Special Guest Preacher, Rev. James McCarroll

January 25, 2026: Special Guest Preacher Rev. James McCarroll

One of our favorite guest preachers is returning to Second Baptist Church of Richmond to preach in both the 9:00 a.m. Well service and the 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary service on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Rev. James M. McCarroll, Jr. serves as Pastor of First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. He is a particularly dynamic and insightful proclaimer of the gospel. You can read more about Rev. McCarroll below.

Biography

James Milton McCarroll, Jr. is currently the Pastor of First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Accounting in 1999. He also received a Master of Divinity degree from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in 2003 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Louisiana State University Shreveport in 2023.

He was licensed to preach and ordained to the Christian Ministry at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where Rev. James C. Turner, Sr. was the pastor. He has since dedicated his life to bringing the message of faith, hope, and love in God through Jesus Christ.

Since his arrival at First Baptist Church in 2006, God has used Pastor McCarroll to bring about a revival in congregational life and harvest a greater community impact. Led by the power of the Spirit of God, First Baptist Church has witnessed numerical, organizational, and—most importantly—spiritual growth. With a heart for the community, he has not only served on numerous boards but guided the church to give back to the local and global community through over $1.5 million in donations and support.

He is the creator of “GARDENTALKS,” a weekly motivational broadcast that reaches thousands of homes by using gardening principles as metaphors for building healthy and productive lives. He is also the author of fifteen books, including the best-selling “#GARDENTALKS: 50 Lessons for Productive Living.” He is also a music writer, producer, book publisher, and owner of a promotional item company. His non-profit, Holy Impact Movement, supports individuals who sense a call to international mission work.

Pastor McCarroll has been blessed to teach and preach at numerous venues nationwide and internationally. His desire for those to whom he ministers to experience the fullness of their Christian possibility has caused him to approach ministry with sensitivity to the holistic need for the faith, hope, and love required to encounter the promises and power that rest within a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. To this end, Pastor McCarroll endeavors to impact the world for Jesus Christ by communicating and applying the Word of God.