Episodes

  • Episode 1: Leading from the Second Chair (Terri Stovall)

    Episode 1: Leading from the Second Chair (Terri Stovall)
    May 14 2020
    Today on Ministry Now, Southwestern Seminary Dean of Women Terri Stovall discusses leading from the second chair, and how to lead through change when you're not the one in charge.
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    13 mins
  • Episode 2: Church Reopenings (Chris Osborne)

    Episode 2: Church Reopenings (Chris Osborne)
    May 21 2020
    Today we’re talking about reopening churches in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the many concerns that come with it. Here to help us make some sense of it all is Chris Osborne, Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry here at Southwestern Seminary. Before coming to Southwestern, he served as pastor of Central Baptist Church, Bryan, Texas, for over 30 years.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 3: Medical Ministry (Dr. Rebekah Naylor)

    Episode 3: Medical Ministry (Dr. Rebekah Naylor)
    May 28 2020
    Today we’re talking with Dr. Rebekah Naylor about medical ministry and meeting human needs in our communities, both long-term and during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Naylor is an IMB missionary emeritus, as well as our Distinguished Professor of Missions and Missionary in Residence here at Southwestern Seminary.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 4: Leading through Change (David S. Dockery)

    Episode 4: Leading through Change (David S. Dockery)
    Jun 4 2020
    Today we're speaking with David S. Dockery about leading through crisis, weathering upheaval, and recovering from a disaster as a community. Dockery serves as Distinguished Professor of Theology here at Southwestern, as well as Editor of the Southwestern Journal of Theology, Special Consultant to the President, and Theologian-in-Residence with the B.H. Carroll Center for Baptist Heritage and Mission.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 5: Ways to COVID-Proof Your Children’s Ministry (Karen Kennemur)

    Episode 5: Ways to COVID-Proof Your Children’s Ministry (Karen Kennemur)
    Jun 11 2020
    Today we're talking with Karen Kennemur about how churches can continue to do children’s ministry, even through a global pandemic and the limitations of social distancing. Karen Kennemur is Associate Professor of Children’s Ministry and Bessie Fleming Chair of Childhood Education here at Southwestern Seminary.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 6: How COVID Can Grow Your Worship Ministry (Joe Crider)

    Episode 6: How COVID Can Grow Your Worship Ministry (Joe Crider)
    Jun 18 2020

    Worship is more than music. This week on Ministry Now, we're meeting with Joe Crider to discuss how the challenges of COVID-19 can lead us toward a deeper understanding of what worship is, and how we can more fully worship God together, even when we're apart.

    Dr. Joseph Crider is the Dean of the School of Church Music and Worship here at Southwestern Seminary.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 8: When Global Crises Bring Marital Conflicts (Steve & Donna Gaines)

    Episode 8: When Global Crises Bring Marital Conflicts (Steve & Donna Gaines)
    Jul 2 2020

    Keeping your marriage together when it feels like the world is falling apart. This week on Ministry Now, we we're joined by Dr. Steve and Donna Gaines to discuss how couples and families can navigate the stresses that are often triggered by societal crises.

    Steve is pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN. Donna is both a Bible teacher and speaker as well as the founder of ARISE2Read, a faith-based literacy program for second graders in the greater Memphis and Jackson areas.
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    32 mins
  • Episode 9: How COVID Could Trigger a Radical Youth Ministry Shift (Richard Ross)

    Episode 9: How COVID Could Trigger a Radical Youth Ministry Shift (Richard Ross)
    Jul 9 2020
    Youth ministry needs to change, and COVID has made those changes more necessary and more possible. This week on Ministry Now, we're joined by Richard Ross, professor of student ministry at Southwestern Seminary, to discuss how the current pandemic could be leveraged to drive needed change in youth ministry strategies.
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    28 mins