The Gospel Conversational Church

Sam Greer grew up as a stutterer and still deals with episodes of stuttering. As a result of his speech challenges, Sam was terrified to speak in public and intimidated to carry on a conversation. Due to his fear of speaking in public, one of the last classes he took in college was the required public speaking class. Nonetheless, God called Sam to what he feared the most, that is, a lifetime of public speaking. Eight years into pastoring Sam realized that God had called him to "do the work of an evangelist." Sure, he was proclaiming the gospel from the pulpit, at funerals and weddings, during counseling sessions, and pastoral visits; however, Sam was not having gospel conversations in his everyday life. The Holy Spirit convicted him to repent of not having gospel conversations, face his fear of having gospel conversations, and lead the local church to cultivate a culture of having gospel conversations. Sam has served as a local church pastor in an SBC church since 2004. After pastoring two congregations in Louisiana, he was led to Red Bank Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he has served as the Senior Pastor since 2012. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Millsaps College, and a Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, and a Doctor of Philosophy from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of "The Gospel Conversation" and "The Gospel Conversationalist." Sam and his wife Tonya have two daughters: Braydee and Belle. Contact Sam at psg@redbankbaptist.org or on Twitter @SamGreer_PSG

The Gospel Conversational Church was written for the purpose of helping churches cultivate a gospel conversational culture. A two-fold strategy was used to accomplish this purpose: (1) Prophetic inspiration from the Word of God was expounded in order to answer the question of why we should cultivate a gospel conversational culture, and (2) practical insights on how to cultivate such a culture was espoused. The Gospel Conversational Church was written for the local church and to the local church. The book is written in such a way where pastors and leaders can use it as a training tool. Yet, small groups can use it as a way to study a local church's responsibility to fulfill the Great Commission.