Hyuna Franklin, director of the Community Center for Life in Gretna, Louisiana, discusses how her pregnancy center helps women and children and why it is important.

Director of the NOBTS Caskey Center for Church Excellence

Oct 28th, 2022 24m 48s

Blake Newsom, director of the NOBTS Caskey Center, tells why sharing the gospel in today's culture may be easier than many think. The Caskey Center equips students to share with confidence.

Lead pastor of Vieux Carre Baptist Church in the French Quarter

Sep 30th, 2022 28m 16s

Alex Brian leads a unique congregation in a unique place—New Orleans’ French Quarter. But his role as an adoptive and foster father has deepened his insight into the needs every human has.

Exec. Director of the Hawaii Pacifc Baptist Convention

Sep 16th, 2022 35m 59s

Chris Martin, executive director for the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention, shares about ministry in his beautiful, diverse, and very unique mission field of Hawaii and beyond.

Tips on spotting sexual abuse in children

Apr 8th, 2022 35m 44s

Kendall Wolz shares from her painful past of childhood sexual abuse and gives guidance on how to spot abuse in children and how to help them find healing.

Drs Butler and Johnson’s new class: African American Christianty

Mar 4th, 2022 32m 5s

This new class takes an historical perspective of significant African-American individuals who've made significant contributions to the church, but who have also been largely overlooked. Dr Rex Butler is professor of church history and patristi

A PhD student's time in the Chinese underground church

Feb 18th, 2022 38m 46s

Today Marilyn talks to Micah Chung, a PhD student at NOBTS in theology (minoring in ethics). Amongst other things, they discuss his journey coming to faith, as well as his time spent with the underground church in China.

A practical guide to working against human trafficking

Feb 4th, 2022 38m 27s

Marilyn interviews Kay Bennett and Kendall Wolz as they discuss the fastest growing criminal industry (and what to do about it): human trafficking.

A Buddhist-turned-Christian's collegiate ministry

Jan 21st, 2022 22m 37s

Today, Gary talks with Tina Tang Angoluan, who is the lead campus missionary for the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at the University of New Orleans. And in January of this year, she was named Associate BCM Director of the University of Louisiana

An IMB Missiologist (now NOBTS prof) discusses mobilization

Dec 3rd, 2021 29m 9s

Today, Gary talks to Dr Greg Mathias, associate professor of global missions and director of the Global Missions Center at NOBTS and Leavell College, about how to mobilize those God is calling to missions.

Sharing the Gospel in a place where "anything goes"

Nov 19th, 2021 41m 29s

Marilyn Stewart talks to Justin Haynes, a NAMB Send City church planter. He's the pastor of Refuge Church NOLA, and today they discuss sharing the Gospel in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. The Bywater presents a unique challenge, becau

How do Greek manuscripts show us the reliability of the New Testament? (with Bill Warren)

Nov 5th, 2021 31m 21s

Dr. Bill Warren is the director of the Center for New Testament Textual Studies, as well as professor of Greek and New Testament at NOBTS. Marilyn Stewart talks to him about textual criticism, and what it tells us about the reliability of the B

Lessons from missions in an undisclosed location

Oct 22nd, 2021 42m 40s

Today, Gary talks to an NOBTS alum, who is serving as a missionary in an undisclosed location. “Kip” talks about cross-cultural missteps, Covid 19, and what he’s learned about sharing the gospel in practical ways.

Thinking about planting a church?

Oct 8th, 2021 34m 35s

Today, Marilyn Stewart talks to Irvin Wasswa. Irvin is an NOBTS alum, knows firsthand the challenges and joys of planting a church and taking it from its earliest days to thriving congregation. Along the way, low points come, including times wh

How to be a Missionary to Mormons

Sep 17th, 2021 44m 36s

In this episode, recorded at SBC '21, Marilyn sits down with Bobby Wood (a Send City Missionary) and Daniel Savage — both NOBTS alum, and both serving in the Salt Lake City area. And, as a bonus, James Walker (who is a former Mormon and is curr

Tara Dew talks about Women Heroes of the Faith

Mar 5th, 2021 21m 17s

Tara Dew talks about women heroes of the faith in this surprising podcast with Marilyn.

Tyler Wittman discusses the Trinity

Feb 26th, 2021 42m 58s

For followers of Christ, understanding the Trinity is foundational to everything else we believe. This is a doctrine we want to understand well. But, too often, we have trouble communicating correctly what we mean when we say the Trinity. Maril

Dr Alan Bandy talks about the book of Revelation

Feb 19th, 2021 49m 49s

Today, Dr Alan Bandy talks with Marilyn about his specialty: the book of Revelation

African American Church Mobilization Strategy at IMB: An interview with Jason Thomas

Feb 12th, 2021 35m 13s

Gary talks with Jason Thomas (an NOBTS grad) about his new role at IMB.

Tara Dew speaks to the challenge (and opportunity) of raising godly daughters

Jan 29th, 2021 36m 17s

Unique challenges of pastor’s wives — with Tara Dew

Jan 15th, 2021 19m 52s

Women in academia -- and other advice from Emily Dean

Nov 20th, 2020 37m 14s

Emily Dean was just elected as faculty at NOBTS & Leavell College. Marilyn Stewart sits down with her and talks about what the potential for women in academia looks like -- as well as what it's like to raise a daughter in these times.

Becoming a Military Chaplain -- and then serving in a natural disaster

Sep 25th, 2020 38m 31s

Travis Milner is an NOBTS grad. Shortly after graduating, he went through the process of becoming a military chaplain. And most recently, he's been serving in Lake Charles after Hurricane Laura. In this episode, he talks about both of those exp

Meet our new faculty: Mark Johnson

Sep 18th, 2020 39m 35s

Mark has had an interesting career, which has included being a pro basketball player in Europe and then chaplain for the Cleveland Indians. Now he's a professor at NOBTS.Mark's website: marklouisjohnson.com

Think Apologetics doesn’t work? Meet Dillon Diaz.

Jul 6th, 2020 42m 50s

Marilyn Stewart sat down with Dillon Diaz and he told her about how he came to be a Christian. And much of it started with the Apologetics Study Bible.