One Mission Podcast

Buddy Gray - One Mission Podcast

Buddy Gray, longtime pastor at Hunter Street Baptist Church, joins Rick Lance for a conversation on longevity in ministry. Two men who have spent decades in their positions and as pastors, reflect on the lessons Buddy has learned through his 40 years as Senior Pastor at Hunter Street. He shares some of the story of how Hunter Street is what it is today, tips to longevity, his staff philosophy, deacons at Hunter Street, and more. A listener young in ministry or experienced in ministry will be so encouraged.  The One Mission Podcast is a production of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions [https://alsbom.org].

Tony Wolfe - One Mission

Dr. Tony Wolfe, Executive Director-Treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention [https://www.scbaptist.org/edtwolfe/], joins Dr. Lance for our next reflection on leadership with an emphasis on the Cooperative Program (freshly following Dr. Wolfe's outstanding convention sermon [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sozcDKSWzI0]). He shares his testimony and background then quickly the discussion turns to a brief reflection on the Cooperative Program [https://www.sbc.net/missions/the-cooperative-program/].  The details you certainly don't want to miss are Tony's sharing of the leadership lessons he's already learned through his positions of leadership. 1. Language creates culture. 2. Don't avoid hard conversations. 3. Don't come off the wall. (Nehemiah Principle) The conversation concludes in regular One Mission fashion, how you can be praying for Dr. Wolfe. 1. His family through pouring into the next generation. 2. Fulfill the potential God places in front of him. The One Mission Podcast is a production of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions [https://alsbom.org].

Kristy Kennedy - One Mission

Kristy Kennedy, State Missionary in Associational Missions and Church Planting, joins Dr. Lance on the podcast to discuss her focus areas, including ESL ministries, Deaf ministries, hunger ministries, and more! You'll get a glimpse into the needs and challenges around the state you may not have known that Kristy's ministry works to meet all year. Pray for the wisdom she needs to do her work and share the gospel. The One Mission Podcast is a production of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions [https://alsbom.org].

Don Barger - One Mission

Don Barger, Director of Innovation and Artificial Intelligence at the International Mission Board (IMB), joins Dr. Lance to discuss AI in Ministry and plug the ALSBOM conference with the same name, AI in Ministry: The What, Why, and How of Artificial Intelligence (AI). You'll hear his background and what brought him to where he is today, his definition of AI, how he is leading the IMB to incorporate AI, inspiration for the use of AI in ministry, some ethical land mines to avoid, and some ways you can pray for him in this season of his ministry. He mentions a tool you can use for Christian based discussion with an AI chatbot - faithbot.io and you can find the event mentioned and other resources here - alsbom.org/ai [https://alsbom.org/ai/] If you would like to directly register for the AI in Ministry event on May 8, 9am to 3pm at Taylor Road Baptist Church in Montgomery, click here [https://buytickets.at/alsbom/1622717]. The One Mission Podcast is a production of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions [https://alsbom.org].

Special Feature: The Simple Gospel

State Missionary Daniel Edmonds, Director of the Office of Sunday School and Discipleship, speaks with Lawrence Phipps, Pastor at First Baptist Gulf Shores, about one of the tools you can use in accord with Engage316 [https://alsbom.org/engage316/]. The Simple Gospel is a card that originates with Lawrence's It's Life Ministry [https://www.itslifeministry.com] and is a simple tool to help share the Gospel with neighbors.  As an Alabama Baptist church, you can take advantage of a partnership between this ministry and our Evangelism Office under Rob Jackson. Visit itslifeministry.com/316 [https://www.itslifeministry.com/316] for special pricing to use this tool for your evangelistic emphasis leading up to March 16th and beyond.  The One Mission Podcast is a production of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions [https://alsbom.org].