In this episode we talk with New York Times Best Seller, Jemar Tisby about his newest book, How to Fight Racism. Jemar is the leader of The Witness, a black Christian collective, and is a seminal voice on racial justice and Christian history. This interview is a brief overview of the book and gives you a glimpse into Jemar’s motives in writing the book and his hopes for the work ahead. “We have done an incredibly effective job as a nation of obscuring the truth of our racial past. One of the things we can do to fight racial justice is bring that truth to light.” -Jemar Tisby

In this episode we talk with Meredith Stone, Executive Director of Baptist Women in Ministry, and Brittany Stillwell, Arkansas Baptist Women in Ministry representative, about the opportunities and challenges of being a Baptist woman in ministry. We identify some of the struggles and joys of women in ministry at all levels of congregational leadership and challenge churches to join us in the work of cultivating a culture of affirmation. “If we had a big rope and we decided once a month we were going to tie a knot in the rope and we did that for 1000 years...and then all of a sudden we decided the rope shouldn’t have knots anymore. The rope still has the knots whether or not we decided it shouldn’t have it. We’ve got to get in there and start untangling the knots. It’s not something we’ll be able to do quickly, but it’s going to take a lot of work. I think this is what has happened with women: we’ve moved into this place where many folks are becoming much more affirming of women in ministry, but we still have years and years of those effects to undo.”

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Terry York, professor of Christian Ministry and Church Music at Baylor University’s George W. Truett’s Theological Seminary. Dr. York shares with us about the importance of poetry in the shaping of our faith and interprets with us WB Yates’ poem, “The Second Coming.” If you’re a poetry lover or want to be, this is a podcast you won’t want to miss. “Poetry prepares us for silence. When prose stops thinking it’s often because it thinks it’s won the argument, but when poetry stops speaking it’s because it’s knee-deep in awe of God.” -Dr. York

In this episode we talk with Senator Joyce Elliott about the hate crimes bill before the senate judiciary committee in this year’s legislative session. She helps us to understand the importance of a hate crime bill, it’s intent and provisions, and dispels some of the myths espoused by its opposition. Listen to learn more and then call your senators!

In this episode, Preston, Suzanne, Chris, Andy, & Brittany take a look back at this unprecedented year, remembering the struggle and celebrating the joy, and looking forward to the year ahead; laughing all the way, of course.

In this episode, Sheriff Eric Higgins talks with us about policing in Little Rock and the policing and community safety reforms in 2BC's Convictions and Beliefs on Systemic Racism.

In this episode, the leadership of Second Baptist talk about the recently released statement on systemic racism. The deacon chair and pastoral staff discuss how this statement came to be, its importance, and its purpose.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Jason Coker, the National Director of Together for Hope, the Rural Development Coalition of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Mississippi. . We interview Jason to discuss the work of Together for Hope, systemic racism, the intersection of race and faith, and white allyship.

In this two-part series, we interview the four women who preached each Sunday in February during Baptist Women in Ministry’s Month of Preaching. In this episode, we talk with Rev. Brittany Stillwell and our soon to be summer pastoral intern, Jillian Mitchell, about their journey in ministry and hear their perspectives as women in ministry.

In this two-part series, we interview the four women who preached each Sunday in February during Baptist Women in Ministry’s Month of Preaching. In this episode, we talk with Rev. Shantell Hill and Rev. Dr. Molly Marshall about their journey in ministry and hear their perspectives as women in ministry.