The Church Members Podcast

In this weeks episode we discuss topics around how to schedule a "meeting." This word meeting encompasses all the different revival type services whether it be a camp meeting, jubilee, youth rally etc. It isn't as simple as it sounds and we try to give some tips to answer some questions one might have who is looking to do so.

In this week's episode, we are at Fellowship Baptist Church in Maryville, TN. Bro. Jesse is in town to preach for our Men's fellowship for this month, and we thought we would go over some our every day carry. We go through the things we make sure we have in our packs for ministry and finish the episode discussing the benefits of having men's fellowships.

In this episode we have Bro. Tony Shirley, pastor of New Manna Baptist Church, on to discuss balance in the Christian life. We know there are many different obligations of life as a believer and that we must be diligent to keep everything going. Bro. Tony helps us to see the importance of being flexible in order to maintain forward progress in our devotions, studies, and the all around day to day.

In this episode we are at a retreat center in the mountains of North Carolina, where the church Bro. Jesse pastors is hosting a marriage retreat...and our wives are on the podcast with us! Take a listen and hear some thoughts, tips and stories about our navigation of marriage and ministry.

On this weeks episode, Bro. Josh Sullivan, missionary to South Africa, joins us to discuss some aspects of missions that maybe you haven't considered. Bro. Josh has been serving in missions for approximately 10 years and has some great insight to the ins and outs of missions.

In this weeks episode we discuss the importance of camaraderie and the importance of not letting contention hinder our relationships.

In this episode we discuss what it means to be called to preach, we challenge our preaching peers to be busy serving the Lord, and we give some advice on how to improve their preaching.

In this episode we discuss the importance of youth ministry of a church, while not compromising doctrine and truth.

In this episode we continue to discuss our differing testimonies, and how that God still used them to get us where we are. This episode was recorded while we were at duck camp in January of 2025.

Bro. Jesse Bragg and Bro Caleb Shirley discuss the topic of the will of God. Sometimes we make it out to be some unattainable mystical thing, and other times we make it out to be just any other decision we navigate. Listen as they discuss how to have a balanced view on navigating the will of God in your life. 

In this episode we discuss our personal testimonies and how they differ, and yet there is the obvious goodness of God that has brought us to where we are. This Episode was recorded latter part of 2024.