Mid-South Viewpoint // Bott Radio Network

Remembering Pat, a tribute to the life of Pat McClerkin with guests Jonathan Jones, founder & President of Perfect Hope Ministries- Christian Discipleship Ministry, Dr. Ashley Ray, Senior Pastor at Ridgeway Baptist Church, U.S. Congressman David Kustoff, Karen McNeil, Board Member of LWF, Nate Kellum, Founder and Chief Counsel for CRE Law, and David Fowler, President of The Family Action Council o...

Donna Gaines, Dr. Cynthia Mitchell, and Ellen Olford provide details on the “She Loves Out Loud Global”, a gathering of women across six continents around the world to pray heart to heart and answer a call to serve Christ in their communities. The event is planned for November 5, 2022 at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN. Donna Gaines is the wife of Dr. Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptis...

Heather McCaskill Executive Director of One-by-One Ministries shares how they seek to help women grow closer to the Lord through connecting expectant and new moms with caring mentors, that walks with them through the first three years of their newborn’s life.

Jan Hamilton, Program Director for Delta Fair & Music Festival provides details how you can enter competition for crafts, culinary and collectibles, Senior American Day festivities, livestock shows, attractions, entertainment, and theme days at the fair September 2-11.

Quinton Lytle, Director of Church, and Ministry Relations with Downline Ministries. Downline’s mission is to encourage a restoration of Biblical discipleship in and through the local church by equipping men and women to know God’s Word and make disciples. Downline has trained thousands of Christ-followers around the globe in biblical discipleship and provides the opportunity for discipleship train...

Born and raised in South Sudan, Dr. Michael Yemba was sentenced to death for sharing the gospel in a Middle Eastern country. He was tortured and persecuted for hosting a house church and leading Muslims to faith in Jesus Christ. Through the ministry of Jesus is Lord Ministries, Dr. Yemba along with his wife Rose are engaged in global evangelism, church planting, pastors training, as well as peace...

Lifeway conducted an unscientific Twitter poll asking, “Why do you think many churches aren’t as evangelistic as they once were?” Some of the replies were, “Christians have no sense of urgency to reach lost people”, “Many Christians and church members do not befriend and spend time with lost persons”, and “Many Christians and church members are lazy and apathetic”. Mike Young, pastor of Zion Bapti...

Our 5th Friday Sponsor Spotlight with Allen Wright, owner of Pyramid Properties and Dr. Michael Spradlin, president of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary

Clay and Jackie Meadows refer to themselves as the “Country Boy and Peruvian Girl”. Together with their two children, a son, and a daughter, they’re doing life together, like families do. They’re a couple uniting personalities, backgrounds, and different cultures to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. Together, Clay and Jackie are on a wonderful adventure of abiding in God’s word, His Love, Hi...

Dr. Michael Spradlin President of Mid-America Seminary talks about the fifty-year history of the institution’s commitment to the local church by preparing students for Bible Preaching, Missions, Evangelism based on the teaching of God’s holy inerrant, Word. Dr. Spradlin also discusses new encroachments of neo-orthodoxy impacting the church today, transitioning as president after founder/president...

Pastor Lynn Holmes rides into town to talk about the newest Cowboy Church congregation, Houston Levee Cowboy Church, an outreach of Calvary Church. Cowboy Church began in America in 1972. In 1972 Glenn Smith, a professional rodeo clown, sold everything and entered full time ministry along with his wife following God’s call to bring the gospel to the rodeo and bull riding circuits. In 1990, Harry Y...

Research reveals children living in poverty who read proficiently by the end of the third grade have an 89% graduation rate. Karen Vogelsang, Executive Director of Arise2Read, impacting children in our public schools through the presence of volunteers focused on literacy. Volunteers Needed! Get details on Arise2Read Kick-Off AUG 31, 2022.

We’re on the road from Happy Glaze Donut Shop in Germantown, TN with 901 Roasted Coffee discussing a partnership that’s helping to plant churches in Xalapa, Mexico. Rachel Davis, co-owner of Happy Glaze Donuts and Andrew Banker, co-owner of 901 Roasted provide details of this exciting Gospel centered venture.

Nik and Erendira Wallenda join Bott Radio Network’s Monna Stafford in Branson to discuss their family legacy. For 7 generations, The Wallenda family has shocked millions around the world with their death-defying stunts on the wire up in the sky. Nik Wallenda has broken 13 Guinness World Records, walked the Chicago skyline and New York’s Times Square, over an active volcano in Nicaragua, and across...

When you GOOGLE HYMN WRITERS, names like Fanny Crosby, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, William Cowper, John Newton will appear among some of the earliest writers. These hymn writers lived from the 1600’s to the early 1900’s, but there’s two other names that appear in this same list considered to be modern hymn writers, Keith & Kristyn Getty. Keith and wife Kristyn live between Northern Ireland and Na...

Where is your breaking point? Jeff Trotter lead artist and founder of BendDxntBreak challenges you to bend your knees to pray, don’t breakdown, and lose hope. Although Jeff’s creation of BendDxntBreak includes a fashionable clothing line, it’s more than another brand. It’s a relentless state of mind focused on taking your cares and concerns to God. In life’s struggles, pressure isn’t meant to brea...

Dr. Candace Jones and Pastor Tommy Wilson from Expanded Educational Services. We’ll discuss among many educational opportunities the Success Academy. Success Academy's program revolves around the tenets of repetition, memorization, project-based learning, experiential learning, character education, teamwork, developing and exhibiting effective verbal and written communication skills. Students will...

Steve Coplon, CEO of Life Choices of Memphis talks about a variety of topics including the historic overturning of Roe vs Wade in America, how the pregnancy center movement has positively impacted women, babies, men, families, healthcare, communities, and the spiritual health of the nation. Steve also shares about his passion for sharing the gospel, including at an upcoming evangelistic excursion...

Steven Liles, Director of Business Ministries at Highpoint Church talks about his faith journey, his family, call into the ministry, and about the perfect cup of coffee in town. In addition to Steven’s responsibilities at Highpoint is overseeing, The Hub, a specialty coffee shop aspiring to be the living room of Memphis that’s located inside Highpoint Church. It’s open daily except for Sundays and...

Shyara Miles of Isaiah 613 International Ministry shares concerns on the worst financial crisis impacting Sri Lanka, since 1948. Food, medicine, and gas shortages has created an extreme emergency for the entire island, including Footprints Children’s Home for Boys & Girls. A night of worship, prayer and a fundraiser for Sri Lanka is planned with three area churches, Eagle Heights, Dwelling Place I...

Pastor Shun Abram of the Binghampton Community Church is back to continue conversation about Send Relief, an initiative with four focus areas of ministry, Strengthen Communities, Care for Refugees, Protect Children & Families, Fight Human Trafficking, and Respond to Crisis. Send Relief is part of a collaboration between the International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board of the So...

Pastor Shun Abram of the Binghampton Community Church shares his new his role as center director for Send Relief, an initiative with four focus areas of ministry, Strengthen Communities, Care for Refugees, Protect Children & Families, Fight Human Trafficking, and Respond to Crisis. Send Relief is part of a collaboration between the International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board o...

Pastor Ricky Floyd of Pursuit of God Church in Memphis, TN Frayser community dissects his recent Facebook post’s including the downward trend of disrespect, what make’s Pastor Ricky happy, focused people, making prayer a priority, positioning people to become homeowners, Juneteenth, building a better community, and overcoming hurts.

Hal Kitchings, Senior Pastor at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, St Petersburg, Florida discusses his latest book, NEXT VERSE- A daily guide to live by faith, even when life throws you a curve. This is a devotional book that takes the reader through the entire Bible in one year. Each day there is a passage from the Old Testament and one from the New, along with a Psalm and one or two Proverbs.

Here’s our final show in the series, Summer Vacation to Branson with Lynn Berry, Director of Communications at Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau co-host with Byron Tyler in this four of four-part series to help plan vacations in Branson this summer. Guests on this episode include Craig Wescott of Track Family Fun Parks, Jody Madaras of All Hands On Deck, and T...