Lott Carey is excited to share the release of a new episode of the podcast series, Pilgrimages of Striving and Thriving, drawing from the wisdom of Black pastors.

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“Pilgrimages of Striving of Thriving” explores how Black pastoral leaders in the United States flourish in their various ministerial contexts. The podcast series is set to deliver 36 interview-based episodes, each highlighting a prominent Black pastoral leader. Production on the series, produced jointly by Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Society and Good Faith Media, began last fall shortly after it was announced in August. A new 30-minute episode will be released each Wednesday on all major podcasting platforms and also at LottCarey.org. A trailer for the series is available here. Our most recent episode features Reverend Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley, Associate Dean at Duke Divinity School and Professor of Theology & Christian Ministry. Subsequent episodes over the next few months feature the following, among others:
  • Dr. Gina M. Stewart, Senior Pastor, Christ Missionary Baptist Church – Memphis, Tennessee
  • Dr. Alyn E. Waller, Senior Pastor, Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Dr. Roz Nichols, Organizing pastor of Freedom’s Chapel Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., Pastor Emeritus, the historic Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California
  • Dr. William Curtis, Senior Pastor of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Dr. Cynthia Turner, Pastor of Dayspring Community Church in Lanham, Maryland
  • Dr. Micah L. McCreary, President of New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Dr. Teresa Snorton, Presiding Bishop of The Fifth Episcopal District of The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Dr. Ralph Douglas West, Founder and senior pastor, The Church Without Walls in Houston, Texas
  • Dr. Elaine Flake, Co-pastor of the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York
  • Dr. James E. Victor, Jr., Pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia