Tellis Chapman is the Pastor of the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where he has served for more than thirty years. He is also the President of the Pastors' and Ministers' Division of the National Baptist Convention, USA Inc. A much sought-after preacher, Chapman travels the country preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Chapman is also a friend of preachers. I have seen evidence of his kind and generous spirit since the moment I met him some years ago. [Tweet "The preacher's responsibility is not to shout the people but to give them marching orders. - Tellis Chapman"]...

Michael Duduit is the Dean of the College of Biblical Studies at Anderson University in South Carolina. He is also the Dean of the Clamp Divinity School at Anderson University. And he is the Dean of the chapel. Yet Duduit spends his life training men to preach both within the academy and beyond. Some thirty years ago, Duduit started Preaching Magazine, a periodical for preachers about preaching. Edited and managed by Duduit, this magazine has been a longtime and trusted resource for pastors and preachers. Each year, Michael leads the National Congress on Preaching in cities around the country, featuring faithful...

Hensworth W.C. Jonas is the Presiding Elder of the Eastern Caribbean Baptist Mission in Antigua and Barbuda. The ECBM consists of three local churches: Central Baptist Church, Tyrell's Baptist Church, and Covenant Baptist Church. Jonas is also the Principle of the Baptist Academy, a leading school on the islands that educates from kindergarten through high school. He is also the author of the book, Dancing With Idolatry. Introduced through a mutual friend, I have had the privilege of preaching for Dr. Jonas on several occasions. He has also ministered at the Shiloh Church on several occasions.Though he wears multiple hats, Hensworth Jonas...

David L. Olford is the president Olford is a preaching professor and leader of the Stephen Olford Institute. The son of the noted pastor and preacher, Stephen F. Olford, David continues his father's legacy of faithful preaching and training the next generation of Bible teachers and preachers. [Tweet "What God expects us to attempt, He also enables us to achieve. - Stephen F. Olford"] David Olford has also co-authored the book, Anointed Expository Preaching, with his father. It is one of the key books I recommend to preachers who want to grow in their preaching. I have previous interviewed David...

Jasper Williams Jr. is one of the most well-known, greatly beloved, and most imitated preachers in the country. The son of a preacher, Jasper Williams trusted Christ and began his public ministry as a six-year-old boy. While attending the Morehouse College in Atlanta, Williams was called to pastor the Salem Bible Church. He has now served the Salem congregation for more than fifty years. During the early years of Jasper Williams’ ministry at Salem, the Lord open doors for his preaching to be heard throughout the country and around the world. Most notably, Williams was a pioneer whose messages were recorded...

Stephen J. Thurston has been the Pastor of the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago for thirty-seven years. He succeeded his father, who pastored the church for twenty-two years. Thurston’s grandfather, the founding pastor of the congregation, served the church for twenty-two years. A graduate of the historic Bishop College in Dallas, Pastor Thurston is known for his strong pulpit ministry. A well-respected leader, Dr. Thurston is the former President of the National Baptist Convention of America. In the following interview, Pastor Thurston discusses his Christian testimony, pulpit work, and pastoral ministry. Enjoy! Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation...

K. Edward Copeland is the pastor of the New Zion Baptist Church in Rockford, Illinois, where he has served for the past 16 years. He is the loving husband and father of three children. Pastor Copeland is a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ who has been blessed with many talents and skills. He is a musician, composer, preacher, lecturer, author and attorney. He is most widely known for his unique gift to teach the Bible with supernatural clarity and simplicity. Copeland's has a passion for helping ministers and ministries develop to their maximum potential. He is the author...

John A. Reed Jr. has led the Fairview Missionary Baptist Church of Oklahoma City for more than fifty years. It is his first and only pastorate. Dr. Reed is also a local community and national denominational leader. When I was a boy, Pastor Reed was “Uncle John” to me, as he and my father were close friends. My father preached for Fairview during the OKC Simultaneous Revival each year. Pastor Reed preached at Mt. Sinai for our annual Homecoming Services each year. I was flying home from preaching in Detroit the day my father died. John Reed was flying home...

James E. Washington is the Senior Pastor of the historic Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church in Dayton, Ohio – where he has served for the last twenty years. Under his leadership, Phillips Temple has grown to be one of the largest and most influential congregations in his denomination. Jimmy Washington is also faithful preacher, with a firm commitment to expository preaching. The following is my recent conversation with my friend, Jimmy Washington, about his life, preaching, and ministry. Enjoy!   Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation in the comments section below.  CHECK OUT THESE INTERVIEWS Maurice Watson Interview ...

I periodically have the opportunity to interview friends and colleagues. These conversations about faith, preaching, and ministry have become one of the features of this website.   I was fortunate to have some great conversations during the first half of 2015. Catch up on the interviews I have done so far this year, just in case you missed any. Jeffrey A. Johnson Sr. Interview   Steven J. Lawson Interview (Part 1)   Steven J. Lawson Interview (Part 2)   Terry K. Anderson Interview    Reginald C. Payne Interview   Stephen Nelson Rummage Interview   Jarvis L. Collier Interview Did you find these interviews...

Jarvis L. Collier is the Pastor of the Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kansas. We are home boys from Los Angeles. Collier served two local churches in Los Angeles - one historic and the other planted - before taking the helm of the Pleasant Green Church fifteen years ago. Alongside of his pastoral work, Collier is also the author of eight books. His most recent book is, What Happened to Christian Evangelism. Enjoy this conversation about life and ministry with Jarvis Collier! Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation in the comments section. 

Stephen Nelson Rummage is the Senior-Pastor of the Bell Shoals Baptist Church near Tampa, Florida, where he has served for six years. He is also featured speaker of the Moving Forward radio broadcast, the author of several books, and guest preacher for many conferences and conventions. I highly recommend Stephen Rummage's book, Planning Your Preaching. You should also read Engaging Exposition, which Rummage wrote with Daniel Aiken and Bill Curtis. Pastor Rummage will be one of our guest speakers at the 2015 Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference September 22-24, 2015, where he will lead workshops on planning your preaching and sermon delivery. You...