Episode 9 Tom Harrison - ”Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home”

Tom Harrison, Executive Pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development with the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

 

0:34 1. Dr. Harrison, correct me if I am wrong, you did not grow up in Shreveport-Bossier but moved here in 1981 and have been here ever since. What did Shreveport-Bossier look and feel like when you arrived?

 

2:44 2. Can you talk about some areas of the community in which you have seen positive growth in the 41 years since you have been here?

 

9:30 3. From your perspective, where do we still struggle the most as a community?

 

10:44 4. You are the Executive Pastor at Broadmoor Baptist Church. Talk to me if you would a little about the church - its values and focus.

 

15:35 5. You have led and continue to lead a tremendous life of service. I asked a similar question recently at a panel discussion we hosted. If someone came to you and wanted your opinion on whether or not he/she is giving back to the community enough, how would you determine that?

 

18:58 6. In your career, you have done a significant amount of mission work all around the world. When you meet people during your travels and they ask you what it’s like in Shreveport-Bossier, what do you tell them?