The Pastor in the Middle

PITM Episode 104: Using AI in Ministry, with Dr. Brian Carmichael

Fred and Matt welcome Dr. Brian Carmichael back to the podcast. In this episode, they discuss the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in pastoral ministry.

PITM Episode 103: Missions and the Local Church, with Dr. David Bledsoe

Fred and Matt interview their friend, David Bledsoe, on how the local church can better serve the cause of fulfilling the Great Commission. David and his wife Laurie are missionaries with the International Mission Board. [We apologize for the audio quality on this episode. We had an issue with our main recording device and had to rely on the audio from our video recording.]

PITM Episode 102: Hiring Staff

Fred and Matt discuss the process of hiring church staff - especially associate ministerial staff.

PITM Episode 101: Bi-vocational Ministry, with Pastor Lee Smith

We are BACK! After a summer hiatus, Fred and Matt are recording new episodes again. In this episode, they interview their friend Lee Smith, founding and lead pastor of Greater Experience Community Church in Southaven, Mississippi. Their main focus was bi-vocational (or co-vocational) ministry.

PITM Episode 99 [Repost from Ep. 35]: Homiletical Method, with Dr. Reginald Taylor

[Repost due to summer schedules. One update: Reginald Taylor is now DOCTOR Taylor, having completed the PhD work we discussed in this episode.] PART TWO: Fred and Matt interview Pastor Reginald Taylor of The Rock Church in Memphis. Reginald is writing a PhD dissertation at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on the doctrinal preaching of Adrian Rogers. In this second of a two-part series, Reginald discusses homiletical method.