Arkansas Baptist Women Podcast

In this episode, Andrea chats with Beverly Newborn! 

Beverly is the wife of Chanson Newborn, Church Planting Strategist on the Church Planting Team at the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. Outside of being a wife, she's a mom, sister, teacher and friend to those in and around her life. The ladies chat about Newborn's life, testimony and teaching in today's world. 

In this episode, Andrea sits down with Holly Woolbright! Holly is a ministry assistant to the Evangelism and Church Health team at the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. Together these ladies talk about Holly's life through college and how she ended up in Little Rock from Texas! 

Holly Woolbright is currently enrolled at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where she is pursuing her Master of Divinity. Holly also serves as a Ministry Assistant at the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. She is a recent grad from Ouachita Baptist University where she fell in love and recently married her college sweetheart, Mason. Holly is passionate about discipleship, studying God’s Word, and encouraging young women in their walk with God. She loves long talks with friends over yummy coffee and pulling a good prank!

On this episode of Inspire On The Go, Andrea sat down and talked with Debbie Stuart at this year's Evangelism Conference (ECON) put on by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention in Little Rock. 

Debbie is a wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all. She resides in Texas and has been in ministry for 30+ years. You get to her just a piece of that ministry in this episode as she shares with Andrea about life and how God has used her and her family to impact others. 

To connect with Debbie, visit greenacreswomen.org. 

In this episode, Andrea sits down with Tamela Turbeville. 

Tamela is a trauma survivor healed by grace. Her book, A Rescued Life, is a “reluctant memoir” recounting her healing journey that began by telling the secret of childhood sexual abuse. By telling her story, Tamela hopes that other hurting women will find their voice to also tell their story and begin to heal. Tamela is the director of Hope of the Delta, a faith-based pro-life pregnancy center in southeast Arkansas. She is mom to three adult sons, and two beautiful daughters-in-law and Mimi to her sweet new grandbaby girl.

In this episode, we hear from Glynda Amonette. You'll get to hear her story of redemption and what ministry has been like for her and her husband over the last 30-years! 

Glynda has lived in West Helena, Arkansas, since 2014, serving as the “most excellent volunteer administrative assistant” to her beloved in his role as the Associational Missionary for Arkansas Valley Baptist Association. She is also a Field Representative with the United States Census Bureau, a part-time position that provides her the opportunity to be actively involved in meeting people all across Phillips County, Arkansas.  They have three grown daughters and their significant others along with three grandsons. 

Hello friends! As we continue our series of Inspiring Stories, we hear from Nancy Hannon.

Hannon is the Director of Connections and Women’s Ministry at First Baptist Church in Conway, Arkansas. Her journey in ministry began in the Preschool hallway, where she and her husband served as small group leaders for 3-year-olds. They moved up as their kids grew, and after fifteen years in the corporate world, Nancy found herself called into Children’s Ministry. She served as Minister to Women and Children until 2018 when she retired from Children’s Ministry and moved into her current role.

She is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University (OBU), where she met her husband, Michael. They have two grown sons, Jake and Josh. 

Hello friends & Happy New Year! We can't believe it's already 2022, but we've got some exciting things in store this year for you! 

For starters, we have a new series launching today on the podcast. With everything that's been going on the last few years, we wanted to share some good news and good stories. So this episode kicks off this series of telling inspiring stories from women. You're going to hear some incredible stories of transformation and how God has used different circumstances and situations in women's life to show His glory and change people's lives. 

Today we get to hear from Amy Daniel. A lover of Jesus, wife to Andy for almost 23 years and mom to Dunn (16) and Hayden (12). She lives a life of JOY and spreads that JOY. From Booneville, AR, She lives on Daniel Angus Farm and attends First Baptist Church in Booneville. She loves all things people and being Jesus’ hands and feet each day. Amy graciously serves on the Inspire Leadership Team for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. You'll get to hear her story from raising boys and being a wife to how she was saved and how God's using her and her family for His Kingdom. 

Friends, we have made it to episode 9 in the Trusting God Series! Can you believe it? I am emotional as I think about wrapping up our study on the life of Abraham. I am sure we will revisit this material and the life of Abraham time and time again. It is rich with the truth!

Today we are at a passage of Scripture that is always associated with Abraham. In Genesis 22, Abraham is asked to sacrifice Isaac. I am emotional as we approach this text for so many reasons. Here are a few of the reasons:

Genesis 22:1-14

Transforming Truth: Trusting God Leads to Grace in the Moment.

When my boys were little, I rocked them and thought about this story. “How did Abraham do it?” was my question. I secretly hoped God would never ask me to lay my Issac down. I was young, emotional, and didn’t understand the purpose of the story. I came at it from my perspective and sifted the story through the perspective of “what could have happened” instead of “what actually did happen.” As a result, I found myself trying to protect myself and the people I love from God. (How crazy is that to admit!) There were several truths that I did not understand as I rocked my little boys. Mainly that they belong to God and that I have no clue what is best for them in my limited perspective. But more than that, I had no idea about the concept of grace in the moment. I had no idea that God faithfully prepares and provides. This does not make the hard any less hard, but it does give assurance that God is God and that He is good.

Thankfully, God prepared Abraham and gave him grace in the moment. What Abraham would not have imagined as possible, he was able to do because God was with him every step of the way. What is grace? It is God’s riches at Christ’s expense. The years of God promising and providing culminated in a refining moment that proved Abraham trusted God. All of it pointed to Christ and made a way for us to experience grace in the midst of our hard. As we conclude, can I ask you a personal question? Do you trust God? If so, in the midst of your refining moment, are you willing to lay down your Isaac knowing that God has already made a way, He is completely in control, and that He is without a doubt good? As you do, you will experience grace in the moment, and you worship God in the midst of the hard. I love you so much, and I am so thankful we can walk this journey together… all for God’s glory!  

*Stay tuned for new content coming January 2022!!

This week we are covering Genesis 18, 20, & 21 (Sorry for stating the wrong chapter in the podcast recording)

Welcome to episode eight of Abraham’s journey! Friends, things about to get interesting for  Abraham and Sarah. A phrase that is meaningful in the Old Testament is Little by Little. This phrase describes how God delivered the Promised Land to the Nation of Israel. It was not big. It was not showy. It was little by little. I love how God works! From the very beginning of the Bible, we see the same concept at work.

God worked… little by little.

God provided… little by little.

God moved… little by little.

God taught… little by little.

The phrase little by little does not indicate small or insignificant because God’s work is always big and profound. The phrase little by little indicates the heart of God to work according to His plan in order to accomplish His purpose. The outcome?

While God could have spoken, and everything happened in a single moment, God worked little by little, so the faith of the people could grow into the spaces and places God provided. I have always been drawn to the concept of little by little, and thank God He still works and moves using the same principle today!

Let’s pick up Abraham’s story in Genesis 18. Today we are going to cover several chapters of Scripture. I encourage you to read these chapters, so you don’t miss one aspect of God’s work in and through the life of Abraham.

4 Key Points from Genesis 18-21

Transforming Truth: Trusting God means trusting His timing. All of us know what it is like to want God to move in a certain situation. In our humanity, we want God to “change it,” “provide it,” or “fix it.”  (You know what I mean!) Friends, let’s not beat ourselves up about this desire, but at the same time, let’s recognize how God is working little by little. Let’s commit together to never lose faith and to believe in God even in the moments when we don’t see or experience progress.

Think about the journey from Genesis 12 to Genesis 21. Think about the ups and downs. Abraham knew God, and every step of the journey was important. Next week, we are going to see the hardest test Abraham faced. As we go into Genesis 22, can we see and celebrate the faithfulness of God who laid a strong foundation?

Through Abraham’s life:

What about you and me? What can be said about our life? Especially in the spots where we want God to “change it,” “fix it,” “provide it?” Can we commit to God’s plan and purpose as little by little we see how:

That is the full, free, abundant life Jesus provides.