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Hosted by Fred Shackelford, Matt Crawford · religion · EN · 104 episodes
The Pastor in the Middle is a podcast for pastors seeking to think through ministry issues with grace and nuance. Fred Shackelford and Matt Crawford are both pastor in the Memphis area, Fred at Ellendale Baptist Church and Matt at Trinity Baptist Church. They often feel like they are in the middle, stuck between extreme positions on both sides. Can we find a balanced approach? That’s the goal of “Pastor in the Middle,” our new podcast.
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>[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.]</p>
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<p>Fred and Matt discuss the process of hiring church staff - especially associate ministerial staff.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>[Repost due to summer schedules. One update: Reginald Taylor is now DOCTOR Taylor, having completed the PhD work we discussed in this episode.]</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p>
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