Mississippi Baptist - Around the Table
Pull a chair up to the table and talk about ministry in Mississippi! These weekly podcasts are produced to celebrate what God is doing in our state. Hosted by Jon Martin, Men's Ministries Director, and Tanner Cade, Communication Services Director.
Episodes
Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations with Matthew Morgan. He serves as the pastor at Grace Community Church in Indianola, Mississippi. Matthew also serves as the Vice Chair of ERLC's Trustee Executive Committee. We cover a lot of territory in this episode from ministry in the Delta to the latest with SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
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Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations with Jonathan Poe. He serves as a Bivocational pastor at Bolton Baptist Church in Clinton. Known in the community for his tree-cutting business and farm, he dives into his passion for God's calling in his life and why others should pray about becoming a bivo pastor as well.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- July 8-11: SMACK Camp
- Ju...
Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations with Kris Smith, Worship Ministries Director, and Elizabeth Knight, All-State Youth Choir Event Coordinator, about the week of All-State. We also hear firsthand from a couple of students about their four years of experience in All-State.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- June 24-28: HearSong Worship Arts Camp
- July 8-11: SMACK Camp
- July 8-12...
Pull a seat up to the table and join us in conversations around the Mississippi Baptist fellowship at the Dallas convention center before the start of the business sessions of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- June 24-28: HearSong Worship Arts Camp
- July 8-11: SMACK Camp
- July 8-12: Super Summer
- July 24-26: State Literacy Missions & Christian Job Corps Conferenc...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Mike Lazenby with the IMB. We continue the recent theme of further understanding MS Baptists' partnership with the missional sending arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. Hear ways you can lead your church to a sending, missional, church with help from our Mississippi regional connection at IMB.
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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a ride-along with Mission Mobilization's Vision Journey to the International Missions Board's headquarters in Richmond, VA. Get a glimpse into a trip that included 9 pastors from Mississippi learning more about the cooperative effort in Southern Baptist life that sends equips and sends missionaries all around the world.
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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with MBCB's Executive Director & Treasurer, Dr. Shawn Parker. Jon, Tanner, and Dr. Parker walk through the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas the week of June 9. Hear key points of the schedule and business meeting.
NOTE: This was recorded on May 8. The schedule and related news for the convention may change closer to the convention.
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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with MBCB's new Student Ministries Consultant, Zach DePriest. We catch Zach while attending the 2025 Timothy Project Conference at Colonial Heights Baptist Church after he leads a breakout about student ministry. Listen in to hear his heart for connecting with student ministry leaders across Mississippi.
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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Pastor Justin Knight about the mid-March outbreak of tornadoes in the Tylertown area. Justin pastors FBC Tylertown and recalls the moment multiple tornadoes wrecked the community and how the church and Mississippi Baptists stepped up to help minister.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- May 8: Senior Adult Refresh - Ellisville
- May 13:...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with the Executive Director of The Baptist Children's Village, Sean Milner. We discuss the valuable ministry opportunities across the state through their Continuum of Care initiative. BCV provides at-risk children and families with hope and a strong foundation for their future.
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- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- May 4: Mississippi B...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Kyle Rosas. He is the Lead Pastor of the newly launched King's Church in Anthem, Arizona (North Phoenix). We hear how God has provided through the launching process to a big celebration on Easter Sunday. Many Mississippi Baptist churches partner with King's Church.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- April 25: African Ame...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Jeff Iorg, President & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. John Maxed, Director of MBCB's Church Planting/Revitalization Department, joins Jon Martin and Tanner Cade to glean from Dr. Iorg's wisdom about pastoral transitions. This episode can be a great resource for those facing change in a church leadership role...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Smokey Gibson at FBC Biloxi. Smokey discusses recently celebrating 10 years of pastoral leadership at the church. Also, we hear about unique avenues of ministry in Biloxi as the whole church celebrates 150 years in 2025.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- April 9: State Preaching Conference: William Carey University
- April 12: Disaster...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Don Gann, Senior Pastor at FBC Oxford. We get into talks about ministry when you are steps away from one of the largest universities in the Southeast.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations
- April 3: CP 100 Dinner - Biloxi
- April 4: CP 100 Dinner - Madison
- April 7: State Preaching Conf...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Jeff Iorg about his first year as the President & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention. Before he speaks at a CP100 special dinner event at FBC Oxford, Jon and Tanner ask him about various aspects of SBC life.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- March 31-April 10: State Bible Drill - Various Locations
- April 3: CP 100 Dinner ...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with the pastor at FBC Flora, Jon Daniels. He shares about his heart for leading and modeling evangelism in his life. Hear how Flora continually has a heart for reaching their community through evangelism and prayer. As we lead up to Easter Sunday, we hope stories of evangelism efforts will help inspire you at your church.
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Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Matt Martin. He serves at FBC Natchez as the Associate Pastor of Discipleship & Young Adults. We get into a conversation about ministry in the historic river city, and transition into a conversation about what to expect in in the upcoming 2025 Impact Trainings.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- March 16: 3:16 on 3/16
- March 17: M...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Nick Wolfe while in attendance at the 2025 Mississippi Worship and Media Conference. Nick serves as the Worship & Media Pastor at FBC Brookhaven, and discusses what it's like hosting such an event gathering worship and creative leaders across Mississippi.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- March 8: Disaster Relief Training - ...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Reggie Ogea, Professor of Leadership and Pastoral Ministry at NOBTS. We dive into his research in a presentation titled "Critical Factors in Pastoral Tenure." The average pastoral tenure in the Southern Baptist Convention is 3.5 to 4 years. Churches struggle to find pastors for their congregations as the dropout rate of pastors increases a...
Pull a seat up at the table and join us in a conversation with Dr. Blake Thompson and Dr. Evan Lenow at Mississippi College. Blake talks about his time on campus as President, and we hear updates on the upcoming changes happening in the Christian Studies Department.
Around the Corner Events:
- All Events: mbcb.org/events
- February 20: Next Gen Summit - Brandon
- February 22: Disaster Relief Training - Meridian
- February ...
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