Baptist Bulletin Podcast: Recent Episodes
Baptist Bulletin
A program dedicated to advocating for a Biblical worldview by encouraging Christian growth and ministry from a biblical perspective.
Take a listen as Samuel Choi—Lead Pastor of Prior Lake Baptist Church in Prior Lake, MN—gives a word from Philippians 3:15–21 and addresses three main points:
- Mature believers who point us to Jesus are blessings from God.
- Following worldly guidance leads to destruction.
- Live now as if you’re already in Heaven, with your eyes fixed on Jesus.
Encouraging and convicting, this episode—recorded live from the 2024 RBM Conference—will push you to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, and help you point pastors in your circle to do the same.
How can we live in truth? What does God want us to know about the truth? Listen in as Dr. Mike Bullmore—senior pastor of CrossWay Community Church in Bristol, WI—speaks live from the 2024 RBM Conference and walks through Romans 5:1–11, teaching about the truth that God wants all of us to know and live in.
Live from the 2024 RBM Conference, Dr. Mike Bullmore of CrossWay Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin preaches on the functioning centrality of the gospel and its relevance in Scripture and our lives.
Dr. Clare Jewell preaches live from the 2024 RBM Conference on coming together with one another, and the importance of unity as followers of Christ.
Live from the 2024 RBM Conference, Dr. David Strope, Interim National Representative, takes us through Philippians 2:12-18. Learn more about how we should imitate Christ and His humility!
Get acquainted with Regular Baptist Ministries Conference '24 keynote speaker Mike Bullmore in this interview with interim National Representative, David Strope. Dr. Bullmore has transitioned from ministry as Senior Pastor of Crossway Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin, after 25 years of ministry there. He now preaches weekly at Park Community Church, Lincoln Park, Chicago. Mike will bring four messages at the RBM Annual Conference June 24-27 in Elgin IL."
Recorded live at the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate.”
Pastor Philip De Courcy, senior pastor of Kindred Community Church in Anaheim Hills, California, and teacher on the daily media program Know the Truth, teaches on the value of leadership.
Recorded live at the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate.”
Pastor Philip De Courcy, senior pastor of Kindred Community Church in Anaheim Hills, California, and teacher on the daily media program Know the Truth, shares about the call to preach God’s Word.
Recorded live at the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate.” Pastor Chris Anderson of Chattahoochee Baptist Church in Cleveland, Georgia shares how anybody can be a Barnabas.
Recorded live at the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate.” Pastor Ryan Frank, lead pastor of Involve Church in Nampa, Idaho talks about the mandate according to John.
Recorded live at the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate.” Pastor Philip De Courcy, senior pastor of Kindred Community Church in Anaheim Hills, California, and teacher on the daily media program Know the Truth, shares a message on looking at the necessity of cherished unity.
Recorded live at the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate.” Dr. Patrick Odle, President of Baptist Mid-Missions, gave a sermon from Luke 15 on the parable of the lost sheep teaching about God’’s search for and rejoicing over the lost.
Recorded live at the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate.” Pastor Philip De Courcy talks about the catalysts in the early church through looking at the book of Acts, starting with their bold witnessing.
To open the Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference “The Mandate” comes this sermon from Dr. David Strope, Interim National Representative of Regular Baptist Ministries. Dr. Strope reviews the impact of culture on Christian belief from the time of the early church onwards and explores the calling and role of the church in this modern world.
Mike discusses Small Church USA with founder Terry Thompson. Small Church USA is a ministry dedicated to encouraging and strengthening pastors, pastors' wives, and churches to revitalized health.
Mike discusses the church's disciple-making mandate and the vital need to reproduce Christian leaders in the days ahead with Clare Jewell, director of Generate. Generate, formerly known as Regular Baptist Church Planting and the Regular Baptist Builders Club, is the GARBC's ministry arm that resources churches for church planting, church revitalization, and disaster relief. Find out more about this ministry at generate.church.
Mike discusses church revitalization and community engagement with special guest Dennis Wilkening, lead pastor of First Baptist Church, Colville, Wash.
Mike and Knute discuss pastoral mentoring, church ministry, and the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.
"Should I stay or should I go?" In this episode, Mike discusses some of the right and wrong reasons for pastors to consider transitioning to another church or ministry.
David and Mike discuss Mike's new book No Contest, which examines the problems of competitiveness, comparisons, and cynicism in the Christian life from a Biblical perspective. No Contest is available now from Regular Baptist Press.
Mike and Bob discuss the many issues surrounding the difficult decision to leave a church.
How should the church corporately and Christians individually think about the COVID-19 crisis? How can we follow Jesus while in a state of lock-down and what resources are available to help us do so? David and Mike discuss these questions in this episode of the Baptist Bulletin podcast.
Articles
Why We Care about COVID-19 (Mike Hess)
Spiritual Stimulus—Finding Renewal in a Time of Mandatory Rest (Mike Hess)
COVID-19 and Anxiety (Ryan Frank)
How God's Love Helps Us When We Are Afraid (Rob Green)
Church Polity and the Coronavirus (Mark Snoeberger)
CARES Act Offers Forgivable Loans and Financial Assistance to Churches (Mark Johnson)
Educational Resources
Strong Kids Curriculum at Home
At-Home Discipleship Resources from Kids4Truth Clubs
COVID-19 and Vacation Bible School
The Magi feature prominently in nativity scenes, Christmas cards, and the imagery typically associated with the Christmas story, but who were they really? In this episode we discuss the historical identity of the Magi and offer some reflections on the account of their visit to the Christ-child in Matthew 2.
This episode features a panel discussion on pastoral recruitment and the call to ministry from the Moving Together for the Gospel conference at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio. This was a joint conference of the Michigan Association of Regular Baptist Churches, Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches, and Crossroads Fellowship.
The following pastors and ministry leaders comprised the speakers panel:
- Ken Floyd (MDiv, Grace Theological Seminary), executive director of the Michigan Association of Regular Baptist Churches
- Mike Hess (MMin, Baptist Bible Seminary), national representative of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
- Duke Crawford (MA, Faith Baptist Theological Seminary), pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio
- Paul Golden (MDiv, Baptist Bible Seminary), executive director of alumni and development, Clarks Summit University
- Dean Taylor (DSM, Northland International University), chair of the pastoral studies department, Faith Baptist Bible College
- Jeremy Pierre (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), associate professor of biblical counseling and chair of the biblical counseling and family ministry department, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Thomas White (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), president of Cedarville University
- Chuck Pausley, state representative of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches
- Doug Schroeder, executive director of the Crossroads Fellowship
Mike discusses marriage in ministry with former national representative John Greening and his wife Daria. The Greenings' book on marriage, Love Your Spouse, is available from Regular Baptist Press.
David and Mike discuss the GARBC's proposed updated purpose statement and how it better answers the question, "What is our purpose and our mission?"
Current statement (adopted 1972):To maintain an association of sovereign Bible-believing, Christ-honoring Baptist churches; to promote the spirit of evangelism; to spread the gospel; to advance Regular Baptist educational and missionary enterprises at home and abroad; to raise and maintain a testimony to the truth of the gospel and to the purity of the Church; to raise a standard of Biblical separation from worldliness, modernism and apostasy; to emphasize the Biblical teaching that a breakdown of divinely established lines between Bible believers and apostates is unscriptural and to be a voice repudiating cooperation with movements which attempt to unite true Bible believers and apostates in evangelistic and other cooperative spiritual efforts.
Proposed new statement (2019):The GARBC exists to glorify God by assisting churches in biblical and dynamic disciple-making as an association of autonomous, Bible-centered, Christ-exalting, gospel-proclaiming Baptist churches. Based on our commitment to doctrinal purity, we collaborate with likeminded ministries that share our beliefs and our passion for making disciples of Jesus Christ.
Older Purpose Statements:1934–1948
To spread the Gospel, advance Missionary enterprises, do Evangelistic work, provide fellowship for Baptist Churches.
1949–1971
To spread the Gospel, advance Baptist missionary enterprises, promote evangelism and provide Fellowship for Baptist Churches. (This statement governs the policy of the Association only, and in no wise makes mandatory any like policy in any fellowshipping church).
Prophecy, speaking in tongues, healing, and other signs and wonders are a source of frequent conflict and disagreement among Christians. How should Regular Baptists understand and think about this issue? David and Mike make a case for cessationism and Biblical sufficiency in this episode, and discuss some of the practical ramifications that flow from this viewpoint.
Additional Resources:
- November/December 2018 Baptist Bulletin
- Speaking in Tongues and Divine Healing, by Robert Lightner
- Charismatic Confusion, by Ernest Pickering
Pat Nemmers (pastor of Saylorville Church, Des Moines, Iowa) and Chuck De Cleene (pastor of evangelism and outreach, New City Church, Ankeny, Iowa) discuss the importance of evangelism and how Christians can overcome some common evangelistic inhibitors.
What does the Bible mean when it speaks of a coming Kingdom? And how should Christians understand the Church's relationship to that Kingdom? David Gunn discusses these questions with Andy Woods, author of The Coming Kingdom.
Mike chats with Mark Vroegop, lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, about a variety of issues including pastoral ministry, worship, and lament.
How should Bible-believing Christians understand ecclesiastical separation? What about the issue of secondary separation? In this episode we discuss these issues, keeping in mind that our guiding authority is God's Word and our ultimate goal is God's glory.
What does it mean to worship according to Scripture? How should Christians approach the subject of worship? Jon Jenks, state representative for the Wisconsin Association of Regular Baptist Churches, is our guest as we consider these vital questions.
Be sure to join us at the GARBC conference in Iowa this June for a more detailed look at the essence of worship!
Should Baptists celebrate Lent? Mike and David discuss this question by examining the history of Lent, New Testament teachings on food, fasting, and spirituality, and the sacramental context in which Lenten observance usually occurs.
In this episode we interview Mike Hess on challenges facing the Church today and the importance of authorial intent in the interpretation of Scripture.
In this inaugural episode of the Baptist Bulletin podcast, we discuss what it means to be a Regular Baptist and give a quick overview of the history and purpose of the GARBC and its network of ministries.