“When I left Japan, I thought, ‘I have to come back, because these people need to hear the Gospel, and they don’t have it.’”

Emily Petty went on a mission trip to Japan in 2013 that ignited her passion for the lost people and the desire to show them the hope they can have in Christ.

She was approved to return to Japan with Free Will Baptist International Missions for a two-year missionary internship and is seeking prayer and financial partners for her ministry.

Visit https://iminc.org/missionaries/epetty/ to see how you can support Emily. #NAFWB

“I wanted you to actually be there to see these people, to see how lost without hope they are, because I want you to go back eventually.”

During a six-week trip to Japan through the IM, Inc. College Mission Program, Abby Walker felt burdened for the people there, and realized God’s calling on her life to return and minister.

She was approved to return to Japan for a two-year missionary internship, and she is seeking prayer and financial partners for her ministry.

Visit https://iminc.org/missionaries/awalker/ to see how you can support Abby. #NAFWB

Dr. Thom S. Rainer was the keynote speaker at the 2020 Leadership Conference and presented "Anatomy of a Revived Church."

He will return as the keynote speaker for the 2021 Leadership Conference December 6-7.

Find his notes and all seminars from the conference at https://nafwb.org/leadershipconference/. #NAFWB

“The Great Commission was given to the universal Church, but the universal Church can’t do anything without the local church.”

Danny Gasperson, director of mobilization for Free Will Baptist International Missions, joins the podcast to discuss how believers as individuals and as a body can increase engagement and involvement in the Great Commission.

Read Danny’s article, “Committed to the Commission,” from the February-March issue of ONE Magazine: http://onemag.org/committed_commission.htm.

April 25 is the World Missions Offering. Plan for your church to participate: https://iminc.org/wmo/. #NAFWB

“The unreached population is 99.5% of the 130 million people that live in Japan.”

For the last 38 years, Ken and Judy Bailey have served as career missionaries to Japan with Free Will Baptist International Missions. They discuss the growth of the gospel in Japan, but also the critical need to continue to reach the second most populated unreached people group in the world.

They are back in the US raising the necessary financial support to return to the field as quickly as possible. To learn more about the Bailey’s ministry and to support them financially, visit https://iminc.org/missionaries/kenneth-and-judy-bailey/. 

Make plans for your church to participate in the World Missions Offering (WMO) Sunday, April 25: https://iminc.org/wmo/. #NAFWB

Dr. Brad Ransom, Chief Training Officer for Free Will Baptist North American Ministries, presented "Generating Momentum" at the 2020 Leadership Conference.

Find other seminars and resources from the conference at https://nafwb.org/leadershipconference/. 

“It’s just a different ministry. You just have to adapt…do what you can do.”

Nearly 36 years into his pastorate at Blue Point Church, everything Ernie Lewis knew about pastoring changed. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down life in his community, and he had to figure out how to minister to his congregation and reach the people around him in ways he never had before.  

Tim York, moderator of the National Association of Free Will Baptists, joins the podcast to address the pastor crisis Free Will Baptists are facing. With approximately 125 churches currently needing pastors, Tim offers some ideas and actions that can alleviate this problem.

Some blogs addressing the issue: https://nafwb.org/blogs/.

Resources to help churches and pastors: https://nafwb.org/refresh/. #NAFWB