I had the privilege of preaching at the Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore Maryland on Sunday, February 5, 2012. I took this moment to learn from a “difference maker” in their pastor, Rev. Heber M. Brown III. I asked him the question we are wrestling with in our new book, “What makes a church alive?” His answer pushes us to reverse the question and move outside at this moment of resurrection. What does his response evoke in you?
In this brief video Pastor Emeritus J. Alfred Smith Sr. and Pastor J. Alfred Smith Jr. talk about pastoral transition and the future of the African American church.