Episode 33 centers on what the Akins would tell their eighteen-year-old selves, as the family shares hard-won lessons on guarding your calendar, cherishing the fleeting years with young children, trusting God's sovereign plans, and the value of hard work and the local church. Along the way, they remember Mr. Belding by swapping favorite childhood TV shows, from The Rifleman and Andy Griffith to Boy Meets World, and reflect on how those classics celebrated steady fathers and strong families.
The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu (https://www.sbts.edu)
Meet the Akins:
Danny Akin is President Emeritus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com (https://www.danielakin.com)
Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com (https://thepillarnetwork.com)
Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu (https://www.cn.edu)
Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin (https://www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin)
Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership (https://gofbcd.org/leadership)
5 Oct 2026
Sunday School or Home Groups?
Episode 31 centers on a family discussion about Sunday school, home groups, and the best ways to make disciples in the local church. After trading funny stories from their own childhood classes, the Akins weigh the strengths and pitfalls of each model, from biblical literacy and childcare to pastoral care, community, and the Acts 2 rhythms every group should pursue.
The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu (https://www.sbts.edu)
Meet the Akins:
Danny Akin is President Emeritus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com (https://www.danielakin.com)
Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com (https://thepillarnetwork.com)
Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu (https://www.cn.edu)
Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin (https://www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin)
Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership (https://gofbcd.org/leadership)
28 Sept 2026
Are We Raising a Generation That Can't Handle Hard Things?
This episode takes up a pressing question for parents today: are we raising a generation that cannot handle hard things? Drawing on their experience as parents, pastors, and educators, the Akins discuss helicopter and lawnmower parenting, the influence of technology and therapeutic culture, and why letting children fail, take risks, work hard, and fight their own battles builds the kind of grit that helps them finish well. Along the way, the brothers also settle a friendly debate over whether Interstellar is a good movie.
The Akin Huddle Podcast is presented by Southern Seminary. Southern Seminary exists to train pastors and church leaders for a lifetime of faithful ministry. To learn more, visit https://www.sbts.edu (https://www.sbts.edu)
Meet the Akins:
Danny Akin is President Emeritus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.danielakin.com (https://www.danielakin.com)
Nate Akin is Executive Director of The Pillar Network. Learn more at thepillarnetwork.com (https://thepillarnetwork.com)
Jonathan Akin is Vice President for Church Relations and Campus Ministries at Carson-Newman University. Learn more at www.cn.edu (https://www.cn.edu)
Paul Akin is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin (https://www.sbts.edu/faculty/paul-m-akin)
Tim Akin is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Douglasville. Learn more at gofbcd.org/leadership (https://gofbcd.org/leadership)
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