In The Arena

About In The Arena

Listen to season 1 as Buck and Brian have some interesting unscripted conversations with leaders from the Church of God Cleveland, Tn as well as other Christian leaders.

Publisher

Buck Marshall and Brian Lindsey

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jan 2024

Latest episode

20 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 16 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Tim Hill (part 2)

   Check out this episode filled with great conversations with the legendary Dr. Tim Hill.

2. 

   20 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Tim Hill (part 1)

   Check out this great episode of conversations with Dr. Tim Hill.

3. 

   20 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Dennis McGuire (part 2)

   Check out part 2 of this conversation with Dr. Dennis McGuire.

4. 

   20 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Dennis McGuire (part 1)

   Check out part 1 as Buck and Brian sit down with Dr. McGuire to talk about his life and history.

5. 

   18 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Raymond Culpepper (part 2)

   Jump in with us while we talk with Dr. Raymond Culpepper about the tithe reduction and how temporary it feels to be the general overseer.

6. 

   7 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Raymond Culpepper

   Did your mom think you were going in the rapture? We discuss this and other things with former General Overseer Dr. Raymond Culpepper.

7. 

   26 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Dr. Mark Williams (post interview breakdown)

   Buck and Brian discuss our time with Dr. Mark Williams, the upcoming General Assembly, and what type of leader we need in our next General Overseer.

8. 

   2 Jun 2024

   Dr. Mark Williams (part 2)

   In this episode we really dive into what it was like for Pastor Mark to be general, what it's like to be back pastoring, and how he would advise people to pray if they think they might become the general overseer in the near future.

9. 

   23 May 2024

   Dr. Mark Williams (part 1)

   With Pastor Mark Williams we find a range of topics from baseball to finding love at youth camp. In part 1 we talk through life leading up to his time as Mr. Moderator.

10. 

    3 May 2024

    Dr. White post interview breakdown

    Buck & Brian reminisce their opportunity to spend some time with Robert White, while discussing leadership and the perspective that some overseers might view the minutes as a leash.

11. 

    3 Apr 2024

    Dr. Robert White (part 2)

    Continue with us as we spend time with Dr. Robert White.

12. 

    16 Mar 2024

    Dr. Robert White (part 1)

    Do you remember tent revivals? Here Dr. White talks about tent revivals, church planting, and the moment he became general.

13. 

    7 Mar 2024

    Dr. Vest post interview breakdown

    Buck & Brian use the Dr. Vest interview as a launch pad to discuss take aways and topics that flowed out of their conversation with former general overseer Lamar Vest.

14. 

    20 Feb 2024

    Dr. Lamar Vest (part 2)

    Listen as we get into the second part of our interview with Dr. Vest. We talk through what he most disliked about being general overseer and what got him through the hard days.

15. 

    2 Feb 2024

    Dr. Lamar Vest (part 1)

    Jump in as we talk about trickle down ideas, Star Trek, Lee College, long haired Paul Conn and the church that proved the devil and Maggie wrong!

16. 

    2 Jan 2024

    Pilot Episode

    Check out the Pilot episode as Buck and Brian talk through the podcast origin and purpose of season one of "In the Arena".

Inside a recent episode

Dr. Tim Hill (part 2)

Published 20 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But here's the big one. The next general overseer has got to be able to capture the imagination of the next generation. And the generation of young men and young women right now that are there. It's not the ones that are coming. They're there now. He's got to be able to bridge generations, the old and the new. But I think more than bridge, he's got to be able. I'm going to lose a lot of friends when I say this. He's got to be able to tip the scales a little bit. toward a new generation that's going to take this church to the coming of the Lord and hope that an older generation will be the best cheerleaders they've ever had. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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