View from the Pulpit

Discover why preaching is fundamentally central to every church with "View from the Pulpit" hosted by pastor Ben Smith. Each episode will feature interviews with pastors and church members exploring the role of preaching, the labor of preparing to preach, the effectiveness of how one preaches, and so much more. This podcast is about preaching, but it is not just for preachers. Whether each Sunday you are behind the pulpit or in the pew, tune in for engaging conversations that will help you better understand why preaching is vital to the church's health.

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Season 1 guests include:

  • Mitch Jolly, primary teaching pastor and founder of Three Rivers Church, Rome, GA.

  • Randy Mullinax, senior adult pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Valdosta, GA

  • Dr. Landon Dowden, lead pastor of Hebron Baptist Church, Dacula, GA, and associate professor of preaching and pastoral ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

  • Dr. Mac Brunson, senior pastor of Valleydale Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL

  • Chris Fowler, pastor of Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church, Statesboro, GA

  • John Roland, pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Sterret, AL.

  • Dr. Robert Smith, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, AL

  • Brian Carroll, lead pastor of Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church, Flintstone, GA

  • Noah Oldham, church planter and executive director with Send Network.

  • Dr. Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, SC

  • H.B. Charles, Jr., pastor-teacher of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL

  • Dr. Heath Lambert, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL

  • Brad Waters, pastor of First Baptist Church, Hazelhurst, GA

And more…

Episode 14: A Conversation with Clint Pressley
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Episode 14: A Conversation with Clint Pressley

In this episode of “View from the Pulpit,” host Ben Smith talks with Clint Pressley, senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC, and the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, on how he has strived to grow continually as a preacher and how he prepares to preach each week. Pressley also discusses the state of preaching among Baptist pastors from his perspective as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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