Preaching and Preachers

*This Episode was originally published on 01/19/2026. In this week’s episode, Dr. Robert Smith Jr. and I discuss “Preaching through Personal Pain.” Robert Smith Jr. serves as Distinguished Professor of The post Preaching Through Personal Pain appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This Episode was originally published on 2/16/2026. In this episode, Dr. Jared Bumpers gives a recent talk from a Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers Workshop. Jared Bumpers is the The post Pastoral Ministry and Preaching appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This Episode was originally published on 01/12/2026. This week, Dr. Juan Sánchez joins me on Preaching and Preachers as we discuss his most recent book, which he co-authored with his wife, Jeanine, The post Faithful Parenting appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This Episode was originally published on 9/15/2025. In this week’s episode, Dr. Jared Bumpers is joined by Dr. Geoff Chang as they discuss “The Spirituality of Charles Spurgeon.” Dr. Chang The post The Spirituality of Charles Spurgeon appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This episode was originally published on 8/25/2025. In this week’s episode, Dr. Robert Smith Jr. and H.B. Charles Jr. join me as we discuss “Preaching in the African-American Tradition.” Robert The post Preaching in the African-American Tradition appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This episode was originally published on 3/15/26. In this episode of Preaching and Preachers, host Dr. Jared Bumpers, Associate Professor of Preaching at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS), sits down with Dr. John The post Preaching the Old Testament appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This Episode was originally published on 3/8/2026. This week, W. Tyler Sykora joins Jared Bumpers to discuss “Preaching and Biblical Backgrounds.” Dr. Sykora is the Chief of Staff in the The post Preaching and Biblical Backgrounds appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This episode was originally published on 11/2/25. In this episode, Dr. David Mathis joins me to discuss “The Pastor and Exercise.” David Mathis is executive editor for Desiring God and The post The Pastor and Exercise appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This Episode was originally published on 11/16/2025. In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Tom Schreiner to discuss “The Justice and Goodness of God.” Dr. Schreiner is an The post The Justice and the Goodness of God appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. J. Stephen Yuille joins me to discuss “The Puritans and Pastoral Ministry.” Dr. Yuille serves as Professor of Church History in the School The post The Puritans and Pastoral Ministry appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

In this week’s episode, Dr. Jared Bumpers is joined by Dr. Michael Cooper on “The Preaching of Benjamin Keach.” Dr. Cooper was captured by Jesus at the age of 17 The post The Preaching of Benjamin Keach appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

This episode was originally published on 5/27/2026. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Tim Challies joins me for a discussion on the pastor and spiritual discernment. Tim is an elder The post The Pastor and Spiritual Discernment appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

In this week’s episode, Peter Gurry joins Jared Bumpers to discuss “Preaching the New Testament.” Dr. Gurry is an associate professor of New Testament at Midwestern Seminary. His academic interests The post Preaching the New Testament appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

This past month, Midwestern Seminary hosted Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer for our annual Scudder Lectures. In this conversation, Dr. Vanhoozer sits down with Dr. Allen to discuss his upbringing and theological The post Special Q&A with Kevin Vanhoozer appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

A seasoned pastor, church planter, and theological educator, Wes planted and led Christ Memorial Church for nearly three decades and has spent years training and sending gospel workers to plant The post Ministry in New England appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This episode was originally published on 5/6/2019. Join host Dr. Jason K. Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and professor of preaching, for a powerful conversation on the heart The post The Preacher and Cultural Christianity appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

In this episode of Preaching and Preachers, host Dr. Jared Bumpers, Associate Professor of Preaching at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS), sits down with Dr. John Meade, Professor of Old Testament at MBTS. The post Preaching the Old Testament appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

This week, W. Tyler Sykora joins Jared Bumpers to discuss “Preaching and Biblical Backgrounds.” Dr. Sykora is the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President and Assistant Professor The post Preaching and Biblical Backgrounds appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This episode was originally published on 4/22/2019. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jeff Dodge joins me for a discussion on the pastor and college ministry. Jeff is a The post The Pastor and College Ministry appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

In this episode, I’m joined by Pastor H. B. Charles Jr. to discuss “Conference Preaching.” H. B. is the Pastor-Teacher at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park, Florida, The post Conference Preaching appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

In this episode, Dr. Jared Bumpers gives a recent talk from a Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers Workshop. Jared Bumpers is the Associate Professor of Preaching and Evangelism and The post Pastoral Ministry and Preaching appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

*This episode was originally published on 4/15/2019. This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Philip Ryken joins me in a discussion on preaching Ecclesiastes. Dr. Ryken serves as President of Wheaton The post Preaching Ecclesiastes appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

In this episode of Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Jason K. Allen is joined by Dan Darling to discuss preaching in a polarized age, pastoral faithfulness in the public square, and the themes behind The post Christian Patriotism appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

Welcome back to Preaching and Preachers, the podcast where we come alongside pastors and proclaimers to think deeply about our calling, sharpen our craft, and renew our hearts for faithful ministry. The post Ministry in the 21st Century appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .

In this week’s episode, Dr. Robert Smith Jr. and I discuss “Preaching through Personal Pain.” Robert Smith Jr. serves as Distinguished Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School. Before Smith The post Preaching through Personal Pain appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute .