Better Together

Welch College President Dr. J. Matthew Pinson joins the podcast to preview the upcoming Forum22 Bible Conference.

Forum22 will be held on the Welch College campus March 6-8, featuring a slate of intergenerational speakers addressing various topics. Speakers include: Dr. Harry Reeder, Cindy Reeder, Jerry Nunes, Dr. Paul Harrison, and Dr. Jesse Owens.

Find more information and register for the conference at https://welch.edu/forum. #NAFWB

“What do you need to get a website off the ground?” Joshua Riggs presents part two of our series on church websites, highlighting the three basic building blocks and focusing on how you can launch a great website or refresh your current one.

Joshua is the creator of Worshipresources.church and worship pastor at Bethany Church. #NAFWB

The mission board of the Salem Association of Florida had a desire to help the churches within its association. They sought ways they could work with churches and partner with them to meet needs. Now, people are taking notice of the revitalization taking place in those churches.

Pastor Duane Littlefield of 1st Free Will Baptist Church of Malone discusses steps the association took to reach out to those churches in need and bring new life to their ministry.

“Last year the average student at Welch, because of contributions to the Welch Fund, their total tuition bill was decreased by around $6,000 per student.”

David Williford of Welch College talks about the history of the Welch Offering (back to the days of Paul Ketteman) and how the offering continues to benefit students and the advancement of Christian higher education.

The 2022 Welch College offering is Sunday, February 27. Plan to receive a special offering at your church that will directly help reduce tuition costs for students. Find more ways to give to the college at https://welch.edu/give/. #NAFWB

“Before COVID, we estimated that 80-85% of churches were plateaued or declining when it came to worship attendance.”

Dr. Gordon Penfold has studied and found some defining characteristics and behaviors of pastors in revitalized (or declining) churches, using the Birkman assessment tools in his research. He wrote the book “Pastor Unique” based on his findings. Buy the book: https://www.pastorunique.com.

Dr. Penfold is one of the founders of TurnaroundPastor.com. #NAFWB

“We connect serving to the Gospel. No matter whether somebody is cooking lunch for an event or watching kids in the nursery, there needs to be a clear connection to how this is impacting the Gospel."

Josh Bennett describes how his church has created a community of serving where volunteers are trained, equipped, and appreciated. Josh is lead pastor of Awaken Church and a church planter with Free Will Baptist North American Ministries. #NAFWB #Give

”The better approach is to just meet them where they are, and to grieve along with them, to sit with them.”

In part two of our interview with David Lytle, he recounts how the Church stepped up to help he and his family in their time of grief. He also shares some dos and don’ts on how we can best comfort others in their time of mourning. #NAFWB #Train

David Lytle lost both his wife and young son within a matter of a few years to unexpected medical diagnoses. In part one of this two-part interview, he shares his story of how he was able endure through the sorrow and grief.

Part two of the interview will air this Thursday on the Better Together Podcast. #NAFWB #Train

“God has brought the nations here. Today, there are more displaced people groups than any time in human history. God is moving these nations all around…and they are at our doorstep.”

Casey Jones discusses how he founded American Dream Center in 2017 to reach the world by ministering to immigrants and internationals in his city. Find more information about American Dream Center at http://amdreamcenter.com. #NAFWB #Reach