Answering the Call

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 patristics, and Dr Mark Johnson is assistant professor of evangelism and pastoral ministry. In today's episode, Drs Butler and Johnson talk about this new class.

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.

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

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 at Monroe. Born in Vietnam and raised atheistically as a Buddhist, she's currently at MDiv student at NOBTS. She tells about her story and ministry and the work of God in her life.

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.

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, because, as Justin says, it's a place where "anything goes."

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 Bible.

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.

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 when some turn back from the task. Irvin pastors a satellite campus of Living Hope Church, Clarksville, Tn.

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 currently the president of Watchman Fellowship) stops by.

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

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. Marilyn talks today with Dr. Tyler Wittman, our newest professor of theology, about the Trinity and how we should talk about God.

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

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