The Backwoods Baptist

In this episode Bro Harold shares some recent experiences from a revival meeting and some common interactions from the bookstore. As Christians we have a unique bond by the Holy Spirit that the world can not know of much less experience. The same tie that binds us to Christ also binds us to each other.

Bro Jeremy serves as the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Houston, AR

In this episode pastor Harold gives five benefits of having an interim pastor before your church seeks her next pastor. He also covers traits to look for in a successful interim pastorate.

This is the first episode in a series titled History To Help where we seek to learn lesson for today from days gone by.

The First Baptist Church of Little Rock has a long and rich history, join us as we seek to learn from their journey of faith.

How do we build friendships outside our own little circle of friends? Pastor Harold discusses how to maintain close friendships across our ministerial divisions. He also outlines and illustrates isolating traits that kill friendships.

In this episode I tell of the times I was close to God and how I slowly lost that closeness. I also share my current morning routine that brings me closer to God each day.

In this episode I discuss the key components to powerful preaching. I also discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of topical and expositional preaching and offer some tips to strengthen both approaches. Join us as we seek to be better preachers.

In this episode I recap 2025 and layout my hopes and plans for 2026.

Derrick currently serves as pastor of Denver St Missionary Baptist in Greenwood, AR but plans to serve as a missionary to France in 2026.

Pastor Russell Threet joins me to discuss the growing problem of laziness in ministry. We both agree that pastors need regular rest but we also see a lack of exertion in ministry. Join us as we give a more biblical approach to this problem.