“We want to equip families with the hope of the Gospel and equip them with the Biblical truths for their everyday life.”

Brandon Smith, lead pastor at Equip Church, talks about the ways their church plant hopes to reach the community of Hickory, North Carolina. Equip Church is a church planting partnership of North Carolina Association of Free Will Baptists and Free Will Baptist North American Ministries.

Sunday is the Mission North America Offering, providing vital funding for Free Will Baptist North American Ministries. Find out more about how to give at https://www.fwbnam.com/mna/. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #ChurchPlanting #Gospel #Discipleship  

“It demonstrates that what we believe theologically and biblically also fits with what we can believe when it comes to history, and economics, and science and all of these other things.”

Matthew S. Bracey and Chris Talbot of Welch College, editors of Christians in Culture, preview the new release from Welch Press, aimed at helping Christians live faithfully in a confusing culture.

Order your copy of Christians in Culture: https://welchpress.com. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Christianity #Culture #ChristianWorldview

“God was showing me if you’re going to be in this area, you cannot ignore this neighborhood.”

When Church H2O began planning to relocate their church, they found themselves near a neighborhood that desperately needed to be shown the love of Christ. Pastor Mike Cox shares how the church has found a way to meet the needs of the people around them by reaching them right where they are. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Ministry #Outreach #Addiction

“You are in a situation where all you can do is depend on the Lord.”

Jowand Larrimore tells the story of when her husband, Tim, was shot while serving as a SC State Trooper and the way the Lord sustained them through a near-tragedy. Tim and his wife now serve pastoring Liberty FWB Church. She shares her experience as a pastor’s wife and ways that a congregation can support law enforcement families as well as their pastor’s family. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #LawEnforcement #PastorAppreciationMonth #Pastors

“How are we spending our time on social media? What are we sharing? Are you using it to be a light in the darkness of the social media landscape? Are you using it as a ministry versus just posting content?”

Lauren Biggs, media and content coordinator for IM, Inc., shares some things to consider as a church works to use social media platforms to reach its congregation and the community. She gives “dos and don’ts” and practical tips for laying out a social media plan to engage your audience. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #SocialMedia #Ministry #Church

“What I tell our church is I’m not a perfect pastor and this isn’t a perfect church, but it brought us together to serve a perfect God.”

Barry Long discusses the pastor placement program, where churches seeking a pastor and pastors seeking a church fill out a questionnaire to help determine their compatibility of philosophy, traditions, and practices. Through the program, Barry was called as pastor to Heritage Free Will Baptist Church.

The program is part of the Refresh initiative of the National Association of Free Will Baptists, Inc. You can find more about the church and pastor questionnaires at https://nafwb.org/refresh/. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Pastor #Church

“I decide to figure out a way that I could put a tool in the hands of people who had nothing to go on or very little.”

Doug Little discusses the challenging shortage of musicians in so many of our churches and introduces a resource he is offering to help provide worship music for them. Access the resource at https://www.douglittlesongs.com.

Doug is chairman of the Free Will Baptist Music Commission and field manager for the Free Will Baptist Foundation. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Music #Worship

Dr. Vernon Whaley joins the podcast to discuss his books, “Exalt His Name: Understanding Music and Worship” (Book 1 and 2), published in partnership with the Evangelical Training Association. The books are helpful resource tools for individuals, worship teams, worship leaders, and pastors to use in practicing worship.

Available at https://www.etaworld.org/collections/books. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Worship

“We wanted it to be thoroughly Free Will Baptist in its theme, in its presentation, in its theology, and in its doctrine.”

Dr. Vernon Whaley describes the process of how “Rejoice: The Free Will Baptist Hymn Book” came to its existence, including all those who contributed to the project.

Dr. Whaley is the Dean of the School of Music at Trevecca University and served as chair of the Music Department for Free Will Baptist Bible College (now Welch College). #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Worship #Hymnal

“I think we’ve got to be realistic; we’ve got to understand that we can know the Scriptures and still have the questions.”

Sherman Branch faced an unimaginable tragedy in his life that left him searching for answers. He shares his experience and advice for those facing similar situations. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Grief