Dr. Fred Luter Jr. is the Senior-Pastor of the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans. He is also the President of the Southern Baptist Convention, the first African-American to lead the convention.

Knowing that Dr. Luter would be in town to speak at a conference, I reached out to see if could make time in his busy schedule to chat with me. Even though we had never spoken or met before, Dr. Luter graciously accepted my invitation for an interview.

I was blown away by how gracious, humble, and kind Dr. Luter is. And he has a great testimony of the Lord’s favor and faithfulness on his life and ministry.

I hope you are you encouraged by our conversation.

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Here is part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Rudolph Waldo McKissick, Sr.

Dr. McKissick is the Senior Pastor of the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville, where he has served for 46 years. He shares pastoral responsibilities with his dynamic son, Rudolph McKissick, Jr.

Dr. McKissick is a gracious man, full of wisdom, who loves the Lord and his people.

Check out Part 1 of the McKissick Interview. Enjoy this second half of our conversation.

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Dr. Rudolph Waldo McKissick Sr. is a legend in the Jacksonville church community.

Dr. McKissick has been a part of one church all of his life – the historic Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. It is the church where his family attended when he was a child. It is the church where he met the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the church where he began his ministry. It is the church where he has served as senior-pastor for 46 years.

The Lord has used Dr. McKissick to lead the Bethel Church from strength to strength. He has been a respected spiritual leader in Jacksonville. And he has been a godly influence on pastors across the country.

Bethel is also a unique church in that for the past 16 years, the congregation has been led by the father-son duo of Rudolph Mckissick Sr. and Rudolph Mckissick Jr.

Dr. McKissick is a wise, godly, and gracious pastor. His family adopted us upon our arrival to Jacksonville and have been a great benediction to us.

Here is Part 1 of my interview with Dr. McKissick about his personal story and ministry experience.

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Keelan Atkinson is the founding pastor of the Word Fellowship Reformed Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC.

I have known Keelan for some years now. He is a diligent student and faithful preacher of the word of God. Originally from St. Louis, Keelan is a product of Covenant Theological Seminary. He planted Word Fellowship several years ago. It is a God-intoxicated, Bible-saturated, Gospel-loving church.

In this interview, Keelan discusses his testimony, ministerial call, and pastoral experience. We also talked about Reformed Theology. Keelan is one of the first brothers I knew personally who fully embraced the Doctrines of Grace. We have had many conversations about our convictions, in which iron has sharpened iron.

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Romell Williams is the Pastor of the Lilydale Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago, where he has served for the past eight years.

Romell and I met about ten years ago or so. A mutual friend told me of Romell’s ministry and thought we should hook up. I reached out and we have been friends ever since.

Pastor Romell is a clear, strong, faithful preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is committed to biblical exposition. And he takes the art and craft of preaching seriously. He is one of the finest young preachers (i.e., under 35) that I know.

I recently interviewed Romell about his personal testimony, sermon preparation process, and pastoral experience. I trust you will be encouraged by the conversation.

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George E. Hurtt is the Senior-Pastor of the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles.

He is the fourth pastor of the congregation. My father, H.B. Charles, Sr. was the second pastor of the church. He served the congregation for over forty years. I was the third pastor of the church. I served the congregation for almost eighteen years.

During the later years of my tenure at Mt. Sinai, George served as my preaching assistant and pastoral assistant. He was the Executive Pastor of the church, even though we would have never thought to call it that.

After I called to the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, Mt. Sinai selected George as its new pastor, where he has served for four years. The Lord is blessing their labors for the gospel.

I recently interviewed George, sort of. We actually just reminisced on our friendship and ministry experience together, along with George’s testimony of conversion, call to ministry, and early influences. It is a unique story that I hope you find encouraging.

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Here is the last section of my interview with my pastor, Dr. Melvin Von Wade Sr. 

Make sure you check out Part 1 and Part 2. And share this interview with those you think will find it helpful.

Please continue to pray for Pastor Wade and his ongoing work at the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles.

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I recently had the opportunity to interview my pastor, Dr. Melvin V. Wade Sr., who leads the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles.

Dad and I talked for more than two hours.

This interview broken up into three parts. You can view Part 1 here.

Here is Part 2 of my interview with Pastor Melvin Wade.

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