Akin Huddle

Akin Huddle

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Akin Huddle episodes

  • October College Football Debate

    This episode brings the four Akin brothers together for a midseason college football catch-up while their dad sits this one out. The conversation covers the officiating debate after Georgia and Alabama, Paul's view from the stands as Kentucky upset LSU in overtime, and an early verdict on Lane Kiffin's first year at LSU and the best new coaching hires so far.

    The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu

    Meet the Akins:

    • Danny Akin is President Emeritus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com
    • Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com
    • Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu
    • Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin
    • Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership
    39 min
  • What Would We Tell Our 18 Year Old Selves?

    Episode 33 centers on what the Akins would tell their eighteen-year-old selves, as the family shares hard-won lessons on guarding your calendar, cherishing the fleeting years with young children, trusting God's sovereign plans, and the value of hard work and the local church. Along the way, they remember Mr. Belding by swapping favorite childhood TV shows, from The Rifleman and Andy Griffith to Boy Meets World, and reflect on how those classics celebrated steady fathers and strong families.


    The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu

    Meet the Akins:

    • Danny Akin is President Emeritus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com
    • Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com
    • Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu
    • Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin
    • Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership
    40 min
  • Sunday School or Home Groups?

    Episode 31 centers on a family discussion about Sunday school, home groups, and the best ways to make disciples in the local church. After trading funny stories from their own childhood classes, the Akins weigh the strengths and pitfalls of each model, from biblical literacy and childcare to pastoral care, community, and the Acts 2 rhythms every group should pursue.

    The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu

    Meet the Akins:

    • Danny Akin is President Emeritus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com
    • Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com
    • Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu
    • Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin
    • Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership
    35 min
  • Are We Raising a Generation That Can't Handle Hard Things?

    This episode takes up a pressing question for parents today: are we raising a generation that cannot handle hard things? Drawing on their experience as parents, pastors, and educators, the Akins discuss helicopter and lawnmower parenting, the influence of technology and therapeutic culture, and why letting children fail, take risks, work hard, and fight their own battles builds the kind of grit that helps them finish well. Along the way, the brothers also settle a friendly debate over whether Interstellar is a good movie.

    The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu

    Meet the Akins:

    • Danny Akin is President Emeritus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com
    • Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com
    • Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu
    • Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin
    • Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership
    45 min
  • Should Christians Date?

    Episode 30 tackles the question of Christian dating after a quick look at college football's opening weekend. Danny and his sons work from biblical principles, talking about dating believers with marriage in view, the role of family background, and why parents should be helpers rather than directors in their children's relationships.The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.eduMeet the Akins:

    • Danny Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com
    • Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com
    • Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu
    • Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin
    • Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership


    47 min
  • Raising Kids You Enjoy Being Around

    Episode 29 centers on raising kids you enjoy being around, as the family discusses discipline that corrects behavior without crushing personality, teaching children to engage adults with respect, and setting wide but consistent boundaries. Along the way, they reflect on keeping a fun home, becoming a student of each child, and the joy of watching a parent-child relationship grow into friendship. The episode opens with the family's tempered hopes for the Dallas Cowboys' new season and a lively debate over where Dak Prescott ranks among NFL quarterbacks.The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu

    Meet the Akins:

    • Danny Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com
    • Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com
    • Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu
    • Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin
    • Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership
    41 min
  • Building and Leading a Team

    Episode 28 focuses on building and leading a team, as the Akins talk through what they look for when they hire and why character and integrity always outweigh talent. The conversation turns to the harder side of leadership, including how to move someone on with kindness, why Christian organizations so often avoid addressing competency, and what it takes to hold people accountable without harming the health of a church or institution. Along the way, they discuss core values, clear expectations, hiring from within, and the everyday practices that build a culture worth being part of.

    The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.eduMeet the Akins:• Danny Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com• Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com• Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu• Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin• Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership

    48 min
  • Do Institutions Matter?
    Episode 27 makes the case for why institutions matter. The brothers and their dad talk through what an institution actually is, why God himself established the family, the government, and the church, and what gives institutions the staying power that movements often lack. The conversation also considers why so many young people distrust anything big and established, the hard and worthwhile work of revitalizing an existing church, and the call to steward these institutions well and hand them to the next generation.The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.eduMeet the Akins:• Danny Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com• Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com• Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu• Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin• Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership
    39 min
  • What will heaven be like? (Part 2)

    Episode 26 opens with the family's memories of the Left Behind books and the cultural fascination with end times speculation, and why reading today's headlines back into Scripture leads to a distorted way of understanding the Bible. Danny then works through a rapid-fire round of questions about heaven, including whether we will recognize one another, whether children and animals will be there, what our resurrection bodies will be like, and whether we will still work, eat, and explore. The conversation closes with a reminder that the new heaven and new earth will be anything but boring, because everything we love here is only a faint echo of what is coming.The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu

    Meet the Akins:• Danny Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com• Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com• Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu• Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin• Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership


    25 min
  • What Will Heaven Be Like (Part 1)
    Episode 25 puts Danny Akin in the hot seat for an extended conversation about the end times, drawing on decades of teaching and writing on the book of Revelation. The brothers compare their own eschatological positions with his, talk about why so few in this generation have thought carefully about the doctrine, and model how to hold real convictions on secondary matters without dividing fellowship.The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.eduMeet the Akins:• Danny Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com• Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com• Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu• Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin• Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership
    27 min

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Akin Huddle is Danny Akin and his four sons, Nate, Jonathan, Paul, and Tim, talking Christian leadership, family life, and sports.