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Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with longtime Beeson preaching professor Robert Smith Jr., who recently came back to Beeson to deliver the 2026 William E. Conger Biblical Preaching Lectures.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson alumna Hannah Attaway, senior pastor of Woodland Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with renowned New Testament scholar John Barclay, who recently visited Beeson as this year's Biblical Studies lecturer.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson student Levi Bailey about his Beeson experience and plans for ministry.

In this week's episode, Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with former Beeson associate dean Grant Taylor and his wife, Becca, who serve the Lord in Australia, where Grant is Academic Dean and Lecturer in New Testament at Trinity Theological College. Becca recently served as an events coordinator for Church Missionary Society Western Australia and now is deeply involved in her children’s school and sharing the Gospel with families around them. 

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with pastor Adam Dooley, who will be one of the speakers at this summer's preaching conference.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson professor Reginald Calvert, who also serves as pastor of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Bessemer, Alabama.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson research professor Gerald Bray about his recent book, "Reading the Bible with Ten Church Fathers."

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Master of Arts in Christian Counseling student Hila Grace Allman about her time at Beeson.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Alton Hardy, lead pastor and founder of Urban Hope Community Church in Fairfield, Alabama.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with ThM students Daniel Lee and Jonathan Fletcher. Jonathan also serves as the program assistant for Beeson’s Global Center, while Daniel serves as the program manager for Samford’s Center for Worship and the Arts.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson alumni and missionaries Taylor and Lydia Whitley.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with professor Doug Webster, who reflects on his time at Beeson as he prepares to retire at the end of the current academic year.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with SGA President JT Reeves.