Advance Now Podcast: Recent Episodes
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention
Advance Now is a podcast for church planters and church leaders and is hosted by SBTC Director of Missions & Church Planting, Doug Hixson & SBTC Collegiate/Student Associate, Mitch Tidwell. This podcast is created by the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and provided through Cooperative Program giving.
In this episode of the Advance Now podcast, Doug and Mitch discuss with Brad Brisco how the conversation is being changed about bivocational church planting and its benefits. Brad is the Director of Bivocational Church Planting for the North American Mission Board.
In this episode, Mitch and Doug talk with George Ross about his work in New Orleans and balancing family and ministry. George serves with the North American Mission Board as the SEND City Missionary in the city of New Orleans.
Jonathan is the Pastor/Church Planter of Connection Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In this podcast he shares with Doug and Mitch about how they have developed leaders at his church.
Oftentimes we fail to find time to rest in the midst of doing ministry. However, rest is not just important, but also commanded by God. Listen this conversation on rest with Scott Kindig, Chief of Staff at Community Bible Church in San Antonio
In the episode, Doug and Mitch talk with Terry Turner, pastor of Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, about how God has used his church to plant many other churches during his ministry.
In this episode of the Advance Now Podcast, Mitch and Doug discuss the idea of co-vocational rather than bi-vocational church planting and how God is using that mindset change at their church in Florida.
Wes is the lead pastor of Hulen Street Church in Fort Worth. In this episode, Wes shares how he has been able to cast vision for his church and help them see what God has for the future.
In this episode of the Advance Now Podcast, Doug and Mitch talk with Vance Pitman who is the Senior Pastor of Hope Church in Las Vegas. Vance also works with the North American Mission Board and church planting.
College students are the most moldable and the most maluable. In this episode of the Advance Now Podcast, Mitch and Doug talk with Brian Frye about reaching college students. Brian is the National Collegiate Strategist for the North American Mission Board.
In this episode of the Advance Now Podcast, Mitch and Doug discuss encouragement with Heath Peloquin is the Director of Missions for the North Texas Baptist Area. As pastors, church leaders and church planters it is our job to encourage people.
Doug and Mitch talk with Ronnie Floyd, Senior Pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas and a former president of SBC, about training encourage young leaders as well as National Day of Prayer, May 3.
Doug Hixson and Mitch Tidwell talk with Russ Barksdale, Senior Pastor at Rush Creek, about the journey of his ministry with in Arlington.
Often, ministry can become a bitter mistress that pulls a spouse away from their families. How do we have a healthy view of ministry? As a spouse, how do you not become bitter and jealous over ministry? Being married to someone called to vocational ministry, how do you find your own place in the Kingdom work?