Author Entertainment Series – Andrew Greer

President’s Day Quarterly Luncheon

Join us as we welcome award-winning Author, film director and musician, Andrew Greer! In a conversation moderated by President Jimmy Carter’s niece, Kim Carter Fuller, Andrew Greer will be discussing his latest book, More Than a President: Sundays With Jimmy Carter.

Over the course of nearly four decades, thousands of spiritual seekers from around the globe made the unusual pilgrimage to the rural whistlestop of Plains, Georgia, for a remarkable opportunity to glean enduring lessons from Scripture taught by one of the world’s most unlikely Sunday School teachers–the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. In 1981, having been defeated for a second term in the White House, President Carter returned to his hometown of Plains, a humble agricultural community of almost 600 folks nestled inside the quiet pines of Southwest Georgia, where the faith-focused former leader of the Free World began opening the pages of his well-worn Bible for a weekly audience of all kinds of people, from all around the world. Through the open-door hospitality of Maranatha Baptist Church, the Plains congregation where Jimmy maintained a membership for his entire post-presidential life, “Jimmy Carter’s Sunday School Class” welcomed crowds of curious folks from a vast variety of faiths, lifestyles, and cultural backgrounds on the search for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to witness a national treasure share his relevant insights from time-tested Scriptures. Always thoughtful, never pretentious, Carter’s lessons illustrate how Scripture-inspired love can reach the world beginning right at home. Also included are selected lessons taught at The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., during President Carter’s four years in the Oval Office. More Than a President is destined to become a treasured edition of transformative truths from one of the most beloved human beings in the world.

More than a President: Sundays with Jimmy Carter, edited by acclaimed author, filmmaker, and recording artist Andrew Greer. The compilation showcases 15 excerpts from the many enduring lessons President Carter taught as a beloved Sunday school teacher at Plains, Georgia’s Maranatha Baptist Church for more than four decades, as well as at The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., during his term in the Oval Office.

With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and academic Barbara Brown Taylor and an afterword penned by the President’s grandson, Jason Carter, More Than a President: Sundays with Jimmy Carter offers a treasury of Scriptural insight from a man whose Christian principles informed every aspect of his life. The title is also uniquely distinguished as the first book featuring Carter’s words published following his death in 2024.

Meet The Author

Director of the acclaimed 2024 PBS documentary Plainspoken, a  film spotlighting Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s work to bridge racial divisions in their hometown of Plains, Georgia, Andrew Greer is a nine-time Dove Award-nominated singer/songwriter, producer, author and multi-platform media host who now makes his home in Plains.

Author of Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth: Spiritual Conversations Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of Rich Mullins (Worthy Inspired) and co-author of Transcending Mysteries: Who is God, and What Does He Want from Us? (Thomas Nelson), Greer’s recordings include two bestselling Angel Band releases—projects noted for their standout collaborations with some of the top names in bluegrass, Christian and Gospel music—and the acclaimed Open Book (MA’M Recordings) and chart-topping Songs From The Dark (Old Bear Records) solo recordings. In addition, Greer served as co-producer and a featured artist on the #1 album Bellsburg…The Songs of Rich Mullins (Old Bear Records).

A gifted conversationalist, he hosts, directs and co-produces K-LOVE On Demand’s “Empty Stage with Andrew Greer,” and served as co-creator and co-host of the popular “Dinner Conversations with Mark Lowry and Andrew Greer” streaming series as well as the podcast “Bridges with Patsy Clairmont and Andrew Greer.”

Meet The Moderator

Kim Carter Fuller is the niece of President Jimmy Carter and grew up in Plains, Georgia, where she still lives and works. She taught English and Speech to high school students for 31 years in Sumter and surrounding counties. Now Executive Director of the Friends of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, she helps share the Carters’ story with the public and supports education programs in the Park.

Kim also helps manage the downtown historic district, including the Plains Historic Inn, Antique Mall, Buffalo Café, and Community Center. A fan of theater and all things southern, she writes plays like Southern Ways and Means and If These Sidewalks Could Talk. She’s active with the SAM Short Line Train, Sumter Players, and Maranatha Baptist Church, where she teaches Sunday School.