Jared Cornutt and Rob Collingsworth have a conversation with Clint Pressley, President of the Southern Baptist Convention and Pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, to talk about the SBC annual meeting and his experience as President.
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Griffin Gulledge
Griffin Gulledge is pastor of Fayetteville First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA. He is married to Rachel. Together they have two children. Griffin is a graduate of Auburn University (B.A.) and Samford University's Beeson Divinity School (M.Div.). He is currently completing his Ph.D. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in systematic theology. Previously, he served as Director of Marketing and Communications at SEBTS, moderator of his local association, and as a member of the GBMB Executive Committee. In 2021, he was recipient of the John Leland Religious Liberty Award. He is a founder and member of the leadership team for The Baptist Review.
David Sons
David Sons serves as Pastor of First Baptist Church North Augusta in South Carolina. He graduated from North Greenville University in 2008 with a B.A. in Communications and received his Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. David came to FBC North Augusta in 2025, and previously served as pastor of Lake Murray Baptist Church. David is the recent past-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, and served as chairman of the SBC Committee on Resolutions in 2023. He is married to Allyson, and they have four children. David is the regular host of The Baptist Review podcast.
Rob Collingsworth
Rob Collingsworth works as Director of Strategic Relationships for Criswell College and has also worked as a writer and editor for the Southern Baptist Texan. He served on the SBC Resolutions Committee in 2023 and 2024, and also served two terms on the SBTC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee. Rob previously worked at Samford University, where he received his B.A. in Journalism, and at Southwestern Seminary, where he earned an M.Div. with an emphasis in ethics. He and his wife Rebeccah live in Fort Worth and have four children. In addition to leading the editorial efforts, Rob is a founder and leadership team member for The Baptist Review.
Jared Cornutt
Jared Cornutt serves as Pastor of North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. Jared’s motion to amend the BFM2000 made at the 2023 Convention was overwhelmingly adopted, the first amendment to the BFM since its initial adoption. Jared graduated from the University of Alabama in 2013 and from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2015 with his Master of Divinity. He is currently a student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO pursuing a Ph.D. in Historical Theology and will also earn a Th.M. in the process. Jared is a regular speaker at D-Nows, camps, revivals, and other church related events. Jared is married to Kandace and together they have four children. He is a founder and leadership team member for The Baptist Review.