Temple Baptist Leadership

From childhood physical ailments to recent family tragedy, you will be blessed to hear the story of Lamar County’s Sheriff Danny Rigel as he shares how his relationship with God has brought him peace and assurance in those difficult times. Danny discusses his ability to bring his relationship with Christ into his law enforcement career – a bright message in a sometimes-dark environment. You’ll be...

When you meet Rhonda Walters, the phrase "southern hospitality" suddenly becomes tangible. Rhonda shares her story of growing up in Oklahoma, enduring pain and heartache at a young age, enduring similar heartache later in life, and then witnessing how God redeemed it all. Rhonda has served God and Temple Baptist Church faithfully as a friendly face, loving teacher, faithful friend, and hospitable...

Ted Palmer has worked in media and management for years, particularly at the Pine Belt's largest media output - WDAM. While Ted managed and lead the team at WDAM with great influence and ability, he rarely had moments of screen time or public recognition. This characterizes Ted's spiritual walk and influence as well - Ted humbly and quietly leads out in our mission statement of leveraging his infl...

Gary Shows has served at Temple for over 30 years in different pastoral positions. His life has been characterized by his love of people and his ability to build and maintain relationships, as well as his leadership of his family and this church through personal loss and difficult transitions. Hear Gary's story today and be encouraged by his faithfulness to God, his family, his ministry, and parti...

Dr. Johnny Mayfield has been in veterinarian medicine for decades, but more than treating the ailments of animals, he's notorious for pointing his patient's families to the healing power of Jesus Christ. Dr. Mayfield does this in his career as well as in our church as he and his wife minister to peers, young couples, and college students throughout the church body. Listen to hear Dr. Mayfield's ow...

Sam Hogue, a long-time member of Temple and faithful servant, shares his story of working in the sales world to now being retired, all the while being obedient to God’s call yo minister to clients and people as God leads. Be encouraged by this story of simple obedience to God which leads to leveraging your influence and leading others to Christ.

Ms. Kay James spent years on the basketball court preparing for game days with her team of women’s basketball players. You might recognize her name as one of the long-time coaches of the women’s basketball team at Hattiesburg’s very own University of Southern Mississippi. These days, Ms. Kay’s game days are her Sunday mornings - she plans and prepares to teach a Bible Fellowship class of women who...

Dr. Ronnie Kent has been offering hope to families in the Hattiesburg area for years as he has used his gift of knowledge to find ways to treat ADD and ADHD. He has faithfully used this avenue to offer hope to families through Jesus as he ministers to them by sharing his testimony and making Christ the forefront of his life. Dr. Kent shares some of these stories, as well as another story of how Go...

W.G. Miller has had a reputation for making disciples and influencing those around him for many years. His story starts with discipleship in the home and grows into a legacy of using his influence to lead others to Christ. W.G. discusses these kingdom victories and shares his struggles with anxiety and how the Lord has been faithful to help him overcome this common struggle. You will surely be ble...

We are joined on the podcast for part 1 of an interview with Joe Mordica and Chancellor Montgomery. The guys talk about creating a culture in the work place centered on people and focused on Christ.