In today's episode we have Pastor Vance Pitman, Lead Pastor of Hope Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. We discuss the difference between church planting and pulpit planting. We discuss the hardship of financial crisis and how that affects preaching. We discuss the challenges of trying to be a diverse church. We discuss a wide range of topics that is helpful for both church planters and pastors of established churches.

Dean Inserra is the founding and lead pastor of City Church, where he leads the vision and preaching. In today's episode we discuss mistakes young leaders tend to make in the early days of preaching. Pastor Dean shares about the church planting journey and how church planting is connected to reaching cities with The Gospel. We also spend time talking about mistakes that older leaders make.

Dr. Jim Shaddix is the Professor for Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Jim Shaddix has trained some of the greatest preachers and communicators of our day. He has written some of the best books on preaching in our modern era. He is a faithful helpful teacher as it relates to preaching and you won't be disappointed. We spend time in this episode discussing the mechanics of preaching.

Danny Akin is the president of South Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Danny Akin has been a preaching professor for decades. He has an immense amount of experience and offers us a wealth of knowledge on preaching. He has trained thousands of preachers and he shares his experiences with us. Dr. Akin gives us perspective on why our preaching should be consistent and faithful with The Text. He also shares the joy of being a faithful preacher over the long haul.

Pastor Robby Gallaty is the Lead Pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church. God radically saved him from drug addiction and used Dr. David Platt to disciple Pastor Robby for two years thereafter. This began a lifelong passion for discipleship. Pastor Robby is the President of Replicate Ministries a discipleship oriented ministry. Pastor Robby is a champion of helping Christians and local churches pursue discipleship. In today's episode we discuss the relationship between preaching and disciple making.

I'm excited to announce that Art Rainer will join us on the podcast today. Art Rainer is is the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at SEBTS and author of The Money Challenge: 30 Days of Discovering God’s Design for You and Your Money. He's what I call... the money guy. He helps us think through how we can preach about money in a faithful way and he doesn't disappoint.

Phillip Nation is the Director of Advancement and Global Impact Churches with The Baptist World Alliance. He is an author, a speaker, and leader of leaders. Phillip has become a friend of The Preachers' College. He understands the grind of preaching week in and week out. He is faithful and it's such an honor to host him on the podcast. In this episode we discuss   the value of learning from older preachers and dead preachers. We also spend time talking about the value of Context when preaching a sermon.

Pastor Sam Rainer is the Lead Pastor of West Bradenton Baptist Church, an author, podcast host (of the EST podcast), and a leader of leaders. In today's episodes he gets into the stuff that no one wants to talk about. In Episode 8 of The Preachers' College Podcast Pastor Sam spoke about racism and revitalization as it relates to preaching. In this episode we drill into the nuances of addressing cultural controversies in the pulpit and we talk about how to tackle the tough topics of day as a preacher.

Pastor Blake Chilton served on staff at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas for over 9 years under Pastor Matt Chandler. In this episode we discuss what he learned about preaching and ministry during his time under Pastor Matt. Pastor Blake gives us great insight into how he develops his sermon illustrations. I believe Blake Chilton is one of the greatest sermon illustrators that I've had the honor of listening to and not enough people know about it. Get your notes ready!

Pastor Derwin L. Gray is the founding and lead Pastor of Transformation Church (TC), a multiethnic, multigenerational, mission-shaped community in Indian Land, South Carolina, located just south of Charlotte, North Carolina. TC also has two campuses in South Carolina Correctional Institutions, Kershaw and Lee. In today's episode we discuss Multi-Ethnic Ministry and preaching The Gospel.