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

And more…

Episode 13: A Conversation with Dr. Jimmy Dale Patterson
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Episode 13: A Conversation with Dr. Jimmy Dale Patterson

Episode 13 of the "View from the Pulpit” podcast, hosted by Ben Smith, engages in an insightful discussion with  Dr. Jimmy Dale Patterson, Transitional Pastor of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Griffin, GA, who shares his journey through various stages of pastoral ministry and how God has developed him as a preacher.

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