Resources from the series: Conversations
A video series of conversations with Midwestern Seminary and College professors.

Jeff Dodge on Theological Training and Intellectualism
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FTC.co asks Jeff Dodge: "How do you keep theological training from becoming intellectualism?"

Jeff Dodge on The Local Church and Theological Training
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Why is the local church integral to theological training?

J.D. Greear On Winning A Church to Mission
How do you win a church to mission?
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How do you win a church to mission?

J.D. Greear on What Difficult Thing In Your Life Has Taught You The Most?
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FTC.co asks J.D. Greear, Pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, "What difficult thing in your life has taught you the most?"

J.D. Greear on The Power of The Spirit
Why is the Holy Spirit inside us better than the Jesus beside us?
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Why is the Holy Spirit inside us better than the Jesus beside us?

J.D. Greear on Signs of a Church's Faithfulness
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FTC.co asks J.D. Greear, Pastor of Summit Church (Raleigh-Durham, NC), "How can a church know it is on the right track? What are some signs of faithfulness?"

J.D. Greear on Mission in the Bible Belt
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What is the one thing we need to remember about mission in the Bible Belt?

J.D. Greear on Making Growing Churches Feel Small
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We asked J.D. Greear, "How do you make sure a church feels small as it grows larger?"

Jason Hayes on Church Planting in the Bible Belt
What are some of the difficulties and blessings of planting a church in the Bible Belt?
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We asked Jason Hayes, "What are some of the difficulties and blessings of planting a church in the Bible Belt?"

Jared Wilson on Advice for New Writers
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FTC.co asks Jared C. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Spurgeon College and Author in Residence at MBTS, "What advice would you give to new writers?"

Jared C. Wilson on Transitioning from an Attractional to a Gospel-Centered Ministry Model
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FTC.co asks Jared C. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Author-in-Residence at Spurgeon College/MBTS, "What is the first step for a church in moving from the attractional paradigm to a gospel-centered model of ministry?"

Jared C. Wilson on Advice for New Pastors Who Want to Quit
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FTC.co asks Jared C. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Spurgeon College and Writer-in-Residence at Midwestern Seminary, what advice he would give a new pastor who already wants to quit.

J.A. Medders on Pastoring Elderly Church Members
Series: Conversations
How can a young pastor lead elderly church members well?

How important is it for preachers to pay attention to cultural trends and popular media?
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How important is it for preachers to pay attention to cultural trends and popular media?

How Can Christians Engage in Politics Without Becoming Engaged in Idolatry?
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We asked Daniel Darling, Vice President for Communications at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, "How can Christians engage in politics without becoming engaged in idolatry?"

How Can A Pastor Effectively Counsel Someone Without Creating A Co-Dependency?
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H.B. Charles on the Pastor's Most Important Weekly Tasks
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FTC.co asks H.B. Charles, "What are the pastor’s most important weekly tasks?"

H.B. Charles on Sermon Preparation
What are the non-negotiables for sermon preparation?
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What are the non-negotiables for sermon preparation?

H.B. Charles on Discipling Young Men
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What are some key components to discipling young men?

H.B. Charles on Difficult Things In Life
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What difficult thing in your life has taught you the most?

H.B. Charles Jr. On The Church and the 21st Century
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What is the one thing the local church needs to get right in the 21st century?

H.B. Charles Jr. on Sermon Prep
Series: Conversations
What are the non-negotiables for sermon preparation?

H.B. Charles Gives Advice to His Younger Self
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H.B. Charles, Jr. answers the question: "If you could give some advice to your younger self, what would it be?"

Greg Belser on The First Year of Ministry
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If you could send a message to yourself in your first year of ministry, what is the one thing you would say?

Don Whitney on What to Do When You're Struggling With Prayer
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FTC.co asks Don Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, "How do you encourage someone who is struggling with prayer?"

Don Whitney on What The Average Christian's Devotional Time Should Look Like
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FTC.co asks Don Whitney, "What should the average Christian's devotional time look like?"

Don Whitney on The Gospel and Spiritual Disciplines
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How is the gospel connected to the daily effort in the spiritual disciplines?

Don Whitney on The Christian's Devotional Life
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What is the one thing you would do to change the Christian’s devotional life?

Don Whitney on Praying the Scriptures
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How do I prevent praying the Scriptures from feeling formulaic?

Don Whitney on Praying the Bible
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What does it mean to "pray the Bible," and why is it important?

Don Whitney on Neglecting Spiritual Disciplines
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FTC.co asks Don Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, "What is the impact of neglecting the spiritual disciplines?"

Don Whitney on Misconceptions About the Spiritual Disciplines
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FTC.co asks Don Whitney, "What are some misconceptions people have about the spiritual disciplines?"

Don Whitney on Family Devotions
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How do you encourage a young family struggling with family devotions?

Don Whitney on Difficult Things in Life
Series: Conversations
What difficult thing in your life has taught you the most?

Don Whitney on Advice for Young Families Wanting to Start Devotions
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FTC.co asks Don Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, "What encouragement would you give young families wanting to start family devotions?

Dean Inserra On What He Would Do Differently In Church Planting
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What would you do differently if you could plant your church all over again?

Dean Inserra on Successful Outreach
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What’s been the most successful form of outreach your church has practiced?

Dean Inserra On Ministry In The South
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How is ministry in the South different than it was 10 years ago?

Dean Inserra on First-Year Church Planting
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What is the one thing you would say to the first-year church planter?

Dean Inserra on Encouragement from the Younger Generation
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What encourages you about the younger generation?

Dean Inserra on Cultivating a Healthy Marriage in the Midst of a Busy Ministry
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FTC.co asks Dean Inserra, Pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, FL: "How do you cultivate a healthy marriage in the midst of a busy ministry?"

Dean Inserra on Creativity in Worship
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How do you adorn the gospel with creative elements in worship without hindering it?

Dean Inserra on Contextualizing Without Compromise
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What are some important guardrails for a preacher to help him contextualize without compromise?

Dean Inserra on Contextualization Without Compromise
What are some important guardrails for a preacher to help him contextualize without compromise?
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"What are some important guardrails for a preacher to help him contextualize without compromise?"

David Prince on the State of Preaching
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We asked Dr. David Prince, "How would you characterize the state of preaching in evangelicalism today?"

David Prince on the Importance of Application in Preaching
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FTC.co asks David Prince, Pastor of Preaching and Vision at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church and Assistant Professor of Preaching at Southern Seminary, "How important is application in preaching?"