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Israel Trip 2025
Dec. 1-12 • Air travel, all land travel, lodging, all entrance fees, breakfast and dinner daily,...
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Cutting It Straight Events
The goal of this conference is to train, model, and promote expository preaching. There will be...
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Easter and Spring Outreach
Ideas and strategies for the Easter outreach season. Get your Easter graphics and media from...
5-Star Reads + Books to Avoid
Bryan discusses his commitment to reading in 2025, shares his book selection method, and offers...
Israel // Kurt Skelly
Kurt joins Bryan to discuss their upcoming trips to Israel. Learn more at...
Recommended Reading for Pastors
Part of a Q&A from one of Bryan's college classes. Connect with Bryan at...
Best Entertainment of 2024
Bryan and Luke discuss their favorite movies, TV series, and live events of the year. View their...
Best Books of 2024
Bryan and Luke discuss their favorite books of the year. View their full list at...
Welcome to Bryan Samms
A native of Charleston, West Virginia, Bryan loves fishing, coffee, preaching, and his family. He and Angie have five kids – Adrianna, Brent, Blake, Ashley, and Braxton. Bryan has been in preaching ministry since 2002 and has been lead pastor of River City Baptist Church in Jacksonville, since 2016. He has earned a DMin from Pensacola Theological Seminary.