Undivided Birmingham Podcast

Nic Seaborn, Pastor of Shades Crest Baptist Church, Interview With Dr. Chris Crain

In this episode of Undivided Birmingham, Dr. Chris Crain interviews Nic Seaborn, Pastor of Shades Crest Baptist Church, in Hoover, AL. Pastor Seaborn shares how he is able to balance being the pastor of a growing congregation as well as a husband to his wife, Rachel, and father to two young children ages two and four.
He commends his church for being a loving congregation that is dedicated to ministry and missions locally as well as to the uttermost ends of the earth. Shades Crest is a church that has lots of diversity across the board, but even though there is not a lot of uniformity, there is unity in the midst of diversity. 

Buddy Champion, Pastor of FBC Trussville, President of Alabama Baptist State Convention, Interview With Dr. Chris Crain

In this episode, Dr. Chris Crain interviews Buddy Champion, pastor of First Baptist Church Trussville, and President of the  Alabama Baptist State Convention. Pastor Buddy shares his thoughts about the challenges of COVID, the faithfulness of his church members who have continued to give and serve through the pandemic, and finding ways to draw those who have fallen through the cracks back into the church. Pastor Buddy believes evangelism is as important as discipleship and we should always be sharing the Gospel with others. He has served as Pastor of FBC Trussville for fifteen years and has been in ministry since 1990. He has been married to his wife Lynn for 30+ years and they have four daughters. 
 

Chris Duncan of The Cross at Clay Interview with Dr. Chris Crain

In this episode of Undivided Birmingham, Dr. Chris Crain interviews Rev. Chris Duncan about his experiences with bi-vocational ministry. Rev. Duncan serves as pastor of The Cross at Clay, a church located in Clay, AL, in the Greater Birmingham area and is also a professional banker. 

Dr. Wayne Splawn, Senior Minister of Mountain Brook Baptist Church, Interview With Dr. Chris Crain

In this episode, Dr. Chris Crain interviews Dr. Wayne Splawn about his call to Senior Minister of Mountain Brook Baptist Church. Wayne and his wife Mary began serving side-by-side on staff at MBBC as student ministers in 2008, with Mary working with the 7th-9th grades and Wayne working with the 10th to 12th grades. Wayne was called to become Senior Minister of MBBC in January 0f 2022.

Edwin and Andrew Jenkins, authors of Lifelift, Interview with Dr. Chris Crain

In this episode of Undivided Birmingham, Dr. Chris Crain interviews father and son duo Edwin and Andrew Jenkins about their Christian book study series, Lifelift, a book study about discovering your spiritual gifts and understanding your calling from God. 
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Dr. Morris Johnson, Pastor of Integrity Baptist Church and Vice-Moderator of BMBA - Interview With Dr. Chris Crain

In this episode of Undivided Birmingham, Dr. Chris Crain interviews Dr. Morris Johnson, pastor of Integrity Baptist Church in Hueytown, AL, and Vice-Moderator of the Birmingham Metro Baptist Association. Dr. Johnson shares his experience of God calling him and his wife Derry to plant a new church, Integrity Baptist Church, after being a long-time pastor of two established churches. Dr. Johnson's wise advice is "If God calls you, God will prepare the way. Rely on Him. Know it's not your work, but His work."
Bro. Morris says that pastoring Integrity Baptist Church is a family endeavor that he shares with his wife Derry as they stand shoulder-to-shoulder working together. Derry Johnson is an accomplished woman in her own right. A former RN and now practicing lawyer with her own law firm, Derry is also the first African-American female to be the Chair of a Board in a SBC entity as she serves as Chairwoman of the Board for Alabama Baptist Children's Home. 

Rev. Jacky Connell , Pastor of Eden Westside Baptist Church, Interview With Dr. Chris Crain

In this episode of Undivided Birmingham, Dr. Chris Crain interviews Rev. Jacky Connell, pastor of Eden Westside Baptist Church in Pell City, AL. Rev. Connell has served as Senior Pastor of Eden Westside for 35 years and in this podcast, he discusses pastoral longevity and leading church staff. 

Eli Smith, Church Planter and Pastor of House of Miracles Church, Interview with Dr. Chris Crain

Eli Smith is a church planter, pastor, and police officer for the City of Birmingham. Pastor Eli grew up in the community of East Lake in East Birmingham. He and his wife Chundra, also a Birmingham police officer and now retired, are the parents of five children.
In this episode of Undivided Birmingham, Pastor Eli shares an acronym God gave him for the East Lake community surrounding his church plant, House of Miracles. The acronym is CPR. 
C - Christ
P - Pray continuously
R - Revitalization and resources 
Pastor Eli says it takes both hands to push before life comes back and partners are the handiwork of God. He has established an Engage East Lake Team at House of Miracles and together they are moving the church into the next generation. Formerly Lake Highland Baptist Church and located in an old historic building made from stones, House of Miracles is a new church plant, a new entity, with a new voice but the same message of God's gospel of grace and salvation to all who will believe.