Ridgewood Louisville

10 Minutes @ The Table || Season 2 EP 9 || A Story Of Ridgewood with Vicki Houchin

Vicki is a longtime member of Ridgewood Baptist Church. She has seen the community through lots of transitions - staff transitions, organizational transitions, theological transitions. She has been here for good moments and tough moments. Vicki shares her story of Ridgewood. Pull up a seat to the table!

"Love is a Verb" / September 21st, 2025

Scripture Reading: John 3:1-17 (NRSVUE)
 
Proclaimed by Emily Farmer 

10 Minutes @ The Table || Season 2 EP 8 || A Story Of Being Baptist with Rev. Bob Fox

A dear friend of Ridgewood, Rev. Bob Fox of CBF Kentucky, joined Pastor Molly at the table to talk about what it means to be Baptist. Our faith as baptists is not based on whims, but on careful and historical movements that preserve individual thought and autonomy from governmental and church authorities. Hear (a small part of!) the story of what it means to be baptist.

"7 B" | September 14th, 2025

Scripture Reading: John 20:19-31 (NRSVUE)
 
Proclaimed by Rev. Dr. Bryan Langlands 

10 Minutes @ The Table || Season 2 EP 7 || A Story Of Calling with Pastor Molly Shoulta Tucker

You’ll recognize a familiar voice this week! Though Pastor Molly is on sabbatical, she shares her story of calling through the podcast this week. Pastor Molly is a native Louisvillian, and shares the city she calls home with her husband, Rob, and their human son and canine son. She talks about her sense of calling – of feeling like, “this is something I can’t not do.” Have you ever sensed a calling?

Love Is Resistance | September 7th , 2025

Scripture Reading: Luke 14:25-33 (NRSVUE)
 
Proclaimed by Braden Duncan 

10 Minutes @ The Table || Season 2 EP 6.2 BONUS || A Story About A Takeover with Rev. Dr. Bill Shoulta

In this bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Rev. Dr. Bill Shoulta about the fundamentalist takeover of the SBC and dive a little more into the history and Rev. Dr. Shoulta's experience living through it. 

A Holy Conversation on Labor & Bodies / August 31st, 2025

Scripture Reading: Luke 14:1,7-14 (NRSVUE)'
 
Sermon proclaimed by Rev. Hollis Dudgeon & Chris Sanders

10 Minutes @ The Table || Season 2 EP 6 || A Story Of Loss with Rev. Dr. Bill Shoulta

Depending on what side of the battle you were on, the “conservative resurgence” or the “fundamentalist takeover” grieved the hearts of generations of ministers and lay leaders who were trained within SBC circles, and at Southern Baptist schools. Here in Louisville, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary drew attendees from all over the world – until its leadership orchestrated a “takeover” that would turn a blind eye to racism, uproot and shun women from leadership, and shut its doors on the Carver School of Social Work (now home at Baylor University). How do you deal with losing something so dear and formational? Today, we are joined by Rev. Dr. Bill Shoulta to hear his story about this very thing. 
Links:
Battle For The Minds Documentary
All The Buried Women Podcast

10 Minutes @ The Table || Season 2 EP 5 || A Story Of Resilience with Avery Bender

Avery came to Ridgewood as a last resort, believing that church wasn’t all it was cracked up to be — that is, if it wasn’t truly welcome for everyone. She found a home here, and in spring 2025, Avery and her husband, Drew, did what they didn’t think they’d ever do – joined. Avery is creative and kind; her resilience of faith kept her searching until she found home.