The Truett Seminary Podcast

This week we welcomed Mulenga Chella for our Community Gathering for Worship. Mulenga received the Robert Jackson Robinson Outstanding Student Preacher award for Spring 2016. The title for his sermon is "It's All Part of the Calling"

This week we welcomed Taylor Post for our Community Gathering for Worship. Taylor received the Robert Jackson Robinson Outstanding Student Preacher award for Spring 2016. The title for her sermon is "The Struggle."

This week we welcomed Dr. John B. White for our Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. White currently serves as the Harold and Dottie Riley Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and is the Director of the Sports Chaplaincy/Ministry Program at Truett Seminary. The title for his sermon is "The Play's the Thing: We Play Because God Plays."

This week we welcomed Dr. Rodney Reeves for the Willson-Addis Endowed Lecture. Dr. Reeves currently serves as Dean of the Courts Redford College of Theology and Ministry at Southwest Baptist University. The title for his lecture is "Boasting in Weakness: A Pauline Model for Ministry."

This week we welcomed Dr. Preston Clegg for our Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Clegg currently serves as the Pastor of Second Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR. The title for his sermon is "My Lord and My God."

This week we welcomed Dr. Dennis and Cindy Wiles for our Community Gathering for Worship. Cindy currently serves as Executive Director of Restore Hope and Dennis serves as pastor of First Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas.

This week we welcomed Dr. Hulitt Gloer for our Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Gloer currently serves as the David E. Garland Professor of Preaching & Christian Scriptures and is the Director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching. The title for his sermon is "Take Up the Towel."

This week we welcomed Rev. Dr. Melvin Von Wade for the E.K. Bailey Preaching Event. Dr. Wade currently serves as pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Los Angeles. The title for his sermon is "Living with a Limp."

This week we welcomed Dr. George Mason for our Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Mason currently serves as senior pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas. The title for his sermon is "What to Preach?."

This week we welcomed Dr. Alan Jacobs for the W.C. Dobbs Endowed Lecture. Dr. Jacobs currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Honors Program at Baylor University. The title for his lecture is "Literature and the Good News: God is More than a Story."

This week we welcomed Dr. Kevin Twit for our Community Gathering for Worship. Rev. Twit currently serves as the director of Belmont RUF.

This week we welcomed Dr. Bill Shiell for our Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Shiell currently serves as the president of Norther Seminary. The title for his sermon is "Look at Us."

This week we welcomed Dr. Howard Batson for our Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Batson currently serves as the pastor of First Baptist Church Amarillo. The title for his sermon is "Rejoice Even When Trials Come."

This week we welcomed Dr. Albert Reyes for our Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Reyes currently serves as the sixth president to lead Buckner International. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Joint Council for International Children’s Services, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and the T.B. Maston Institute. The title for his sermon is "The Jesus Agenda: When Jesus Shows Up."

This week we welcomed L. Gregory Jones for Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Jones currently serves as Senior Strategist for Leadership Education and is the Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Professor of Theology and Christian Ministry at Duke Divinity School. The title for his sermon is "Love Made Me an Inventor."

In this episode, we talk to Dr. David Wilhite about his new book The Gospel According to Heretics. If you're interested in learning more, check it out on amazon.com.

This week for our Community Gathering for Worship, we welcomed Zachary Helton to the pulpit. Zach is the recipient of the 2015 Robert Jackson Robinson Preaching Award, and will graduate from George W. Truett Theological Seminary in December. The title for his sermon is: "A Story of Hope," and is drawn from Luke 21:25-36.

This week we welcomed Kathy Hillman for Community Gathering for Worship. Prof. Hillman currently serves as the President of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The title for her sermon is "The Call, Yours, Mine and Ours," and is drawn from 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12.

This week we welcomed Dr. Taylor Sandlin for Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Sandlin currently serves as pastor of Southland Baptist Church in San Angelo, TX. The title for Dr. Sandlin's sermon is "A Death, A Deliverance, and a Gospel That Can't Be Stopped."

This week we welcomed Dr. Duane Brooks for Community Gathering for Worship. Dr. Brooks currently serves as pastor of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, also serving as Adjunct Professor in the areas of Preaching and New Testament Theology at Houston Baptist University. The title for Dr. Brooks' sermon is "Songs We Sing" and is drawn from Ephesians 5:15-20.