Pastor to Pastor with Dave Stone The Discipline of Faithful Biblical Teaching with H.B. Charles, Jr.
Mar 24, 2026
H.B. Charles Jr., longtime senior pastor and expository preacher, shares his journey from sensing a call at 11 to leading churches through pain and renewal. He discusses starting young, developing a preaching style, the discipline of study, manuscript preparation and internalization, and the role of prayer and pastoral love in keeping teaching humble and faithful.
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Called Early And Thrust Into Pastoral Leadership
- H.B. Charles Jr. felt called at 11, preached at 11, and preached the Sunday after his father died when he was 16.
- A year later he was nominated and installed as pastor at 17 despite being too young to vote in the meeting.
Nominated Unexpectedly At A Church Meeting
- H.B. went to vote at his late father's church and was unexpectedly nominated and overwhelmingly called to be pastor at 17.
- E.V. Hill installed him with a sermon titled What Can That Boy Tell Me? arguing Scripture's sufficiency.
Opportunity Often Comes With Opposition
- An open door from God often arrives with opposition; opportunity and adversity come together.
- H.B. cites 1 Corinthians 16:9: effective doors swing on the hinge of many adversaries, so expect resistance.
