Dr. Rudolph Waldo McKissick Sr. is a legend in the Jacksonville church community. Dr. McKissick has been a part of one church all of his life - the historic Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. It is the church where his family attended when he was a child. It is the church where he met the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the church where he began his ministry. It is the church where he has served as senior-pastor for 46 years. The Lord has used Dr. McKissick to lead the Bethel Church from strength to strength. He has been a respected spiritual...

Keelan Atkinson is the founding pastor of the Word Fellowship Reformed Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC. I have known Keelan for some years now. He is a diligent student and faithful preacher of the word of God. Originally from St. Louis, Keelan is a product of Covenant Theological Seminary. He planted Word Fellowship several years ago. It is a God-intoxicated, Bible-saturated, Gospel-loving church. In this interview, Keelan discusses his testimony, ministerial call, and pastoral experience. We also talked about Reformed Theology. Keelan is one of the first brothers I knew personally who fully embraced the Doctrines of Grace. We have...

Romell Williams is the Pastor of the Lilydale Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago, where he has served for the past eight years. Romell and I met about ten years ago or so. A mutual friend told me of Romell’s ministry and thought we should hook up. I reached out and we have been friends ever since. Pastor Romell is a clear, strong, faithful preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is committed to biblical exposition. And he takes the art and craft of preaching seriously. He is one of the finest young preachers (i.e., under 35) that I know....

George E. Hurtt is the Senior-Pastor of the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles. He is the fourth pastor of the congregation. My father, H.B. Charles, Sr. was the second pastor of the church. He served the congregation for over forty years. I was the third pastor of the church. I served the congregation for almost eighteen years. During the later years of my tenure at Mt. Sinai, George served as my preaching assistant and pastoral assistant. He was the Executive Pastor of the church, even though we would have never thought to call it that. After I...

Here is the last section of my interview with my pastor, Dr. Melvin Von Wade Sr.  Make sure you check out Part 1 and Part 2. And share this interview with those you think will find it helpful. Please continue to pray for Pastor Wade and his ongoing work at the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles. Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation in the comments section. 

I recently had the opportunity to interview my pastor, Dr. Melvin V. Wade Sr., who leads the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Dad and I talked for more than two hours. This interview broken up into three parts. You can view Part 1 here. Here is Part 2 of my interview with Pastor Melvin Wade. Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation in the comment section.

My pastor – Dr. Melvin V. Wade Sr. – recently visited the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church. During his visit, I interviewed him about his life, family, and ministry. Dr. Wade has been my pastor for about twenty years. I am not a church-hopper! Over the years, he has graduated from being my pastor. He is now Dad to me.  He and his wife have been parents to both my wife and me. Dr. Wade, former President of the National Missionary Baptist Convention, has led the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles for 38 years. Next year, he will celebrate 50...

I recently interviewed Dr. Lloyd C. Blue, who lives in Dallas and leads the Lloyd Blue Ministries. Years ago, I would miss the E.K. Bailey Conference every year, because of scheduling conflicts. My associates pastors would attend and bring me back the recordings. I was introduced to the ministry of Lloyd Blue through those  recorded lectures. We connected several years ago, during an event at which we were both scheduled to speak. His fond memories of my father were such an encouragement. I had the following conversation with Dr. Blue while he was in Jacksonville, minister to the men of our congregation....

We recently hosted David L. Olford at the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville. Dr. Olford lectured of Bible interpretation during our fall church institute. David holds the Stephen Olford Chair of Preaching at Union University, a professorship named in honor of his late father - Stephen F. Olford. He has served as President of Olford Ministries International and Director of studies at Olford Biblical Training Center. Dr. Olford holds a B.A. and M.A. from Wheaton College and a Ph.D from Sheffield University. During his time with us, Dr. David graciously permitted me to interview him. I hope you are challenged and encouraged...

Over the course of my ministry, I have had the privilege of meeting and knowing some great men of God. Many have been very kind to me. And I have been fortunate to have helpful, challenging, and encouraging conversations that have blessed my life and ministry. I have recently been thinking it would be great to share some of these conversations, if possible. This is what motivated me to interview guest speakers who visit my congregation. While speaking at the Shiloh Church, Ralph Douglas West was gracious enough to let me interview him. It was such a good time, we...

Here is part 2 of my interview with Dr. Ralph Douglas West, Senior-Pastor of the Church Without Walls in Houston, TX. It is probably better to call this a conversation, not an interview. We just talked about life and ministry for more than two hours. Again, I am grateful that Dr. West was so generous with his time and so candid with his answers to my questions. In this section of the interview, Pastor West discusses the story of his pastoral ministry. From there, we will talk about preaching I hope you find this interview helpful. If so, share it...

I recently had the opportunity to interview one of my preaching, Dr. Ralph Douglas West, the founding and Senior-Pastor of the Church Without Walls in Houston, TX. I have known Ralph West since I was a boy. And he has been a model preacher/pastor that I have followed over the course of my ministry. I cherish his friendship, counsel, and encouragement. It was my privilege to sit down with Pastor West for this one-one-one. I expected this interview to be about an hour. But Pastor West was so generous with his time, we talked for 2 1/2 hours! This is...