Mississippi Baptist - Around the Table

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Sam Ivy while he is on his FIRST day on the job as Director of Collegiate Ministries.  Hear his heart behind ministering to college students and his thoughts on where God has his department in the future.  Church leaders, you will hear how to join together to minister to today's college students.  Around the Corne...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Pastor Chad Hunsberger about what God is doing through the Timothy Project ministry.  The ministry focuses on a few different areas and also involves a Spring conference.  Hear how this ministry is equipping Mississippi pastors.  Show Links:  thetimothyproject.org Colonial Heights Website Around the Corner Events:  Sta...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with pastors Brad Eubank (Chairman of SART) and Don Gann. Both men are on the 11-person Sexual Abuse Response Team appointed by President Lloyd Sweatt earlier this year.  Hear the latest updates from the team on items they have discussed this year and working on for 2023.  Show Links:  mbcb.org/SART Ministry Safe   Session...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Ronald Meeks from Blue Mountain Christian University.  We get into a great conversation about all that God is doing in NE Mississippi training future leaders on the "mountain."  Also, we cover the new name change! Show Links:  BMCU website Dr. McMillin Thank You Video Dr. Meeks Rap Video Around the Corner...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Evan Lenow about all things Mississippi College.  Hear about the new logo, Leland Speed scholarship, and much more.  Around the Corner Events:  MBCB Events:  www.mbcb.org/events Episode Links:  Mississippi College Website Leland Speed Scholarship Contacts:  Jon Martin, Men's Ministries Director ( jmartin@mbcb.org...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Jonathan McKenzie, FBC Laurel Minister of Music, about all things worship ministry.  We get into a conversation about planning Sunday worship, and we also get into a discussion about making worship during Christmas more engaging and intimate.  Around the Corner Events:  Lottie Moon Offering: For materials, Email wmumed...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Vickie Stuart about Deaf Ministry in the Magnolia State.  We discuss stats revealing the need to reach those that are deaf in our state.  This ministry is included in our new Multicultural Ministries Department at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board.  Around the Corner Events:  MBCB Events:  www.mbcb.org/events Li...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with William Carey University about their new Worship Technology Degree within the Music Department.  Brandon Hardin and Andrew Shelton tell us about their new facilities and equipment that is helping prepare tomorrow's leaders in church media ministries.   Show Links:  Worship Technology Degree School of Music Page Ar...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Shawn Parker, Executive Director-Treasurer, as we review all of the happenings around the Annual Meeting.   Annual Meeting Links:  All Annual Meeting Videos: https://vimeo.com/showcase/mbc2022 Sexual Abuse Response Team: webpage Second Day Bulletin: PDF 2022 Book of Reports: PDF Around the Corner Events:  MBCB Even...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with MBCB President, Lloyd Sweatt, about our upcoming Annual Meeting.  He tells us what he is most looking forward to in this year's meeting.   Around the Corner Events:  Annual Meeting - October 25-26 - FBC Jackson - bit.ly/AM2022MBCB More Events at www.mbcb.org/events Contacts:  Jon Martin, Men's Ministries Dire...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Kristopher Smith, Worship Pastor at Carterville Baptist Church AND Chairman of the MBCB Order of Business Committee.  Kris walks us through each Sessions of the Annual Meeting next week.  We highlight many moments you do not want to miss.    Around the Corner Events:  Annual Meeting - October 25-26 - FBC Jackson - bit....

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation about everything scheduled around the Annual Meeting from sessions, exhibits, prayer rooms, and even the food.  Special guest, Dwayne Parker, talks us through the Exhibit Hall area and what to expect with the theme "IMPACT Mississippi."  Around the Corner Events:  Annual Meeting - October 25-26 - FBC Jackson - bit...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation with Jamie Dew, President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, about Mississippi Baptists' relationship with the seminary.  We hear his thoughts on some of the history of the seminary and his passion to increase the number of trained pastors.  Also, we hear his excitement for #sbc23 in New Orleans this June.  ...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation about numbers and statistics in the state of Mississippi led by the Director of Church Planting/Revitalization at MBCB.  Hear why even the "Bible-Belt" of Mississippi needs Jesus more than ever!  Around the Corner Events:  Church Security & Safety Seminar - https://bit.ly/3eJ0eMb - 4 Locations - 10/10: Temple...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation about Broadmoor's new Shelter Initiative that directly relates to ministering to a wide range of people in a post-Roe v. Wade world.   Around the Corner Events:  Church Security & Safety Seminar - https://bit.ly/3eJ0eMb - 4 Locations - 10/10: Temple Baptist Church (Hattiesburg); 10/11: FBC Brookhaven; 10/12: Belden...

Send us Fan Mail Ministry Around the State is a SIX WEEK series highlighting ministry in the areas of IMPACT Trainings in 2022.  Our final episode in this series finds us in Gulfport.  Hear Pastor Jimmy Stewart talk about the very unique setting of ministry along the gulf coast.   Around the Corner Events:  Church Security & Safety Seminar - https://bit.ly/3eJ0eMb - 4 Locations - 10/10: Temple...

Send us Fan Mail Ministry Around the State is a SIX WEEK series highlighting ministry in the areas of IMPACT Trainings in 2022.  Tupelo, MS, is our focus in this episode.  Matt Powell, Senior Pastor at FBC Tupelo, teaches us a few things about NE Mississippi.  Around the Corner Events:  Church Safety for Minors Workshops: Sept 12 at Agricola BC in Lucedale and Sept 13 at Macedonia BC in Brookhaven...

Send us Fan Mail Ministry Around the State is a SIX WEEK series highlighting ministry in the areas of IMPACT Trainings in 2022.  In this episode, Brad Beckwith, Lead Pastor at FBC Cleveland, discusses ministry in the Delta.  Hear how the ministry approach may be different here than in other parts of the state. Around the Corner Events:  Church Safety for Minors Workshops: Sept 12 at Agricola BC in...

Send us Fan Mail Ministry Around the State is a SIX WEEK series highlighting ministry in the areas of IMPACT Trainings in 2022.  In this episode, Ben Skipper from Carterville Baptist Church talks about the uniqueness of ministry in the Pine Belt.  Hear why the most positive characteristic of the area may be the biggest spiritual hurdle.  Around the Corner Events:  Church Safety for Minors Workshop...

Send us Fan Mail Ministry Around the State is a SIX WEEK series highlighting ministry in the areas of IMPACT Trainings in 2022.  In this episode we hear from Pastor Jay Clark about their new church plant in Philadelphia called Church at the Arc.  We discuss some of the surprising spiritual stats of the Neshoba County area.   Around the Corner Events:  Church Safety for Minors Workshops: Sept 12 at...

Send us Fan Mail Ministry Around the State is a SIX WEEK series highlighting ministry in the areas of IMPACT Trainings in 2022.  In this episode hear from Senior Pastor, Matthew Fancher, at Country Woods Baptist Church about ministering to the community around their church.   Around the Corner Events:  Church Safety for Minors Workshops: Sept 12 at Agricola BC in Lucedale and Sept 13 at Macedonia...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation about living in a post Roe world with Kenny Digby, Christian Action Commission Executive Director.  Hear ways your church can make a difference in your community and our state to care for our children.   Around the Corner Events:  Starting Aug 4: Impact Trainings - 6 Nights/6 Locations - https://bit.ly/IMPACTtrainingReg Chu...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation about bringing Summer time ministry to a whole new level.  Scott Fortenberry talks about how renovating a pool has further established their ministry in Midtown Jackson at Soul City Church.   Around the Corner Events:  Starting Aug 4: Impact Trainings - 6 Nights/6 Locations -  https://bit.ly/IMPACTtrainingReg Summer Literac...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation about ministering to students in today's world.  Hear from FBC Clinton's Student Minister, Nathan Ball, about the ever changing spiritual needs of students.  Also, he talks about how Super Summer directly impacts student ministries across the state.   Around the Corner Events:  July 21-22: Mississippi Worship &amp...

Send us Fan Mail Pull a seat up to the table and join us in a conversation talking through what transpired in Anaheim, CA, at the SBC Annual Meeting.  Hear Dr. Parker speak to some of the major outcomes from this year's meeting.   Around the Corner Events:  June 21-25: HeartSong - William Carey University - https://bit.ly/HeartSongMBCB July 11-15: Super Summer - Mississippi College - https://...