Beeson Divinity School Podcast

In episode 536, co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk with Beeson alumna Dr. Lark Ball about her 20 years in music ministry for our African American Ministry Emphasis Month.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk with Beeson alum Cameron Thomas about his pastoral ministry and work at Samford University. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla kick off African American Ministry Emphasis Month with Beeson alumnus the Rev. Dr. Tyshawn Gardner.

Doug Sweeney interviews Kristen Padilla about the launching of a new Center for Women in Ministry at Beeson.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Dr. Tom Fuller about his experience as a pastor, his work at Beeson, and some new things underway academically at Beeson. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Stephen Johnson about his work with the Thriving Pastors Initiative at Beeson. 

In episode 530, Kristen Padilla interviews her co-host Doug Sweeney about the last year in the life of Beeson Divinity School. They look back at some of the major stories from 2020 and end by looking ahead at the 2021 year. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Rob Willis about his time at Beeson and then they play the sermon he preached in Hodges Chapel for the James Earl Massey Student Preaching award in Nov. 2020.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla continue a three-week series speaking with December graduates about their time at Beeson. Today's conversation is with Kwabena Okai-Tweneboah.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla begin a three-week series speaking with December graduates about their time at Beeson. Their first conversation is with Aubrey Johnston.

This week, co-host Doug Sweeney is our guest on the Beeson Podcast. Kristen Padilla and guest co-host Samuel Hagos talk to Doug about his new project, The Oxford Handbook of Jonathan Edwards.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to the Rev. Dr. Gary Fenton about his long tenure as a pastor, transitioning from pastoral ministry to working at a university, and his role in stewarding generosity at Beeson Divinity School and Samford University.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla conclude a three-week series on faculty friendships this week on the podcast. Our guests are Dr. Timothy George and Dr. Robert Smith Jr. sharing about their more than 20-year friendship.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla continue a series on faculty friendships this week on the podcast. Our guests are Dr. Carl Beckwith and Dr. Mark Gignilliat sharing about their almost 15-year friendship.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla introduce a new series on faculty friendships this week on the podcast. Our first guests are Dr. Paul House and Dr. Frank Thielman sharing about their almost 20-year friendship. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla introduce a sermon the Rev. Dr. Maurice Watson gave this fall for Beeson's community worship called, The Scandal of Unexpected Outcomes.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla share a conversation with Dr. Jackson Wu during his visit to Beeson Divinity School for Go Global sponsored by the schools' Global Center. They discuss honor and shame cultures and about how to be faithful gospel witness cross-culturally. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Susan Doyle for the Christian Faith at Work series about how her Christian faith informs her work with Samford parents.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Clark Watson for the Christian Faith at Work series about his work in law and how his Christian faith informs his work.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Mark Neaman for the Christian Faith at Work series about his work in healthcare and consultation and how being a Christian impacts his work. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Beeson Advisory Board member John Halsey Wood Jr., owner of Wood Fruitticher, for the second part of our Christian Faith at Work series. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla begin a new series called, Christian Faith at Work. The first guest for this series is Don Menendez, founder and CEO of White Plume Technologies in Birmingham, Alabama. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Beeson alumna Dr. Shawn Shannon about her 40 years of experience serving in college ministry on university campuses. Dr. Shannon is one of our 2020 Beeson Alumni of the Year award recipients.

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla talk to Dr. Michael Pasquarello III about his new book, The Beauty of Preaching: God's Glory in Christian Proclamation. 

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla introduce the second lecture Dr. Valérie Duval-Poujol gave at Beeson Divinity School in 2019 for the Biblical Studies Lectures called, Does Translating Mean Betraying?