Photos from our second In This Together interview

On Monday, we captured our second In This Together interview. Dr. Lee Spitzer, author of Making Friends, Making Disciples, joined us to explain the positive and often-overlooked effects friendships have on church ministries.

I’d share video from the shoot, but our team is headed to California this week to record another In This Together interview. So for now, here are a few pictures from Lee’s visit. I’ll share video from his interview next week.

Lee shared vital insights that will help people realize the connection between the quality of friendships in a church and the church’s overall health.

Lee’s from New Jersey. We taped his interview in North Carolina. Unfortunately the airline wouldn’t let him bring his friends in his carry-on bag. So a few members of my church home-group (Chip and Paul) stood in as Lee’s “close friends.”

Chip and Paul getting to know their new “longtime” friend, who happens to be a huge baseball fan.

Lee loves visiting museums with friends. So we recorded his interview at a museum that’s just five minutes from our office and within walking distance of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Jermaine diffuses the sunlight that’s shining on Lee, so Matt’s shot won’t be overexposed.

Sam Hodges

Managing Editor

Sam leads the CareLeader team. As a seminary-trained, ordained pastor, Sam knows firsthand a pastor’s desire to provide effective care to hurting people in the church and community. He directs and oversees CareLeader’s content, making sure the articles and videos equip pastors with information and ideas that are strategic, do-able, and consistent with Christ-centered, biblical care principles.

Sam also leads Church Initiative’s editorial team and has written and produced a number of Church Initiative’s video-based small group curriculums. They include GriefShare second and third editions (2006, 2014), DivorceCare third edition (2012), and Single & Parenting (2011). Sam is also coauthor of Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as You Journey Through Loss.

Sam graduated from Howard University with a bachelor of arts in communications. After that he received a master of divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with an emphasis in Christian education. Sam has also served on staff as a discipleship pastor at Infinity Church in Laurel, MD.

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