accomplished writer having recently co-authored a book with C...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 239: The Life and Ministry of B.B. Warfield from 2022-02-28T10:38:55

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Fred Zaspel to the podcast. Dr. Zaspel serves as Pastor of Reformed Baptist Church in Pennsylvania and as an adjunct professor of Theology at The Southern...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 238: The Life and Ministry of Martin Luther from 2022-02-21T13:39:32

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Carl Trueman to the podcast. Dr. Trueman serves as Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Grove City College.

He is an accomplished author ha...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 237: Rediscovering Church in a Post Covid World from 2022-02-14T10:35:48

This week I am delighted to welcome Collin Hansen to the podcast. Collin serves as Vice President of Content and Editor in Chief of The Gospel Coalition. He is also an accomplished writer having...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 236: Managing Conflict in Ministry from 2022-02-07T11:47:04

This week I am delighted to welcome Jared Wilson to the podcast. Jared serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor of For the Church here at Midwe...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 235: The Reformed Pastor from 2022-01-31T10:40:17

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Tim Cooper to the podcast. Dr. Cooper serves as Professor of Church History at Otago University in New Zealand. Recently, Dr. Cooper worked on a newly upd...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 234: The Pastor and the Worship Team from 2022-01-24T10:27:42

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Matthew Swain, and his wife, Mrs. Angela Swain to the podcast. Matthew serves here at Midwestern Seminary as Associate Professor of Worship Ministries and...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 205: Gospel Driven Ministry from 2022-01-10T11:31

*This episode was originally published on March 22, 2021

This week I want to welcome Jared Wilson to the podcast. Jared serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Resi...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 222: The Teaching and Preaching of R. C. Sproul from 2022-01-03T13:32:27

*This episode was originally published on September 13, 2021

This week, I am dighted to welcome Dr. Stephen J. Nichols to the podcast. Dr. Nichols serves as President of Reformation Bibl...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 195: Preaching Acts from 2021-12-27T00:17:24

This week I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Patrick Schreiner. Dr. Schreiner is an Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology here at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previ...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 220: Equipping Young People to Share Their Faith from 2021-12-20T10:29:32

*This episode was originally published on August 30, 2021.

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Michael J. Kruger to the podcast. Dr. Kruger serves as the President and Samuel C. Patt...

”Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 221: Preaching Judges from 2021-12-13T10:12:42

*This episode was originally published on September 20th, 2021

This week I'm delighted to welcome Dr. K. Lawson Younger to the podcast. Dr. Younger serves as Professor...

”Preaching and Preachers” Episode 233: Engaging Roman Catholics from 2021-12-07T10:13:24

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Gregg Allison to the podcast. Dr. Allison serves as Professor of Christian Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an accomplish...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 232: Preaching Luke from 2021-11-22T09:31:54

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Todd Chipman to the podcast. Dr. Chipman serves as the Dean of Graduate Studies and Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theologi...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 231: Spurgeon Lectures Q&A with Dr. Steven Lawson from 2021-11-15T11:40:14

This week’s episode features an interview with my good friend, Dr. Steven Lawson from his recent visit here at Midwestern Seminary. Dr. Lawson is the President and Founder of OnePassion Ministri...

”Preaching and Preachers” Episode 230: The Pastor and The Lord‘s Supper from 2021-11-08T11:03:36

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. John Hammett to the podcast. Dr. Hammett serves as John Leadley Dagg Senior Professor of Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary....

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 229: Overcoming Barriers to Witnessing from 2021-11-01T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Timothy K. Beougher to the podcast. Dr. Beougher serves as Associate Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Missions, and as the Bill...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 228: The Need For Creeds Today from 2021-10-25T04:30

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. John V. Fesko to the podcast. Dr. Fesko serves as the Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in ...

”Preaching and Preachers” Episode 227: Growing up in a Scholar’s Home from 2021-10-18T10:33:56

This week, I am delighted to welcome both, Dr. Tom Schreiner, who serves as the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Professor of Biblical Theology at the Southe...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 226: Preaching Jude from 2021-10-11T11:10:51

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Tom Schreiner to the podcast. Dr. Schreiner serves as the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Professor of Biblical Theo...

”Preaching and Preachers” Episode 225: The Path To Being A Pastor from 2021-10-04T11:40:42

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Bobby Jamieson to the podcast. Bobby serves as an associate pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C., and previously served as assistant e...

Episode 224: The Life and Ministry of J. C. Ryle from 2021-09-27T07:10

This week I want to welcome Dr. Andrew Atherstone s to the podcast. Dr. Atherstone serves as A Tutor in History and Doctrine along with being Latimer Research Fellow at the University of Oxford ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 223: The Pastor and Discerning His Congregation’s Spiritual Health from 2021-09-20T08:43

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Donald Whitney to the podcast. Dr. Whitney serves as Professor of Biblical Spirituality and as the Associate Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Ba...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 222: The Teaching and Preaching of R. C. Sproul from 2021-09-13T09:46

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Stephen J. Nichols to the podcast. Dr. Nichols serves as President of Reformation Bible College and Chief Academic Officer for Ligonier Ministries. Recentl...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 221: Preaching Judges from 2021-09-06T08:39

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. K. Lawson Younger to the podcast. Dr. Younger serves as Professor of Old Testament, Semitic Languages, and Ancient Near Eastern History at Trinity Evangeli...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 220: Equipping Young People to Defend Their Faith from 2021-08-30T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Michael J. Kruger to the podcast. Dr. Kruger serves as the President and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 210: Succeeding At Seminary – Part 2 from 2021-08-23T13:20:40

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Ronni Kurtz to the Podcast. Ronni serves as the Assistant Director of Marketing and Managing Editor of For The Church here at Midwestern Seminary. He also se...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 219: Succeeding At Seminary – Part 2 from 2021-08-23T08:20

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Ronni Kurtz to the Podcast. Ronni serves as the Assistant Director of Marketing and Managing Editor of For The Church here at Midwestern Seminary. He also...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 179: Counseling Those Who Doubt from 2021-08-16T11:26

*This episode was originally published on August 17, 2020.

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Don Whitney to the podcast. Dr. Whitney is Professor of Biblical Spirituality and th...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 182: Advice for the New Pastor from 2021-08-09T13:05

*This episode was orginally published on September 7, 2020.

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Charles Wingard to the podcast. Dr. Wingard is associate professor of Pastoral Theo...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 181: Developing Leaders in the Local Church from 2021-08-04T21:21:03

*This episode was originally published on August 31st, 2020. This week I welcome Dr. Juan Sanchez to the podcast. Dr. Sanchez is the senior pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, an...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 180: The Christ-Centered Piety of Charles Spurgeon from 2021-07-26T11:19

This episode was originally published on August 24, 2020.

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Nathan Finn to the podcast. Dr. Finn is provost and dean of the University Faculty of...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 175: Preaching the Book of Revelation from 2021-07-19T12:23:01

This episode was originally published on June 1, 2020. This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Tom Schreiner to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Revelation. Dr. Schreiner is the James B...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 218: Letters To My Students Vol 2, Part 2 from 2021-06-21T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Ronni Kurtz back to the Podcast. Ronni serves as the Assistant DirectorofMarketing and Managing Editor of For The Church here at Midwestern Seminary. He also ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 217: Letters To My Students Vol 2., Part 1 from 2021-06-14T14:02

This week I am delighted to welcome Ronni Kurtz to the Podcast. Ronni serves as the Assistant DirectorofMarketing and Managing Editor of For The Church here at Midwestern Seminary. He also serve...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 216: The Pastor and the New Prosperity Gospel from 2021-06-07T03:50

This week I am delighted to welcome Dean Inserra to the podcast. Dean serves as the founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, Florida.

Recently, Dean published his newes...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 215: Succeeding at Seminary: 12 Keys to Getting the Most Out of Your Theological Training from 2021-05-31T04:00

This week we are doing something a touch different with the podcast. Thanks to my friends at Moody Publishers, this week’s episode will consist of two audio book chapters from my recent book Suc...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 214: Succeeding at Seminary: 12 Keys to Getting the Most Out of Your Theological Training from 2021-05-24T04:00

This week we are doing something a touch different with the podcast. Thanks to my friends at Moody Publishers, this week’s episode will consist of two audio book chapters from my recent book Suc...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 213: The Pastor and Corporate Worship from 2021-05-17T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Matt Merker to the podcast. Matt currently serves as the Director of Creative Resources and Training for Getty Music. Previously, he served on the pastoral st...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 212: Deacons and Their Essential Ministry in the Church from 2021-05-10T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Matt Smethurst to the podcast. Matt serves as the Managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and is an accomplished author. Recently, Matt published his new book...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 211: The Plurality Principle with Dr. Dave Harvey from 2021-05-03T17:27

This week, I am delighted to welcome Dr. Dave Harvey to the podcast.

Dr. Harvey serves as President of the Great Commission Collective, and he is also an accomplished author who rece...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 210: Succeeding at Seminary from 2021-04-26T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Ronni Kurtz to the Podcast. Ronni serves as the Assistant Director and Marketing and Managing Editor of For The Church here at Midwestern Seminary, and also se...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 209: Saturdays with Billy from 2021-04-19T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Donald Wilton to the podcast. Dr. Wilton serves as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg in South Carolina and is President of The Encourag...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 208: Historical Theology For The Church from 2021-04-12T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome both Dr. Jason Duesing and Dr. Nathan Finn to the podcast. Dr. Duesing serves here at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as Provost and Professor of Histo...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 207: 40 Questions About Pastoral Ministry from 2021-04-05T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Phil Newton to the podcast. Phil is an accomplished author and serves as the Senior Pastor of South Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee.   Dr. Newt...

Preaching and Preachers Episode 206: Preaching Hebrews from 2021-03-29T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Tom Schreiner to the Podcast. Dr. Schreiner serves as the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Professor of Biblical Theol...

Preaching and Preachers Episode 205: The Gospel Driven Ministry from 2021-03-22T09:54

This week, I want to welcome Jared Wilson to the podcast. Jared serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor of For the Church.

He is an...

Preaching and Preachers Episode 204: The Pastor and His Marriage: Lessons from Charles and Susie Spurgeon from 2021-03-15T12:06

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Ray Rhodes to the podcast. Dr. Rhodes is the founding pastor at Grace Community Church in Dawsonville, Georgia, and serves as President of Nourished in th...

Preaching and Preachers Episode 203: Discipleship and the Local Church from 2021-03-08T04:00

This week, I am delighted to welcome J.T. English to the podcast. Dr. English earned his ThM at Dallas Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from Southern Seminary. He is now serving as Lead Pastor...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 202: The Pastor and Holiness from 2021-03-01T04:00

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Joseph Rigney to the podcast. Dr. Rigney presently serves as Assistant Professor of Theology and Literature at Bethlehem College and Seminary.

However, h...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 201: The Preacher and Spiritual Warfare from 2021-02-22T09:03

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Charles Lawless and Dr. William Cook to the podcast.

Dr. Lawless currently serves at Southeastern Seminary as Professor of Evangelism and Missio...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 200: Preaching Ephesians with Dr. Ben Simpson from 2021-02-15T04:00

Dr. Ben Simpson to the podcast.

Dr. Simpson serves as an Associate Professor of New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary at the Washington D.C. campus and also earned both his Th...

Episode 199: Preaching 1 Peter with Dr. Sam Storms from 2021-02-08T04:00

This week I want to welcome Dr. Sam Storms to the podcast.

Dr. Storms serves as Lead Pastor at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and serves as a Council member of The Gosp...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 198: Preaching Jonah from 2021-02-01T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Mark Yarbrough to the podcast.

Dr. Yarbrough currently serves as President of Dallas Theological Seminary and Professor of Bible Exposition. Pri...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 197: The Pastor and Biblical Theology from 2021-01-25T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Any Naselli to the podcast.

Andy Naselli serves at Bethlehem College as an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament where he...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 196: The Life and Ministry of William Wilberforce from 2021-01-18T04:00

Dr. McMullen serves Professor of Church History, Editor of the Midwestern Journal of Theology, and is Co-Host for the Midwestern Podcast: This Week in Church History. He is a native of the Unite...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 157: Preaching for a Verdict from 2021-01-11T16:00

This Episode of Preaching and Preachers was originally published on January 27, 2020.

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Dr. Josh Smith to discuss Preaching for a Ver...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 160: The Preacher and Sermon Conclusions from 2021-01-04T04:00

This Episode of Preaching and Preachers was originally published on February 17, 2020.

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Dr. Ben Awbrey. Dr. Awbrey is a professor of...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 165: Preaching the Book of Romans from 2020-12-14T04:00

This Episode of Preaching and Preachers was originally published on March 23, 2020.

This week I welcome Dr. Michael J. Kruger to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Romans. D...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 195: Preaching the Book of Acts from 2020-12-07T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Patrick Schreiner. Dr. Schreiner is an Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology here at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 194: Pastors and Their Critics from 2020-11-30T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Nick Thompson. Nick Thompson is a graduate from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and recently co-authored the book Pastors and Their Critics: A Guide to C...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 193: Why Church History Matters from 2020-11-23T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. John Mark Yeats. Dr. Yeats serves as the Vice President of Student Services, Dean of Students and Student Success, Title IX Coordinator, and Professor of C...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 192: How to Talk about God in a Skeptical Age from 2020-11-16T04:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Joshua D. Chatraw. Dr. Chatraw is the Director of the Center for Public Christianity; Theologian-in-Residence at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Raleigh, Nort...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 191: Preaching the Book of Galatians from 2020-11-10T04:00

This week I’m glad to welcome Dr. Frank Thielman to the podcast. Dr. Thielman is the Presbyterian chair of divinity and professor of New Testament at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, AL. He...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 190: Preaching the Book of Daniel from 2020-11-02T05:00

This week I welcome Dr. Paul Tanner to the podcast. Dr. Tanner is the Middle East director for Biblical Education by Extension World. He travels frequently to various Middle Eastern countries to...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 189: Preaching the Farewell Discourse from 2020-10-26T04:30

This week I welcome Dr. Scott Kellum to the podcast. Dr. Kellum is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forrest, NC.

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 188: Why the Reformation Matters from 2020-10-19T05:19

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Matthew Barrett to the podcast. Dr. Barrett is associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is the executive ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 187: Preaching the Book of Nehemiah with Dr. T.J. Betts from 2020-10-12T07:30

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. T.J. Betts to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Nehemiah. Dr. Betts is professor of Old Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theol...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 186: Pastoring in Turbulent Times from 2020-10-05T08:00

This week I welcome Dr. Tony Merida to the podcast. Dr. Merida is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, NC and associate professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary in...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 185: The Pastor and Evangelism from 2020-09-28T06:51

This week I am delighted to welcome Jordan and Ernest Easley to the podcast. Jordan is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Cleveland, TN. Ernest is the teaching pastor over evangelism ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 184: Preaching the Word with John Chrysostom from 2020-09-21T07:30

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Gerald Bray to the podcast. Dr. Bray is research professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and a minister in the Church of Eng...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 183: Pastoring Your Children from 2020-09-14T07:10

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. William Smith to the podcast. Dr. Smith is a pastor, author, and retreat speaker who has served several churches, been a faculty member of the Christian C...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 182: Advice for the New Pastor from 2020-09-07T05:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Charlie Wingard to the podcast. Dr. Wingard is associate professor of Pastoral Theology and Dean of Students at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 181: Developing Leaders in the Local Church from 2020-08-31T07:17

This week I welcome Dr. Juan Sanchez to the podcast. Dr. Sanchez is the senior pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition and Coalicion ...

Episode 180: The Christ-Centered Piety of Charles Spurgeon from 2020-08-24T06:40

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Nathan Finn to the podcast. Dr. Finn is provost and dean of the University Faculty of North Greenville University in Tigerville and Greer, SC.

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 179: Counseling Those Who Doubt from 2020-08-17T08:39

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Don Whitney to the podcast. Dr. Whitney is professor of Biblical Spirituality and the associate dean of the School of Theology at Southern Seminary in Lou...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 178: Character in the Pastorate from 2020-08-10T08:11

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. James Merritt to the podcast. Dr. Merritt is pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, GA and host of the radio broadcast, Touching Lives.

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 177: Pastoral Ministry in the New Sexual Age from 2020-08-03T11:28

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Owen Strachan and Gavin Peacock to the podcast.

Pastor Peacock is associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  He...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 168: Leading Your People to Overcome Fear from 2020-07-27T08:40

This week I am joined by Dr. Dale Johnson on the podcast. Dr. Johnson serves here at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as associate professor of Biblical Counseling and is the executive di...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 166: Theological Preaching in Times of Crisis from 2020-07-20T07:14

This week I am joined by Dr. Owen Strachan to discuss theological preaching in times of crisis. Dr. Strachan is associate professor of Christian Theology, director of the Center for Public Theol...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 165: Preaching the Book of Romans with Dr. Michael J. Kruger from 2020-07-13T10:03

This week I welcome Dr. Michael J. Kruger to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Romans. Dr. Kruger is the president and Samuel C. Patterson professor of New Testament and Early Christi...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 164: Preaching the Book of Lamentations from 2020-07-06T07:12

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Heath Thomas to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Lamentations. Dr. Thomas is the president of Oklahoma Baptist University.

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 152: Tips for Preaching the Old Testament with Dr. Jason DeRouchie from 2020-06-29T05:34

This week I welcome Dr. Jason DeRouchie to the podcast. Dr. DeRouchie serves as research professor of Old Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. This week, D...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 140: The Pastor and Justification from 2020-06-22T05:00

This week I welcome Dr. Matthew Barrett to the podcast. Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the founder and executive ...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 139: The Pastor and Kingdom Minded Ministry from 2020-06-15T05:00

This week I welcome Robby Gallaty to the podcast. Robby serves as senior pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN. He is the author of numerous books including a recent one tit...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 176: The Power of Christian Contentment from 2020-06-08T05:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Andrew Davis to discuss the power of Christian contentment. Dr. Davis is the senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Durham, North Carolina. He is th...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 175: Preaching the Book of Revelation from 2020-06-01T05:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Tom Schreiner to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Revelation. Dr. Schreiner is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpre...

Episode 174: Preaching the Book of James from 2020-05-25T08:03

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Robert Plummer to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of James. Dr. Plummer is the Collin and Eveyln Aikman Professor of Biblical Studies and chairm...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 173: Finding the Right Hills to Die On from 2020-05-18T05:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Gavin Ortlund to discuss theological triage. Dr. Ortlund is senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California.

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 172: Pastors as Imitators: How Pastors Should Imitate Christ’s Heart for His People from 2020-05-11T05:00

This week I am pleased to welcome Dr. Dane Ortlund to the podcast. Dr. Ortlund is chief publishing officer and Bible publisher at Crossway in Wheaton, Illinois.

Preaching and Preachers Episode 171: The Preaching of George Whitefield from 2020-05-04T05:00

This week I welcome Dr. Thomas Kidd to the podcast to discuss the preaching of George Whitefield. Dr. Kidd is the James Vardaman endowed professor of history and associate director of the Insti...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 170: Preaching the Psalms from 2020-04-27T05:00

This week I am pleased to welcome Dr. Jim Hamilton to the podcast to discuss preaching the Psalms. Dr. Hamilton is professor of biblical theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary an...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 169: The Preacher’s Reliance on the Holy Spirit from 2020-04-20T05:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Malcolm Yarnell to the podcast to discuss reliance of the Holy Spirit in preaching. Dr. Yarnell is research professor of systematic theology at Southweste...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 168: Leading Your People to Overcome Fear from 2020-04-13T05:00

This week I am joined by Dr. Dale Johnson on the podcast. Dr. Johnson serves here at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as associate professor of Biblical Counseling and is the executive d...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 167: Spurgeon and the Cholera Outbreak from 2020-04-06T05:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Geoff Chang to the podcast. Geoff serves as associate pastor at Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, OR. He is the book review editor for History and Historica...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 166: Theological Preaching in Times of Crisis from 2020-03-30T05:00

This week I am joined by Dr. Owen Strachan to discuss theological preaching in times of crisis. Dr. Strachan is associate professor of Christian Theology, director of the Center for Public Theo...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 165: Preaching the Book of Romans from 2020-03-23T05:00

This week I welcome Dr. Michael J. Kruger to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Romans. Dr. Kruger is the president and Samuel C. Patterson professor of New Testament and Early Christ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 164: Preaching the Book of Lamentations from 2020-03-16T05:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Heath Thomas to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Lamentations. Dr. Thomas is the president of Oklahoma Baptist University.

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 163: Preaching the Book of Amos from 2020-03-09T04:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Andrew King to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Amos. Dr. King serves as the assistant dean of Spurgeon College and assistant professor of Bib...

“Preaching&Preachers” Episode 162: The Preaching of John Broadus from 2020-03-02T03:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Jared Bumpers to the podcast. Dr. Bumpers is the director of Student Life and Events and serves as assistant professor of Preaching and Ministry here at ...

“Preaching & Preachers” Episode 161: Preaching the Book of Jeremiah from 2020-02-24T03:00

This week I am delighted to welcome Dr. Steven Smith to the podcast to discuss preaching the book of Jeremiah. Dr. Smith is a fourth-generation pastor and presently serves as the Senior Pastor ...

“Preaching & Preachers” Episode 160: The Preacher and Sermon Conclusions from 2020-02-17T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Dr. Ben Awbrey. Dr. Awbrey is professor of preaching at Midwestern Seminary. He has been teaching expository preaching since 1996 and has wri...

“Preaching & Preachers” Episode 159: Preaching the Reality of Hell from 2020-02-10T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Benjamin Skaug. Ben is senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Highland, CA. He is an adjunct professor at California Baptist University ...

“Preaching & Preachers” Episode 158: The Power of the Holy Spirit in Preaching from 2020-02-03T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Dr. Michael Haykin to discuss the power of the Holy Spirit in preaching. Dr. Haykin is professor of church history and biblical spirituality ...

“Preaching & Preachers” Episode 157: Preaching for a Verdict from 2020-01-27T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Josh Smith to discuss preaching for a verdict. Josh is enior pastor of Prince Avenue Baptist Church in Bogart, GA.

“Preaching & Preachers” Episode 156: The Heart of the Preacher from 2020-01-20T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Rick Reed to discuss the heart of the preacher. Dr. Reed is president of Heritage College and Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.

“Preaching & Preachers” Episode 155: Preaching the Gospel of Matthew from 2020-01-15T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Patrick Schreiner to discuss preaching the gospel of Matthew. Patrick is assistant professor of New Testament language and literature at West...

“Best of 2019” Episode 134: The Pastor and Spiritual Discernment from 2020-01-06T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Tim Challies. Tim is an elder at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario, and he is also co-founder of Cruciform Press.

“Best of 2019” Episode 135: The Pastor and the Gospel Driven Church from 2019-12-30T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers I am joined by Jared Wilson. Jared is the Director of Content Strategy for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry...

“Best of 2019” Episode 127: God’s Love and the Local Church from 2019-12-23T03:00

This week
on Preaching and Preachers, Jonathan Leeman joins me in a discussion on God’s
love and the local church. Jonathan is the editorial director for 9Marks, and
he also serves a...

“Best of 2019” Episode 125: The Pastor and Self-Discipline from 2019-12-16T03:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drew Dyck joins me on the podcast. Drew is an acquisitions editor at Moody Publishers and a contributing editor at CTPastors.com, a Christianity Today publ...

“Best of 2019” Episode 131: The Preacher and Cultural Christianity from 2019-12-09T05:30

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dean Inserra joins me in a discussion on the preacher and cultural Christianity. Dean Inserra is the founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee,...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 154: Evangelistic Preaching and the Exclusivity of the Gospel from 2019-12-02T03:00

This week I welcome Dr. Owen Strachan to the podcast. Dr. Strachan is associate professor of Christian Theology, director of the Center for Public Theology, and director of the Residency PhD Pr...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 153: The Pastor and Anthropology from 2019-11-25T09:00:09

This week I welcome Dr. Owen Strachan to the podcast. Dr. Strachan is associate professor of Christian Theology, director of the Center for Public Theology, and director of the Residency PhD Progra...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 152: Tips for Preaching the Old Testament from 2019-11-18T09:00:23

This week I welcome Dr. Jason DeRouchie to the podcast. Dr. DeRouchie serves as research professor of Old Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. This week, Dr. ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 151: Preaching Narrative Texts from 2019-11-11T09:00:32

This week I welcome Dr. D.A. Carson to the podcast. Dr. Carson is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and president of The Gospel Coal...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 150: The Pastor and Adoption from 2019-11-04T09:00:58

This week, I welcome Dr. Todd Chipman to the podcast. Dr. Chipman is assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been the teaching pastor at The Maste...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 149: Preaching Through Adversity from 2019-10-28T11:00:22

This week, I welcome Dr. Brian Croft to the podcast. Brian is senior pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He has authored over a dozen books. Brian blogs regularly at Practi...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 148: The Shepherding of Shepherds from 2019-10-21T09:00:11

This week, I welcome Dr. Harold Senkbeil to the podcast. Dr. Senkbeil is an executive director of DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care. His pastoral experience of nearly five decades in...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 147: Preaching and Biblical Inerrancy from 2019-10-14T11:00:38

This week, I welcome Dr. Malcolm Yarnell to the podcast. Dr. Yarnell is is research professor of Systematic Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 146: The Preacher and the Power of Words from 2019-10-07T11:00:35

This week, I welcome Dr. Tom Elliff to the podcast. Dr. Elliff is the founder of Living in the Word Publications, former pastor for forty-two years, former IMB president, and former IMB missionary ...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 145: The Preacher and the King James Bible from 2019-09-30T11:00:19

This week, I welcome Dr. Mark Ward to the podcast. Mark serves as an academic editor at Lexham Press, a division of Faithlife, makers of Logos Bible Software. He is also the author of multiple book...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 144: The Ministry of the Pastor’s Wife from 2019-09-23T11:00:26

This week I welcome Dr. Ray Rhodes to the podcast. Dr. Rhodes serves as founding pastor of Grace Community Church of Dawsonville, Georgia, and is also president of Nourished in the Word Ministries...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 143: The Pastor and the Gospel Before the Reformation from 2019-09-16T11:00:51

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Nathan Busenitz to the podcast. Nathan is the Dean of Faculty and Assistant Professor of Theology at The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, CA. He is the author of a rec...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 142: Connecting Your Sermon to Christ from 2019-09-09T11:00:09

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Owen Strachan to the podcast. Dr. Strachan is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Director of the Center for Public Th...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 141: The Pastor and His Theology of Preaching from 2019-09-02T11:00:34

Today, I want to welcome Dr. Owen Strachan to the podcast. Dr. Strachan is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Director of the Center for Public Th...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 140: The Pastor and Justification from 2019-08-26T11:00:59

This week I welcome Dr. Matthew Barrett to the podcast. Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the founder and executive ed...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 139: The Pastor and Kingdom Minded Ministry from 2019-08-19T11:00:38

This week I welcome Robby Gallaty to the podcast. Robby serves as senior pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN. He is the author of numerous books including a recent one title...

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 138: The Preacher and Rightly Approaching the Bible from 2019-08-12T11:00:14

This week I welcome Matt Smethurst to the podcast. Matt is the managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and an elder at Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

“Preaching and Preachers” Episode 137: The Pastor and the Christian’s Assurance from 2019-08-05T11:00:56

This week I welcome Greg Gilbert to the podcast. Greg is senior pastor at Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 103: The Preaching of R. C. Sproul from 2019-07-29T11:00:03

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Burk Parsons joins me in a discussion on the preaching of R. C. Sproul.

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 94: The Pastor and Temptation from 2019-07-22T11:00:03

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Justin Taylor joins me for a discussion on the pastor and temptation. Justin is the executive vice president of book publishing and book publisher at Crossway....

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 75: The Pastor and Soul Care from 2019-07-15T11:00:13

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Dale Johnson joins me in a discussion on the pastor and soul care. Dr. Johnson is the Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Seminary. He...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 73: Preaching the Book of James from 2019-07-08T11:00:16

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Steven Smith joins me in a discussion on preaching the book of James. Dr. Smith is senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR, as well as ...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 64: The Preacher and Money from 2019-07-01T11:00:07

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Art Rainer joins me in a discussion on the preacher and money. Art serves as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Southeastern Baptist Theologic...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 52: The Pastor as Mentor from 2019-06-24T11:00:12

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mark Clifton joins me in a discussion on the pastor as mentor. Mark serves as senior director of church planting and revitalization for the North American Miss...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 46: Planning Your Preaching from 2019-06-17T11:00:22

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Stephen Rummage joins me for a discussion on planning your preaching. Dr. Rummage is Senior Pastor of Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK.

Episode 136: The Pastor and Church Budgeting from 2019-06-10T11:00:43

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jamie Dunlop joins me in a discussion on the pastor and church budgeting. Jamie is an associate pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D. C. He i...

Episode 135: The Pastor and the Gospel Driven? Church from 2019-06-03T13:00:41

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jared Wilson joins me in a discussion on the pastor and the Gospel-driven church. Jared is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Spurgeon College, Gen...

Episode 134: The Pastor and Spiritual Discernment from 2019-05-27T11:00:20

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Tim Challies joins me for a discussion on the pastor and spiritual discernment. Tim is an elder at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario, and he is also ...

Episode 133: The Pastor and the Attributes of God from 2019-05-20T11:00:07

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Barrett joins me in a discussion on the pastor and the attributes of God. Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Ba...

Episode 132: The Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones from 2019-05-13T11:00:59

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jason Meyer joins me in a discussion the preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Jason is the pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church and asso...

Episode 131: The Preacher and Cultural Christianity from 2019-05-06T11:00:12

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dean Inserra joins me in a discussion on the preacher and cultural Christianity. Dean Inserra is the founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, FL...

Episode 130: Cultivating Biblical Manhood in Your Church from 2019-04-29T11:00:46

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Denny Burk and Owen Strachan join me in a discussion on cultivating Biblical manhood in your church. Denny is a Professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce Col...

Episode 129: The Pastor and College Ministry from 2019-04-22T11:00:36

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jeff Dodge joins me for a discussion on the pastor and college ministry. Jeff is a teaching pastor for Veritas Church in Iowa City and designer and directo...

Episode 128: Preaching Ecclesiastes from 2019-04-15T11:00:08

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Philip Ryken joins me in a discussion on preaching Ecclesiastes. Dr. Ryken serves as President of Wheaton College and has published more than fifty books i...

Episode 127: God’s Love and the Local Church from 2019-04-08T11:00:46

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jonathan Leeman joins me in a discussion on God’s love and the local church. Jonathan is the editorial director for 9Marks, and he also serves as an elder at C...

Episode 126: The Pastor and Church Planting from 2019-04-01T11:00:25

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Tony Merida and Steve Timmis join me in a discussion on the pastor and church planting. Tony is the pastor for preaching and vision at Imago Dei Church in Rale...

Episode 125: The Pastor and Self-Discipline from 2019-03-25T11:00:54

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drew Dyck joins me in a discussion on the pastor and self-discipline. Drew is an acquisitions editor at Moody Publishers and a contributing editor at CTPastors...

Episode 124: The Pastor and Human Dignity from 2019-03-18T11:00:25

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Daniel Darling joins me in a discussion on the pastor and human dignity. Dan is the Vice President for Communications for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Comm...

Episode 123: The Pastor and Puritan Preaching from 2019-03-11T11:00:36

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Joel Beeke joins me in a discussion on the pastor and Puritan preaching. Dr. Beeke is President and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics at Puri...

Episode 122: The Preaching of John MacArthur from 2019-03-04T11:00:16

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Phil Johnson joins me in a discussion on the preaching of John MacArthur. Phil is the executive director of Grace to You. He has been closely associated with J...

Episode 121: The Pastor and Church Culture from 2019-02-25T11:00:56

This week on Preaching and Preachers, we recorded our third mailbag episode. In this episode, I answered questions submitted by listeners on a number of topics primarily concerning the pastor and c...

Episode 120: Preaching Deuteronomy from 2019-02-18T11:00:41

Episode 119: The Preacher and the M.Div. from 2019-02-11T11:00:32

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a recurring guest host episode where he interviews me on some aspect of preaching. Today’s discussion is on the preacher and the...

Episode 118: Preaching in a Fallen World from 2019-02-04T11:00:34

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Dan DeWitt joins me in a discussion on preaching in a fallen world. Dr. DeWitt is Associate Professor of Applied Theology and Apologetics and Director of t...

Episode 117: The Preacher and Self-Glory from 2019-01-28T11:00:46

This week on Preaching and Preachers, H. B. Charles joins me in a discussion on the preacher and self-glory. H. B. is the senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. 

Episode 116: The Pastor and the Holy Spirit from 2019-01-22T11:00:38

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Bruce Ware joins me in a discussion on the pastor and the Holy Spirit. Dr. Ware serves as the T. Rupert and Lucille Coleman Professor of Christian Theology...

“Best of 2018” Episode 97: The Pastor and Trials from 2019-01-14T11:00:11

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dave Furman joins me in a discussion on the pastor and trials. Dave serves as the senior pastor of Redeemer Church of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He is ...

“Best of 2018” Episode 96: The Preaching of John Owen from 2019-01-07T11:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Barrett joins me in a discussion on the preaching of John Owen. Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theo...

“Best of 2018” Episode 86: Preaching 1 Corinthians from 2018-12-31T11:00:07

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mark Dever joins me in a discussion on preaching 1 Corinthians. Mark serves as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is also t...

“Best of 2018” Episode 82: The Pastor and Cultural Engagement from 2018-12-24T11:00:16

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Bruce Ashford and Dr. Owen Strachan join me in a discussion on the pastor and cultural engagement. Dr. Ashford serves as Provost and Professor of Theology ...

“Best of 2018” Episode 77: Preaching the Gospel of John from 2018-12-17T11:00:34

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Andreas Köstenberger joins me for a discussion on preaching the Gospel of John. Dr. Köstenberger is Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theolo...

Episode 115: The Preacher and the Conscience from 2018-12-10T11:00:27

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Andy Naselli joins me in a discussion on the pastor and the conscience. Dr. Naselli serves as associate professor of New Testament and Theology at Bethlehe...

Episode 114: Mailbag #2 “The Preacher and His Personal Life” from 2018-12-03T11:00:46

This week on Preaching and Preachers, we recorded our second mailbag episode. In this episode, I answered questions submitted by listeners on a number of topics primarily concerning the preacher an...

Episode 113: The Busy Preacher and Finding Time to Study from 2018-11-26T11:00:19

This week on Preaching and Preachers, H. B. Charles joins me in a discussion on the busy preacher and finding time to study. H. B. is the senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Flo...

Episode 112: Theological Issues Confronting the Church from 2018-11-19T11:00:46

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Malcolm Yarnell, Dr. Owen Strachan, and Dr. Matthew Barrett join me in a discussion on theological issues confronting the church. Dr. Malcolm Yarnell, Dr. ...

Episode 111: The Pastor and Remembering Death from 2018-11-12T11:00:59

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew McCullough joins me in a discussion on the pastor and remembering death. Dr. McCullough serves as pastor of Trinity Church in Nashville, Tennessee....

Episode 110: Mailbag #1 “Preaching and Sermon Preparation” from 2018-11-05T11:00:36

This week on Preaching and Preachers, we introduced a new type of episode called “the mailbag.” In this episode, I answered questions submitted by listeners on a number of topics primarily concerni...

Episode 109: Preaching with Theological Precision from 2018-10-29T11:00:02

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me in a discussion on preaching with theological precision. Dr. Strachan is Associate Professor of Christian Theology, Director of the ...

Episode 108: Essentials for Text-Driven Preaching from 2018-10-22T11:00:01

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Steven Smith joins me for a discussion on essentials for text-driven preaching. Dr. Smith is senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR, a...

Episode 107: The Pastor and Shepherding Difficult Sheep from 2018-10-15T11:00:16

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Steve Dighton joins me in a discussion on the pastor and shepherding difficult sheep. Pastor Dighton serves as pastor emeritus at Lenexa Baptist Church in Lene...

Episode 106: The Preacher as Interim from 2018-10-08T11:00:01

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. John Mark Yeats joins me in a discussion on the preacher as interim. Dr. Yeats serves as dean of students and associate professor of church history at Midw...

Episode 105: The Preacher and Podcasts from 2018-10-01T11:00:24

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe join me for a discussion on the preacher and podcasts. Thom is the president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Prior to Lif...

Episode 104: The Preacher and Sermon Introductions from 2018-09-24T11:00:01

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Ben Awbrey joins me in a discussion on the preacher and sermon introductions. Dr. Awbrey is professor of preaching at Midwestern Seminary. He has been teac...

Episode 103: The Preaching of R. C. Sproul from 2018-09-17T11:00:46

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Burk Parsons joins me in a discussion on the preaching of R. C. Sproul. Burk is senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., a Ligonier Ministries ...

Episode 102: The Preaching of Adrian Rogers from 2018-09-10T11:00:09

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Danny Akin joins me in a discussion on the preaching of Adrian Rogers. Dr. Akin serves as Professor of Preaching and Theology, the Ed Young, Sr. Chair of E...

Episode 101: The Pastor and Systematic Theology from 2018-09-03T11:00:49

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Barrett joins me in a discussion on the pastor and systematic theology. Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Bapt...

Episode 100: The Pastor and Sermon Preparation from 2018-08-27T11:00:23

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Scott Pace joins me in a discussion on the pastor and sermon preparation. Dr. Pace serves as Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Preaching and as ...

Episode 99: The Pastor and Discipleship from 2018-08-20T11:00:21

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Trevin Wax joins me in a discussion on the pastor and discipleship. Trevin serves as Bible and Reference Publisher at LifeWay Christian Resources and a visitin...

Episode 98: Progress in the Pulpit from 2018-08-13T11:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jerry Vines joins me in a discussion on progress in the pulpit. Mr. Vines was a pastor for over 60 years. He served twice as President of the Southern Baptist ...

Episode 97: The Pastor and Trials from 2018-08-06T11:00:14

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dave Furman joins me in a discussion on the pastor and trials. Dave serves as the senior pastor of Redeemer Church of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He is ...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 58: Pastoring as an Imperfect Disciple from 2018-07-30T11:00:20

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jared Wilson joins me in a discussion on pastoring as an imperfect disciple. Jared is the Director of Content Strategy for Midwestern Baptist Theological Semin...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 37: The Preacher and Biblical Authority from 2018-07-23T11:00:37

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer joins me in a discussion on the preacher and biblical authority. Dr. Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evan...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 45: Preaching Text-Driven Sermons from 2018-07-16T11:00:03

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Steven Smith joins me in a discussion on preaching text-driven sermons. Dr. Smith is pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR.

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 51: Preaching as Missions from 2018-07-09T11:00:12

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Zane Pratt joins me in a discussion on preaching as missions. Zane served as dean of the Billy Graham School from 2011-2013 before returning to the Internation...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 62: The Pastor and His Rest from 2018-07-02T11:00:55

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. David Murray joins me for a discussion on the pastor and his rest. Dr. Murray is Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theo...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 12: Lessons from the Life and Ministry of Jonathan Edwards from 2018-06-25T11:15:12

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me in a discussion on the life and ministry of Jonathan Edwards. Dr. Strachan is the Director of the Center for Public Theology at Midw...

Episode 96: The Preaching of John Owen from 2018-06-18T11:00:40

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Barrett joins me in a discussion on the preaching of John Owen. Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theo...

Episode 95: Four Essentials of Great Preaching from 2018-06-11T11:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a recurring guest host episode where he interviews me on preaching. Today’s discussion will be on four essentials of great preac...

Episode 94: The Pastor and Temptation from 2018-06-04T06:00:09

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Justin Taylor joins me for a discussion on the pastor and temptation. Justin is the executive vice president of book publishing and book publisher at Crossway....

Episode 93: Preaching Judgment from 2018-05-21T06:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Erik Raymond joins me in a discussion on preaching judgment. Erik serves as the preaching pastor of Emmaus Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska.

Episode 92: Preaching Acts from 2018-05-14T06:00:55

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Tony Merida joins me in a discussion on preaching Acts. Tony is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, N.C. He has numerous books including Exalti...

Episode 91: Pastoring in Hard Places from 2018-05-07T06:00:28

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mez McConnell joins me in a discussion on pastoring in hard places. Mez is the senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the dire...

Episode 90: Preaching Titus from 2018-04-30T07:00:47

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Denny Burk joins me for a discussion on preaching Titus. Denny is a Professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce College, the undergraduate school of the Souther...

Episode 89: Preaching Philippians from 2018-04-23T06:00:46

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Harmon joins me in a discussion on preaching Philippians. Dr. Harmon is professor of New Testament studies at Grace College and Theological Seminar...

Episode 88: The Pastor and Writing from 2018-04-16T06:00:10

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Matt Smethurst joins me in a discussion on the pastor and writing. Matt is the managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and is also an elder at Third Avenue Bap...

Episode 87: The Preaching of John Piper from 2018-04-14T06:00:43

This week on Preaching and Preachers, David Mathis joins me in a discussion on the preaching of John Piper. David is the executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at Cities Church in Minneapo...

Episode 86: Preaching 1 Corinthians from 2018-04-02T08:00:56

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mark Dever joins me in a discussion on preaching 1 Corinthians. Mark serves as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is also t...

Episode 85: Pastoring in New England from 2018-03-26T06:00:47

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Nate Pickowicz joins me in a discussion on pastoring in New England. Nate serves as the pastor of Harvest Bible Church in Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire. ...

Episode 84: Ministry in a College Town from 2018-03-19T06:00:38

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Brad Wheeler joins me in a discussion on ministry in a college town. Brad is the senior pastor at University Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He is al...

Episode 83: Power in the Pulpit from 2018-03-12T06:00:57

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jim Shaddix joins me in a discussion on Power in the Pulpit. Dr. Shaddix serves as Professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in W...

Episode 82: The Pastor and Cultural Engagement from 2018-03-05T09:00:27

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Bruce Ashford and Dr. Owen Strachan join me in a discussion on the pastor and cultural engagement. Dr. Ashford serves as Provost and Professor of Theology ...

Episode 81: The Pastor and His Prayer Life from 2018-02-26T10:00:51

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Don Whitney joins me in a discussion on the pastor and his prayer life. Dr. Whitney serves as Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean at The ...

Episode 80: Baptism and the Local Church from 2018-02-19T06:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Bobby Jamieson joins me in a discussion on baptism and the local church. Bobby serves as an associate pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, ...

Episode 79: The Pastor and Politics from 2018-02-12T06:00:05

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Bruce Ashford joins me in a discussion on the pastor and politics. Dr. Ashford serves as Provost and Professor of Theology and Culture at Southeastern Bapt...

Episode 78: Being a Christian from 2018-02-05T06:00:20

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a recurring guest host episode where he interviews me on preaching. Today’s discussion will be on the release of my new book Bei...

Episode 77: Preaching the Gospel of John from 2018-01-29T06:00:51

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Andreas Köstenberger joins me in a discussion on preaching the Gospel of John. Dr. Köstenberger is Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical ...

Episode 76: The Preacher and Sermon Application from 2018-01-22T06:00:14

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Harmon joins me in a discussion on the preacher and sermon application. Dr. Harmon is professor of New Testament studies at Grace College and Theol...

“Best of 2017” Episode 55: The Preacher and Sola Scriptura from 2018-01-15T06:00:36

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Barrett joins me in a discussion on the Preacher and Sola Scriptura. Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist...

“Best of 2017” Episode 53: The Pastor and Technology from 2018-01-08T08:00:20

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Tony Reinke joins me in a discussion on the pastor and technology. Tony is senior writer for Desiring God and author of 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You, Lit...

“Best of 2017” Episode 43: The Preacher and the Great Commission from 2018-01-02T06:00:50

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Danny Akin joins me in a discussion on the preacher and the Great Commission. Dr. Akin serves as Professor of Preaching and Theology, the Ed Young, Sr. Cha...

“Best of 2017” Episode 38: Preaching to Broken Hearts from 2017-12-26T06:00:31

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jared Wilson joins me in a discussion on preaching to broken hearts. Jared serves as the Director of Content Strategy for Midwestern Baptist Theological Semina...

“Best of 2017” Episode 35: The Pastor and the Biblical Languages from 2017-12-18T06:00:56

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Ray Van Neste joins me in a discussion on the pastor and the biblical languages. Dr. Ray Van Neste serves as Professor of Biblical Studies, as well as, Dir...

Episode 75: The Pastor and Soul Care from 2017-12-11T06:00:56

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Dale Johnson joins me in a discussion on the pastor and soul care. Dr. Johnson is the Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling and Associate Dean for the...

Episode 74: The Pastor and Church Membership from 2017-12-04T06:00:13

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jonathan Leeman joins me in a discussion on the pastor and church membership. Jonathan is the editorial director for 9Marks, and he also serves as an elder...

“Thanksgiving Rerun Special” Episode 18: Family Worship from 2017-11-27T06:00:54

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Don Whitney joins me in a discussion on Family Worship. Dr. Whitney is the Professor of Biblical Spirituality at Southern Seminary and the founder and pres...

Episode 73: Preaching the Book of James from 2017-11-20T06:00:05

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Steven Smith joins me in a discussion on preaching the book of James. Dr. Smith is senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR, as well as ...

Episode 72: The Preacher and Sermon Illustrations from 2017-11-13T06:00:29

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a discussion on the preacher and sermon illustrations. Dr. Strachan is the Director of the Center for Public Theology at Midwest...

Episode 71: The Pastor and Laziness from 2017-11-06T06:00:29

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Eric Geiger joins me in a discussion on the pastor and laziness. Eric serves as a Senior Vice President at LifeWay Christian Resources, leading the Resources D...

Episode 70: The Pastor and Suffering from 2017-10-30T06:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Ligon Duncan joins me in a discussion on the pastor and suffering. Ligon is the Chancellor/CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary and the John E. Richards Pr...

Episode 69: Portraits of a Pastor from 2017-10-23T06:00:07

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a discussion on my new edited book Portraits of a Pastor. Dr. Strachan is the Director of the Center for Public Theology at Midw...

Episode 68: Preaching the Pastoral Epistles from 2017-10-16T06:00:50

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Ray Van Neste joins me in a discussion on preaching the pastoral epistles. Dr. Ray Van Neste serves as Professor of Biblical Studies, as well as, Director ...

Episode 67: The Preacher and Leadership from 2017-10-09T06:00:30

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jeff Iorg joins me in a discussion on the preacher and leadership. Dr. Iorg is the president of Gateway Seminary in Onterio, California. He also teaches le...

Episode 66: The Preacher and His Ecclesiology from 2017-10-02T06:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Thomas White joins me in a discussion on the preacher and his ecclesiology. Dr. White is the president of Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. He has coa...

Episode 65: The Preacher and Personal Evangelism from 2017-09-25T06:00:34

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Alvin Reid joins me in a discussion on the preacher and the personal evangelism. Alvin holds the Bailey Smith Chair of Evangelism and is senior professor of ev...

Episode 64: The Preacher and Money from 2017-09-18T06:00:51

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Art Rainer joins me in a discussion on the preacher and money. Art serves as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Southeastern Baptist Theologic...

Episode 63: The Pastor and the Mentoring Church from 2017-09-11T06:00:32

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Phil Newton joins me in a discussion on the pastor and the mentoring church. Phil is senior pastor of South Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. He has ...

Episode 62: The Pastor and His Rest from 2017-09-04T06:00:05

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. David Murray joins me for a discussion on the pastor and his rest. Dr. Murray is Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theo...

Episode 61: 5 Reasons Sermons Fail from 2017-08-28T06:00:45

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a discussion on 5 reasons sermons fail. Dr. Strachan is the Director of the Center for Public Theology at Midwestern Baptist The...

Episode 60: The Preacher and the Search Committee from 2017-08-21T06:00:54

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Frank Page joins me in a discussion on the preacher and the search committee. Dr. Page serves as president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee. He has p...

Episode 59: The Preacher and Consecutive Exposition from 2017-08-14T06:00:51

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Brian Payne joins me for a discussion on the preacher and consecutive exposition. Brian is Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Expository Preaching; ...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 34: Becoming a Christ-Centered Expositor from 2017-08-07T06:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Tony Merida joins me in a discussion on becoming a Christ-centered expositor. Tony is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, N.C. He also serv...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 23: Raising Children in the Ministry from 2017-07-31T06:00:57

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Tom Elliff and Jon Elliff join me in a discussion on raising children in the ministry. Dr. Tom Elliff is the father of Jon, founder of Living in the Word ...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode #14: Keys to Effective Sermon Illustrations from 2017-07-24T06:00:37

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Hershael York joins me in a discussion on keys to effective sermon illustrations. Dr. York is the Victor and Louise Professor of Christian Preaching at The...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode #1: Great Preachers of Church History from 2017-07-17T06:00:25

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Timothy George and Christian George join me in a discussion on the Great Preachers of Church History. Dr. Timothy George is the dean of Beeson Divinity Sc...

“Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode #19: On Pastoring from 2017-07-10T06:00:14

This week on Preaching and Preachers, H. B. Charles Jr. joins me in a discussion on his new book titled On Pastoring. H. B. is the senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. 

Episode 58: Pastoring as an Imperfect Disciple from 2017-07-03T06:00:03

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jared Wilson joins me in a discussion on pastoring as an imperfect disciple. Jared is the Director of Content Strategy for Midwestern Baptist Theological Semin...

Episode 57: 10 Public Speaking Tips from Charles Spurgeon from 2017-06-26T06:00:37

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Christian George joins me in a discussion on 10 public speaking tips from Charles Spurgeon. Dr. George serves as the curator of the C.H. Spurgeon Library a...

Episode 56: 5 Words That Improve Any Sermon from 2017-06-19T06:00:56

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a recurring guest host episode where he interviews me on preaching. Today’s discussion will be focused five words that improve a...

Episode 55: The Preacher and Sola Scriptura from 2017-06-12T06:00

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Matthew Barrett joins me in a discussion on the Preacher and Sola Scriptura. Dr. Barrett is Tutor of Systematic Theology and Church History at Oak Hill The...

Episode 54: 7 Habits of Long-Tenured Pastors from 2017-06-05T06:00:52

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Thom Rainer joins me in a discussion on 7 habits of long-tenured pastors. Thom is the president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Prior to LifeWay, he se...

Episode 53: The Pastor and Technology from 2017-05-29T06:00:28

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Tony Reinke joins me in a discussion on the pastor and technology. Tony is senior writer for Desiring God and author of 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You, Lit...

Episode 52: The Pastor as Mentor from 2017-05-22T06:00:21

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mark Clifton joins me in a discussion on the pastor as mentor. Mark serves as senior director of church planting and revitalization for the North American Miss...

Episode 51: Preaching as Missions from 2017-05-15T06:00:03

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Zane Pratt joins me in a discussion on preaching as missions. Zane served as dean of the Billy Graham School from 2011-2013 before returning to the Internation...

Episode 50: 6 Ways to Prepare Sermons Like Charles Spurgeon from 2017-05-08T06:00:13

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Christian George joins me in a discussion on 6 ways to prepare sermons like Charles Spurgeon. Dr. George serves as the curator of the C.H. Spurgeon Library...

Episode 49: In the Study with Dr. Simon Gathercole from 2017-05-01T06:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Simon Gathercole joins me for a broad discussion about his life and personal study. Dr. Gathercole serves as editor of the Journal for the Study of the New...

Episode 48: Church Revitalization from 2017-04-24T06:00:43

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Frank Page joins me for a discussion on church revitalization. Dr. Page serves as president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee. He has previously serve...

Episode 47: 5 Words that Weaken Any Sermon from 2017-04-17T06:00:01

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a recurring guest host episode where he interviews me on preaching. Today’s discussion will be focused five words that weaken an...

Episode 46: Planning Your Preaching from 2017-04-10T06:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Stephen Rummage joins me for a discussion on planning your preaching. Dr. Rummage is the senior pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Florida. H...

Episode 45: Preaching Text-Driven Sermons from 2017-04-03T06:00:41

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Steven Smith joins me in a discussion on preaching text-driven sermons. Dr. Smith is pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR. He previously se...

Episode 44: Preaching as Apologetics from 2017-03-27T06:00:22

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Mark Coppenger joins me in a discussion on the preaching as apologetics. Dr. Coppenger serves as Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics at the Southe...

Episode 43: The Preacher and the Great Commission from 2017-03-20T06:00:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Danny Akin joins me in a discussion on the preacher and the Great Commission. Dr. Akin serves as Professor of Preaching and Theology, the Ed Young, Sr. Cha...

Episode 42: Eight Tips for Veteran Preachers from 2017-03-13T06:00:44

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me for a recurring guest host episode where he interviews me on preaching. Today’s discussion will be focused tips for veteran preacher...

Episode 41: Reflections on 35 Years of Ministry with Mac Brunson from 2017-03-06T06:00:34

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Mac Brunson joins me in a discussion about his reflections on 35 years of ministry. Mac has served as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, ...

Episode 40: Church Planting in a College Town from 2017-02-27T06:00:56

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dean Inserra joins me in a discussion on church planting in a college town. Dean is the founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, FL, where he le...

Episode 39: Preaching to a Familiar Audience from 2017-02-20T14:44:15

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Steve Dighton joins me in a discussion on preaching to a familiar audience. In 1990, Steve Dighton became the founding Pastor of Lenexa Baptist Church.  He was...

Episode 38: Preaching to Broken Hearts from 2017-02-13T06:00:18

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jared Wilson joins me in a discussion on preaching to broken hearts. Jared serves as the Director of Content Strategy for Midwestern Baptist Theological Semina...

Episode 37: The Preacher and Biblical Authority from 2017-02-06T06:00:16

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer joins me in a discussion on the preacher and biblical authority. Dr. Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evan...

Episode 36: Tips for Beginning Preachers from 2017-01-30T06:00:44

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me as a guest host for a discussion on tips for beginning preachers. Owen Strachan is the Director of the Center for Public Theology at...

Episode 35: The Pastor and the Biblical Languages from 2017-01-23T06:00:01

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Ray Van Neste joins me in a discussion on the pastor and the biblical languages. Dr. Ray Van Neste serves as Assistant Professor of Christian Studies, as w...

“Best of 2016” Episode #21: The Preacher and Personal Sanctification from 2017-01-16T06:00:52

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Burk Parsons joins me in a discussion on the preacher and personal sanctification. Burk is editor of Tabletalk magazine and serves as co-pastor of Saint Andrew...

“Best of 2016” Episode #15: Reflections on 40 Years of Theological Education with D. A. Carson from 2017-01-09T06:00:07

This week on Preaching and Preachers, D. A. Carson joins me in a discussion about his reflections on 40 years of theological education. Dr. Carson is Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity ...

“Best of 2016” Episode #17: The Pastor as Public Theologian from 2017-01-02T06:00:22

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me in a discussion on the pastor as public theologian. Dr. Strachan is the Associate Professor of Christian Theology, and the Director ...

“Best of 2016” Episode 5: Preaching with Conviction from 2016-12-26T06:00:14

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Al Mohler joins me in a discussion on convictional preaching. Dr. Mohler is the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ken...

“Best of 2016” Episode #6: Pastoring in the Power of Christ from 2016-12-19T06:00:11

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Jared Wilson joins me in a discussion about pastoring in the power of Christ. Jared is the Director of Content Strategy for Midwestern Baptist Theologica...

“Best of 2016” Episode #9: Top Theological Issues Facing the Local Church from 2016-12-12T06:00:09

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Owen Strachan and Bruce Ware join me in a discussion about the top theological issues facing the local church. Dr. Ware is T. Rupert and Lucille Col...

Episode 34: Becoming a Christ-Centered Expositor from 2016-12-05T06:00:38

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Tony Merida joins me in a discussion on becoming a Christ-centered expositor. Tony is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, N.C. He also serv...

Episode 33: Marks of an Expository Sermon from 2016-11-28T06:00:58

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Rick Holland and Jerry Wragg join me in a discussion on the marks of an expository sermon. Rick serves as senior pastor of Mission Road Bible Church in Prairie...

Episode 32: Preaching Through Suffering from 2016-11-21T06:00:42

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Josh Smith joins me in a discussion on preaching through suffering. Josh serves as senior pastor of MacArthur Blvd. Baptist church in Irving, Texas.

Episode 31: Church Planting in 21st Century America from 2016-11-14T06:00:36

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jimmy Scroggins joins me in a discussion on church planting in 21st century America. Jimmy is the lead pastor of Family Church in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Episode 30: Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age from 2016-11-07T06:00:21

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Erik Raymond joins me in a discussion on Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age. Erik serves as pastor of Emmaus Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska.

Episode 29: First Freedom: The Beginning and End of Religious Liberty from 2016-10-31T06:00:37

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Jason Duesing, Thomas White, and Malcolm Yarnell join me in a discussion on their book First Freedom: The Beginning and End of Religious Liberty. Dr. Dues...

Episode 28: Reflections on 40 Years in Ministry with Jack Graham from 2016-10-24T06:00:05

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Jack Graham joins me in a discussion on his reflections of 40 years in pastoral ministry. Dr. Graham serves as senior pastor of Prestonwood Baptist church in P...

Episode 27: Lessons from the Life and Ministry of Carl F. H. Henry from 2016-10-17T06:00:48

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan and Dr. Matt Hall join me in a discussion on lessons learned from the life and ministry of Carl F. H. Henry. Dr. Owen Strachan is the Associa...

Episode 26: Preaching, Ecclesiology, and Why Preachers Should Care from 2016-10-10T06:00:28

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jonathan Leeman joins me in a discussion on preaching, ecclesiology, and why preachers should care. Dr. Leeman serves as an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist C...

Episode 25: Leadership and the Local Church from 2016-10-03T06:00:12

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Eric Geiger joins me in a discussion on leadership and the local church. Eric serves as a vice president at lifeway Christian resources, where he leads the...

Episode 24: Sports, Pastoral Ministry, and Christian Discipleship from 2016-09-26T06:00:51

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. David Prince joins me in a discussion on his new book In the Arena: The Promise of Sports for Christian Discipleship. Dr. Prince is the Assistant Professor...

Episode 23: Raising Children in the Ministry from 2016-09-19T06:00:24

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Tom Elliff and Jon Elliff join me in a discussion on raising children in the ministry. Dr. Tom Elliff is the father of Jon, founder of Living in the Word ...

Episode 22: Discerning Your Call to Ministry from 2016-09-12T06:00:37

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me as a guest host for a discussion on my new book Discerning Your Call to Ministry: How to Know For Sure and What to Do About It. Dr. ...

Episode #21: The Preacher and Personal Sanctification from 2016-09-05T06:00:48

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Burk Parsons joins me in a discussion on the preacher and personal sanctification. Burk is editor of Tabletalk magazine and serves as co-pastor of Saint Andrew...

Episode #20: Four Keys to Church Revitalization from 2016-08-29T06:00:53

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Mark Clifton joins me in a discussion on four keys to church revitalization. Mark serves as senior director of church planting and revitalization for the North...

Episode #19: On Pastoring from 2016-08-22T06:00:42

This week on Preaching and Preachers, H. B. Charles Jr. joins me in a discussion on his new book titled On Pastoring. H. B. is the senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. 

Episode #18: Family Worship from 2016-08-15T06:00:14

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Don Whitney joins me in a discussion on Family Worship.

Episode #17: The Pastor as Public Theologian from 2016-08-08T06:00:24

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me in a discussion on the pastor as public theologian.

Episode #16: Why Preachers Should Study Church History from 2016-08-01T06:00:19

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Timothy George and Christian George join me in a discussion on why preachers should study church history.

Episode #15: Reflections on 40 Years of Theological Education with D. A. Carson from 2016-07-25T06:00:28

This week on Preaching and Preachers, D. A. Carson joins me in a discussion about his reflections on 40 years of theological education.

Episode #14: Keys to Effective Sermon Illustrations from 2016-07-18T06:00:23

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Hershael York joins me in a discussion on keys to effective sermon illustrations.

Episode #13: The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon from 2016-07-11T06:00:53

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Christian George joins me in a discussion on the life and ministry of Charles Spurgeon, with emphasis on how he almost quit the ministry.

Episode #12: The Life and Ministry of Jonathan Edwards from 2016-07-04T13:38:52

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Owen Strachan joins me in a discussion on the life and ministry of Jonathan Edwards.

Episode #11: Hiring Staff Well from 2016-06-27T10:40:55

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Dan Dumas joins me in a discussion on hiring staff well.

Episode #10: The Preacher and Personal Spiritual Disciplines from 2016-06-20T10:44:28

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, David Mathis joins me in a discussion about the preacher and personal spiritual disciplines.

Episode #9: Top Theological Issues Facing the Local Church from 2016-06-13T10:53:58

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Drs. Owen Strachan and Bruce Ware join me in a discussion about the top theological issues facing the local church.

Episode #8: The Southern Baptist Convention from 2016-06-06T10:47:24

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, joins me in a discussion about the Southern Baptist Convention.

Episode #7: The Pastor as Writer from 2016-05-31T10:54:12

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Trevin Wax joins me in a discussion about the pastor as a writer.

Episode #6: Pastoring in the Power of Christ from 2016-05-23T10:41:22

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Jared Wilson joins me in a discussion about pastoring in the power of Christ

Episode #5 Preaching with Conviction from 2016-05-16T02:42:34

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Al Mohler, president of Southern Seminary, joins me in discussing convictional preaching.

Episode #4 Why Inerrancy Matters from 2016-05-09T02:10:04

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Paige Patterson joins me in discussing why inerrancy matters.

Episode #3 The Preacher and Personal Productivity from 2016-05-02T02:59:10

On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Tim Challies joins me in discussing personal productivity in the life of the preacher.

Episode #2 – Avoiding Exegetical Fallacies from 2016-04-25T02:21:57

Episode #1 – Great Preachers of Church History from 2016-04-18T05:05:58

Episode #1: On this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Timothy George and Dr. Christian George join me in discussing four great preachers throughout church history. Topics from today’s episode...

Introducing Preaching and Preachers from 2016-04-07T13:23:05

Welcome to Dr. Jason K Allen’s new podcast, Preaching and Preachers. Dr. Allen was elected by the Midwestern Board of Trustees as the seminary’s fifth president on Oct. 15, 2012, becoming the...

For The Church: Theological Education & the Future of Midwestern Seminary from 2013-03-23T21:58:31

Midwestern Seminary Spring Convocation, January 29, 2013 For The Church: Theological Education & the Future of Midwestern Seminary Matt 16:13-20

Leading by Serving: The Paradox of Advancing in the Kingdom of Christ from 2013-03-22T22:38:26

Midwestern Seminary December Graduation, December 14, 2012 Leading by Serving: The Paradox of Advancing in the Kingdom of Christ Mark 10:32-45

Rise Up O Church of God: The End to Which MBTS Labors. from 2013-02-22T11:25:30

Rise Up O Church of God: The End to Which MBTS Labors. Faith Community Church, KCMO Preached January 6, 2013.

What Hath the Academy to do with the Church? from 2013-01-24T16:45:10

Midwestern Seminary Presidential Presentation Chapel, October 16, 2012 What Hath the Academy to do with the Church? The Urgency & Consequence of Theological Education I Tim 3:14 – 16