Greenwood Forest

In this episode, Revs. Stacks, Efird, and Spears-Newsome discuss the topics raised by our Lenten sermon series in relation to the life of GFBC including the temptation to live a quiet life, what it means to be inclusive while also being truthful about sin and evil, the place of anger in Christian spirituality, and LGBTQ discrimination in the baptist world.

In this episode, Revs. Efird, Stacks, and Spears-Newsome discuss the importance of incorporating organizing principles into local church practice. The remainder of the episode is an edited recording of Tim Conder, giving a talk at GFBC on February 4, 2018 about his new book, Organizing Church. 

In this episode, Rev. Efird, Rev. Stacks, and Rev. Spears-Newsome discuss the meanings of Advent. The episode also features lay people from GFBC responding to the question, "What does Advent mean to you?" 

In this episode, Revs. Efird, Stacks, and Spears-Newsome discuss the issues raised by the most recent sermon series from the gospel of Matthew including how story shapes our lives, addressing violence in our culture and world, and the "impracticality" of God's vision for the world. 

In this episode, Lauren Efird, Wes Spears-Newsome, and Stephen Stacks discuss the Greenwood Forest Bapitst Church's recently concluded sermon series on the book of Exodus. Topics include the relevance of the Hebrew Scriptures for life and Christian spirituality, "politics" in the pulpit, living a purposeful life of discipleship, Sabbath, and much more.