1x1 - Pilot

August 25, 1997

Pastor Randolph arrives at his new church, only to find that the ministers & staff are quite upset that their previous pastor had chosen an outsider to be his replacement, and all have decided to quit and form their own church and take half the congregation with them. Even the cute church secretary has to quit because of her mom.

1x2 - Writing on the Wall

September 1, 1997

Pastor Randolph decides its time to remove the gang grafitti from the walls outside the church. This angers the gang members and strikes fear into the hearts of the church congregation. Now the pastor has to find a way to mend fences, stand up for his faith, and bring everyone together in peace, love and harmony.

1x3 - Ashes to Ashes

September 8, 1997

Pastor Randolph loses one of his members and has to prepare for preaching his first funeral. A stuttering man gets ""in the Spirit"" during the funeral and begins to speak fluently for the first time.

1x4 - The Baby on the Door Step

September 15, 1997

Pastor Randolph must play Solomon when his parishoners square off over their rights to adopt Joey (Evijan Watson), a five-year-old found abandoned in the church.

1x5 - Dinner Party

September 22, 1997

Pastor Randolph abstains from handing out condoms that have been donated to the church.

1x6 - A Joyful Noise

September 29, 1997

1x7 - Try a Little Tenderness

October 13, 1997

Pastor Randolph tries to convince young bride-to-be Cynthia Porter to reconcile with her estranged father before her wedding and to include him in the ceremony. Cynthia is ashamed of her father because he is a little person. Meanwhile, Mr Porter makes a big jump for Mrs Dixon.

1x8 - Fallen Woman

October 27, 1997

Pastor Randolph needs a root canal, but his dentist and his bride-to-be are having problems in their relationship because of her past, and he is in no condition to perform the root canal. Pastor Randolph needs to hurry up and patch their relationship back up, so his can get his painful tooth problem fixed.

1x9 - Show Me the Money (1)

November 3, 1997

1x10 - Show Me the Money (2)

November 10, 1997

1x11 - There's an Old Flame (1)

November 17, 1997

1x12 - There's an Old Flame (2)

November 24, 1997

Rev. Randloph realizes his true calling when a romantic moment with Joanne (Tanya Boyd) is interrupted by a suicidal man who's perched on the ledge of her suite.

1x13 - A Christmas Story

December 16, 1997

The Christmas pageant is fouled up when Joey's duck eats one of Mrs. Dixon's earrings. Meanwhile, a snowstorm reminds Pastor Randolph of home at the holidays.

1x14 - Love, Honor & Obey

January 12, 1998

Pastor Randolph intercedes on behalf of a wife-turned-comedianne (Amelia McQueen) whose husband finds her choice of profession no laughing matter.

1x16 - Back in the Day (1)

February 16, 1998

The church decides to put on a talent show to raise money for the children's summer camp, bringing together a collection of some strange talents from the congregation.

1x17 - Back in the Day (2)

February 23, 1998

Conclusion. Randolph takes steps to keep Beans (Reynaldo Rey) sober, but faces a higher power -- stage fright -- when the two perform at the church's variety show.

1x18 - Amazing Grace

March 2, 1998

Race relations become an issue when a parishioner dies, leaving his kids in the care of his brother -- who has been passing himself off as white.

1x19 - Lift Every Voice (1)

April 28, 1998

Pastor Randolph hits a sour note with Mrs. Dixon after he gives away her gospel-competition solo to Cassie's aunt Shirley (Shirley Caesar).

1x20 - Gospelfest (2)

May 5, 1998

Lou Rawls aids Pastor Randolph in pepping up the choir as the prepare for a national competition.

1x21 - Driving Blind (1)

May 12, 1998

After devouring a batch of rum-spiked cookies, a tipsy Pastor Randolph labors to get a blind man and his pregnant wife to the hospital safely.

1x22 - Under the Influence (2)

May 19, 1998

Pastor Randolph faces the legal system when he's arrested for drunkenly allowing a blind man to drive his expectant wife to the hospital.