The Calling

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Religion & Spirituality

All across the Upper Cumberland, there are everyday people who are lead to do more than everyday things. Accepting the call to become a minister, a preacher or an evangelist. Feeling lead to volunteer time to work with or even start a charitable group or organization. We introduce you to some of these local people who are living a life they felt drawn to on The Calling.

03/22/2020

Where Is God When Disaster Strikes?

This week, on a special edition of The Calling, host Denna Hornby is joined by a round table of pastors from the community to discuss the tornadoes that impacted Putnam County on the morning of Tuesday, March 3, and to ask the question of, "Where is God when disaster strikes?" Join Christian Smith from First Cumberland Presbyterian, Michael McLaughlin First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville, Andrew Smith on staff at Tennessee Tech University and from Blue Spring Presbyterian Church, Albert Willis from Algood United Methodist Church, and Lanita Monroe from Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church as they offer words of hope for those impacted by the tornadoes.
03/15/2020

Meet Albert Willis

Albert Willis grew up in Tylertown, Mississippi where he helped deliver furniture for his parents' hardware and furniture store. As a very inquisitive child, he found himself getting in trouble on a fairly regular basis. Through these troubles, he learned forgiveness, and the power of confession from those he had offended through his trouble making. He slowly, but surely, began to work out his salvation by embracing his love of singing, which allowed him to travel the world with various Christian music groups. He joins Denna Hornby to share some of the moments that led him to follow the call to ministry where he is now the pastor of Algood United Methodist Church.
02/23/2020

Meet Ken Wallace

Ken Wallace originally planned to become a sports writer when he attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia where he grew up. As he was trying to figure out where his faith was in life, he made an adult commitment to Christ at the end of his freshman year. Through this commitment he gradually began to feel the call to ministry, and would end up preaching his first sermon at the age of 21 after being asked to do so by his preacher at the time. He joins Denna Hornby to share the story of his calling, and how it has led him to becoming the pastor of Sparta First United Methodist Church.
01/26/2020

Meet Reverend Louis Davis

Louis Davis has spent the past several years of his life as a loving father of 7 daughters at home, and as associate pastor of Crossville First United Methodist Church. Unsure of where to go in life, he suddenly felt compelled to enter the ministry at the age of 15. He joins Denna Hornby to discuss his life both at home with his family, and with the family that he has through the church, as well as the new live journals that members of his church are taking part in.
11/17/2019

Meet Dr. Jerry Huffman

Dr. Jerry Huffman grew up in Kentucky, the son of a Baptist preacher. He came from a family of pastors and missionaries, and as a teenager, he didn't want to be like everyone else in his profession. During college, he began to feel a call to ministry, but it wasn't until he began receiving requests from other pastors, some he didn't know, who all said that God put it on them to ask him to come and preach for them that he truly felt his call to ministry. He joins Denna Hornby to share his experiences pastoring in Texas for 11 years, Kentucky, and now Tennessee where he is senior pastor of Monterey First Baptist Church.
11/03/2019

Meet Mike Waldrop

Mike Waldrop grew up in Georgia where he loved to play sports as a kid before growing up and joining the Air Force. He felt the call to go into ministry, and joined the Baptist Student Union in college, but his obligations and responsibilities with the Air Force took him on a different path in life. Years later, during times where he felt spiritual deprivation, he would attend a retreat where he felt the call to ministry once again. Join Denna Hornby as she learns more about one of the newest ministers in the Upper Cumberland area where he is now pastor of Livingston United Methodist Fellowship.
10/27/2019

Meet Reverend Rick Frazier

Reverend Rick Frazier had a great childhood growing up in Nashville with a family that was very active and involved in church. Ever since he was a young boy, he could sense a call to ministry that persisted all the way through high school. He would go on to further his education, and end up graduating from Emmanuel Bible College in Nashville. He joins Denna Hornby to discuss how his calling has led him to now be pastor of both Lancaster United Methodist Church, and Brush Creek United Methodist Church.
10/13/2019

Meet Reverend Michael McLaughlin

Knoxville native and UT graduate Michael McLaughlin found work in Kentucky in the mental health field where he and his wife started attending First Presbyterian Church in Somerset, KY. What began as helping out with the youth Sunday school led to Michael becoming involved with more and more church activities - such as choir. In 2005, he would go on to attend Columbia Theological Seminar before being called to serve at several churches in Tennessee and Mississippi. Now, Reverend Michael McLaughlin serves as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville. He joins Denna Hornby this week to share the story of his calling.

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All across the Upper Cumberland, there are everyday people who are lead to do more than everyday things. Accepting the call to become a minister, a preacher or an evangelist. Feeling lead to volunteer time to work with or even start a charitable group or organization. We introduce you to some of these local people who are living a life they felt drawn to on The Calling.

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2018 - 2020
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