Show Notes: “View from the Pulpit” Podcast, Episode 20: A Conversation with Randy Mullinax

Episode Theme: Changes and Trends among Baptist churches in approaches to preaching

In this episode of “View from the Pulpit,” host Ben Smith talks with Randy Mullinax, senior adult pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta, GA, about his experience working with two Baptist state conventions, how he came to appreciate expository preaching, and how he employs an expositional approach to ministry with senior adults.

Key Highlights:

Learning to preach: Mullinax discusses how he “backed in” to learning to preach expositional sermons and how it changed his approach to preaching.

Encouraging trends: Randy shares how, through his work with State Baptist Conventions, he has witnessed encouraging trends toward more churches and pastors pursuing expository preaching.

Ministry Transition: Randy, who is now serving on staff after a career as a senior pastor, discusses how he enjoys his new ministry role.

Senior Adult Ministry: Randy Mullinax talks about his ministry as a senior adult pastor and the blessings and challenges of senior adult ministry.

Join Ben Smith and Randy Mullinax for a helpful discussion of ministry and preaching over a long career.

Host: Ben Smith

Guest: Randy Mullinax

Ben Smith is the pastor of Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA.

For more information and resources from Pastor Ben Smith, visit www.BenSmithSr.org.

Follow Ben Smith on X at https://x.com/bensmithsr.

For more information on Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA, visit https://cbcwaycross.org/.

Other podcasts by Ben Smith:

All For the Kingdom is a weekly podcast of pastor Ben’s preaching ministry. https://www.bensmithsr.org/bensmith-allforthekingdom

Sermon Shorts is a podcast of sermon clips that are 5 minutes or less. https://www.bensmithsr.org/shortspod

Randy Mullinax is the senior adult pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta, GA. He pastored churches for 30 years before taking on the role of Director of Evangelism and Discipleship with the Illinois Baptist Convention. Later, he would serve the Georgia Baptist Convention (now known as the Georgia Baptist Mission Board) as a state missionary on the Evangelism and Church Revitalization team.

Wayne and his wife, Jeanee, have two adult children.

Follow Randy Mullinax on X at https://x.com/Randy_Mullinax

For more information on Northside Baptist Church, Valdosta, GA, visit https://nbcvaldosta.org/

A special thanks to Jim Gibson for permission to use his recording of “Brethren We Have Met to Worship” for this podcast. You can find more information about Jim Gibson’s music and many other recordings at https://www.hickorycovemusic.com/.

Music by Jim Gibson. “Brethren We have Met to Worship.” Songs of the South III, @2003 Hickory Cove Music.

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Show Notes: “View from the Pulpit” Podcast, Episode 19: A Conversation with Mitch Jolly

Episode Theme: Transformed by the word of God

In this episode, pastor Jolly shares his story of how God saved him and taught him to study the word. He talks about how he has led his church to be rooted and grounded in God’s word.

Key Highlights:

Transformation: Jolly shares how he was rescued from moralistic therapeutic deism and discovered the transforming power of God’s word.

Rooted in the text: Jolly shares the imperative that everything must be rooted in the text.

Use of Media: Though naturally a slow adopter of new technology, Pastor Jolly shares how he has used technology to further the impact of his Lord’s Day sermons through the online availability of his sermon manuscripts and a podcast focused on theology.

A clear audience: Pastor Jolly recognizes the usefulness of online tools to help the church engage more with his sermons. However, Pastor Jolly encourages pastors to stay focused and attentive to their congregation. Though others may find your church’s online resources helpful, the pastor must first be focused on preaching to the congregation of his church.

Join Ben Smith and Mitch Jolly for an honest and helpful conversation on how God uses his word to instruct and bless the church.

Host: Ben Smith

Guest: Mitch Jolly

Ben Smith is the pastor of Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA.

For more information and resources from Pastor Ben Smith, visit www.BenSmithSr.org.

Follow Ben Smith on X at https://x.com/bensmithsr.

For more information on Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA, visit https://cbcwaycross.org/.

Other podcasts by Ben Smith:

All For the Kingdom is a weekly podcast of pastor Ben’s preaching ministry. https://www.bensmithsr.org/bensmith-allforthekingdom

Sermon Shorts is a podcast of sermon clips that are 5 minutes or less. https://www.bensmithsr.org/shortspod

Mitch Jolly is the pastor and founder of Three Rivers Church, Rome, GA, where he has served since 2001. Jolly earned his undergraduate degree from Shorter University and an MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. Mitch and his wife, Jennifer, have three sons.

For sermon resources and more from Mitch Jolly, visit www.theologyinthedirt.com.

For helpful theological discussions, find Mitch’s podcast, Theology in the Dirt.

· Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theology-in-the-dirt/id1506829385

· Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/76TxcsD6XjGmpJaGmRRczL?si=6b724b7a27094c81

For more information on Three Rivers Church, Rome, GA, visit www.threeriversc.org

You can find Mitch on X at https://x.com/mitchjolly

A special thanks to Jim Gibson for permission to use his recording of “Brethren We Have Met to Worship” for this podcast. You can find more information about Jim Gibson’s music and many other recordings at https://www.hickorycovemusic.com/.

Music by Jim Gibson. “Brethren We have Met to Worship.” Songs of the South III, @2003 Hickory Cove Music.

Show Notes: “View from the Pulpit” Podcast, Episode 18: A Conversation with Mike Everson

Episode Theme: Changes and Challenges of Pastoral Ministry

In this episode of “View from the Pulpit,” host Ben Smith talks with Mike Everson, interim pastor of Morningside Baptist Church, Bainbridge, GA, about the changes he has seen among preachers and the challenges that pastors face today.

Key Highlights:

The impact of COVID: Everson shares his observations of how the effects of COVID continue to discourage pastors.

Discovering and learning how to preach expository preaching: Everson shares how he was first exposed to expository preaching and how he learned to do it himself. He also shares how he has seen the value and impact of expository preaching in the churches he has pastored.

Lessons learned through ministry experience: Everson shares the lessons he learned through experience as a pastor, a state missionary with the Georgia Baptist Convention, and the father of two boys who grew up to become pastors.

Growing desire for faithful, expository preaching: Everson shares encouraging examples he has seen that indicate that churches are growing in their appreciation of and desire for faithful expositional preaching.

Join Ben Smith and Mike Everson for an encouraging and enlightening conversation that explores the wisdom and insights that Mike has learned through his years as a pastor and preacher.

Host: Ben Smith

Guest: Mike Everson

Ben Smith is the pastor of Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA.

For more information and resources from Pastor Ben Smith, visit www.BenSmithSr.org.

Follow Ben Smith on X at https://x.com/bensmithsr.

For more information on Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA, visit https://cbcwaycross.org/.

Other podcasts by Ben Smith:

All For the Kingdom is a weekly podcast of pastor Ben’s preaching ministry. https://www.bensmithsr.org/bensmith-allforthekingdom

Sermon Shorts is a podcast of sermon clips that are 5 minutes or less. https://www.bensmithsr.org/shortspod

Mike Everson is the transitional pastor at Morningside Baptist Church in Bainbridge, GA. He began his ministry as a youth pastor at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, GA. He would go on to serve as senior pastor of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, GA, and Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins, GA. Mike also served the Georgia Baptist Convention (now the Georgia Baptist Mission Board) as a Regional State Missionary for South Georgia.

Mike and his wife, Debbie, have two adult sons who are both pastors. His son, Jarrod, was the featured guest on Episode 3 (https://www.bensmithsr.org/vftp/everson).

A special thanks to Jim Gibson for permission to use his recording of “Brethren We Have Met to Worship” for this podcast. You can find more information about Jim Gibson’s music and many other recordings at https://www.hickorycovemusic.com/.

Music by Jim Gibson. “Brethren, We Have Met to Worship.” Songs of the South III, @2003 Hickory Cove Music.