The Pastor in the Middle

Fred and Matt welcome Dr. Brian Carmichael back to the podcast. In this episode, they discuss the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in pastoral ministry.

Fred and Matt interview their friend, David Bledsoe, on how the local church can better serve the cause of fulfilling the Great Commission. David and his wife Laurie are missionaries with the International Mission Board.

[We apologize for the audio quality on this episode. We had an issue with our main recording device and had to rely on the audio from our video recording.]

Fred and Matt discuss the process of hiring church staff - especially associate ministerial staff.

We are BACK! After a summer hiatus, Fred and Matt are recording new episodes again. In this episode, they interview their friend Lee Smith, founding and lead pastor of Greater Experience Community Church in Southaven, Mississippi. Their main focus was bi-vocational (or co-vocational) ministry.

[FINAL RE-POST EPISODE FOR SUMMER - NEW EPISODES NEXT MONTH!]

Fred and Matt discuss finishing well in ministry with Dr. Richard Hipps, the Pastor Emeritus at Trinity Baptist Church (where Matt currently serves). Richard served for 17 years at Trinity.

[Repost due to summer schedules. One update: Reginald Taylor is now DOCTOR Taylor, having completed the PhD work we discussed in this episode.]

PART TWO: Fred and Matt interview Pastor Reginald Taylor of The Rock Church in Memphis. Reginald is writing a PhD dissertation at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on the doctrinal preaching of Adrian Rogers. In this second of a two-part series, Reginald discusses homiletical method.

On this episode, Fred and Matt discuss the church merger that Fred led in 2021, with Ellendale Baptist Church and Agape Church coming together as one.

Fred and Matt interview Dr. Danny Sinquefield on the value and blessing of churches partnering together. Danny is the pastor emeritus of Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett, TN, after having pastored there for over 27 years. He now serves as the Harvest Field Team Leader for Region 1 of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, helping to encourage pastors and coordinate cooperative ministry all over West Tennessee.

Fred and Matt work through the use of humor in preaching - its benefits and potential pitfalls.

Fred and Matt discuss the importance of humility in the life and heart of the pastor. They work through some of the root causes of the problem, a biblical perspective on it, and some practical help for defeating this insidious temptation.