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Cultivating A Meaningful Ministry with Rev. Dr. Bankole Akinbinu
Jun 25, 2026
45m 38s
"Growth & Reconciliation" with Dr. Kevin Murriel
May 28, 2026
42m 51s
"AI And The Church" with Jason Moore
Apr 16, 2026
51m 34s
Season 7 - Teaser
Apr 9, 2026
1m 17s
Season 6 Wrap Up with Chris, Eddie, & Cody
Nov 27, 2025
42m 59s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 |  Cultivating A Meaningful Ministry with Rev. Dr. Bankole Akinbinu | Show Notes: Rev. Dr. Bankole Akinbinu, senior pastor of Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, has a wealth of experience in nurturing a vibrant community of faith. In this episode, he shares his journey, the challenges he faced, and the vital principles that have shaped his ministry. Rev. Akinbinu emphasizes that a vibrant ministry is rooted in community. He notes that the African American church tradition values relational aspects, where connections among members foster gr... | 45m 38s | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  "Growth & Reconciliation" with Dr. Kevin Murriel✨ | racial reconciliationleadership+4 | Reverend Dr. Kevin Muriel | Cascade United Methodist ChurchCandler School of Theology+2 | MississippiAtlanta | racial reconciliationleadership+3 | — | 42m 51s | |
| 4/16/26 |  "AI And The Church" with Jason Moore✨ | artificial intelligencechurch+4 | Jason Moore | Oxford University United Methodist Church | — | AIchurch+4 | — | 51m 34s | |
| 4/9/26 | Season 7 - Teaser✨ | podcastvideo format+3 | — | Oxford University United Methodist ChurchThe Weight | YouTube | podcastSeason 7+3 | — | 1m 17s | |
| 11/27/25 |  Season 6 Wrap Up with Chris, Eddie, & Cody✨ | season wrap-upChrist-centered leadership+3 | Cody Hickman | Lover’s Lane UMCOxford University UMC | — | season wrap-upleadership+3 | — | 42m 59s | |
| 11/20/25 |  "Awake" with Jen Hatmaker✨ | griefdivorce+3 | Jen Hatmaker | Oxford University United Methodist ChurchAwake: A Memoir | — | griefdivorce+5 | — | 48m 31s | |
| 11/13/25 |  "The Cure For Sickness" with JD Walt✨ | gospeltransformation+4 | J.D. Walt | Asbury SeminarySeedbed | — | gospeltransformation+5 | — | 50m 42s | |
| 11/6/25 |  "Our Primal 5" with Matt Campbell✨ | psychologymental health+3 | Matt Campbell | American Psychological AssociationMississippi Psychological Association+2 | Oxford, MS | psychologistclinical psychology+3 | — | 54m 17s | |
| 10/30/25 |  "Healthy Team Culture" with Chris & Eddie✨ | church cultureleadership+4 | Chris McAlillyEddie Rester | Oxford University United Methodist Church | — | healthy cultureleadership+4 | — | 49m 28s | |
| 10/23/25 |  "Protest At Midnight" with Peter Storey✨ | faithjustice+4 | Peter Storey | Methodist Church of South AfricaSouth African Council of Churches | — | faithjustice+5 | — | 50m 29s | |
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| 10/16/25 |  "Moral Humility" with Mark Chancey✨ | moral formationTen Commandments+3 | Mark Chancey | Southern Methodist UniversityOxford University United Methodist Church | — | moral humilityTen Commandments+3 | — | 52m 22s | |
| 10/9/25 |  "The Nicene Creed" with Ted Campbell | Show Notes: Dr. Ted Campbell is a returning guest to The Weight, this time for an introduction into the Nicene Creed. 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which originally created the Nicene Creed, a statement of faith that declares God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and affirms the divinity and humanity of Jesus. The Nicene Creed is one of the most widely used Christian creeds, and unites Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and many Protestant denominations. Ted is a chur... | 49m 25s | ||||||
| 10/2/25 |  "Science, Philosophy, & Religion" with Sarah Coakley | Show Notes: Suffering and pain are part of life. We all struggle with finding meaning in our suffering and the suffering of others. We all need help finding hope and encouragement in dark times, and one place we can find that hope is in prayer. It’s through prayer that we stand alongside our suffering friends and neighbors to offer them our attention and empathy. Prayer connects each of us in ways that can transform the world. Dr. Sarah Coakley is an Anglican priest, systematic theologian, ... | 53m 53s | ||||||
| 9/25/25 |  "Extra Table" with Robert St. John | Show Notes: “I’m not necessarily a winner. Maybe I’m a loser that just never gave up.” No one would call Robert St. John a loser. A life-long Mississippian and a successful restaurateur and entrepreneur, Robert has turned his mistakes and failures into valuable learning experiences that push his desire to help others. In addition to being a restaurateur, Robert is also an author and philanthropist and an advocate for the state of Mississippi, a place where he sees potential and opportunity fo... | 49m 58s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 |  "Living A Sermon" with Austin Carty | Show Notes: Eddie and Chris are joined by previous guest Austin Carty for the first part of a double episode about his new book, Some of the Words Are Theirs: The Art of Writing and Living a Sermon. Preachers are human, and just like all of us, they are influenced by their past, their community, and their surroundings. Preaching is a form of self-discovery that not everyone experiences, but Austin encourages all of us to take some time to sit with our pasts and write it out--if only to allow ... | 49m 48s | ||||||
| 9/11/25 |  "Better Ways To Read the Bible" with Zach Lambert | Show Notes: Zach Lambert wants to give you a better way to interpret the Bible, so he wrote the book on it. In Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing, Zach helps us deconstruct four common lenses for reading the Bible that lead to harm and then offers four new lenses that promote healing and wholeness. Zach is the Lead Pastor and founder of Restore Austin, a church in urban Austin, Texas. He is also the co-founder of the Post Evangelical Co... | 49m 08s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 |  "Shaping Future Leaders" with Javier Viera | Show Notes: Rev. Dr. Javier Viera is the President of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. A long-time friend of Eddie’s, Javier served in multiple roles in a congregational setting before becoming the Dean of Drew Theological School at Drew University. He earned his master of divinity from Duke Divinity School, a master of sacred theology from Yale Divinity School, and his doctor of education from Columbia University. Javier’s experience gives him a deep understanding ... | 53m 14s | ||||||
| 8/28/25 |  "Legacy of Leadership" with Bill McAlilly | Show Notes: This episode is a special conversation between a father and son, two pastors in different eras of their ministerial careers. Chris is joined by his father (but not by Eddie), retired Bishop Bill McAlilly, to talk about Bill’s faith journey, his growth as a pastoral leader, and how he created and equipped leaders in his many congregations. Bill is a retired bishop of the United Methodist Church. He served as bishop for 12 years, covering the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Confere... | 55m 46s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 |  "Faith, Science, & Suffering" with Philip Clayton | Show Notes: Can science and faith exist together? If God created the world and then created people in God’s own image, why do we experience suffering? How do we reconcile the hard facts of science with the miraculous story of God’s own faithfulness and actions in the world? These are difficult but not impossible topics to explore, and today’s guest offers us a way into those hard conversations. Dr. Philip Clayton is Professor Emeritus at Claremont School of Theology, as well as the former I... | 51m 08s | ||||||
| 8/14/25 |  "We Aren't Machines" with Warren Kinghorn | Show Notes: Humans are not machines, so why do we treat ourselves like we are? In this episode, Eddie and Chris are joined by Dr. Warren Kinghorn, a psychiatrist who focuses on a more holistic approach to mental health, and health in general. Warren looks beyond merely reducing or eliminating the symptoms, because we aren’t machines. We are beings who need nurture and care and love. He believes that being in community with one another and walking alongside each other in our struggles plays ... | 52m 24s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 |  "Wrestling With Scripture" with Amy-Jill Levine | Show Notes: Today’s guest, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, has a challenge for all of us: to engage the Bible more deeply, and to do that in a way that faithful to the historical context in which the scriptures were written. Jews during the Second Temple period were aware of the societal context in which they lived, just as we are aware of ours today. But because we don’t experience that ancient context in today’s world, we lose the nuance of Jesus’ teachings. Putting Jesus back in his historical time a... | 48m 29s | ||||||
| 7/31/25 |  "The Entrepreneurial Church" with Mark DeYmaz | Show Notes: Mark DeYmaz is a pastor, author, and champion of the multi-ethnic church movement. He spent eighteen years as a youth pastor in Little Rock, Arkansas, before stepping away to plant the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas in 2001 where he continues to serve as Directional Leader. Mark has a clear vision for what the Church should look like: bringing diverse people together to walk, work, and worship God, while investing in the local community. Church should reflect the diverse worl... | 51m 05s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 |  "Habitual Gratitude" with Neal Plantinga | Show Notes: Dr. Corneilus Plantinga has a few words to say about gratitude, and it may just change your life--physically, spiritually, and emotionally. A habit of gratitude can lower your blood pressure and help you sleep better. But the habit of gratitude also ties us together collectively, in community and in church. When there is genuine appreciation of an act of kindness or a loving word, the memory of that “thank you” is a cushion when disagreement tries to divide us. Gratitude for God... | 47m 49s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  "Called To The Kitchen" with Hunter Evans | Show Notes: If you’re not hungry at the start of this episode, you probably will be by the end. And you’ll probably want to run down to Jackson, Mississippi to eat at Elvie’s. Hunter Evans is the owner of Elvie’s that serves seasonal dishes and highlights ingredients from local farmers. For Hunter, owning a restaurant is first about hospitality. He focuses on making connections with his patrons, and is a champion of a city in Mississippi that often gets overlooked or looked down on. He als... | 46m 19s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 |  "Many Souths" with John T. Edge | Shownotes: John T. Edge joins Chris and Eddie for a conversation that takes them all over the South. John T. is a writer, commentator, the former director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, and host of the television show True South. He is the director of the Mississippi Lab at the University of Mississippi, and his latest passion project is the Greenfield Farm Writers Residency, which will offer space for writers of all kinds to step away from the real world and put their focus and attenti... | 46m 10s | ||||||
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