Dr. Taheera Blount served many years as a school counselor. During that time, she saw numerous opportunities for churches to get involved in ministering to the students, teachers, and administration of the local schools.

 

Find out how your church can be a help and outreach to the schools in your community. Consider these great ideas from Dr. Blount for an service project as part of Impact Hometown. Find more at: https://nafwb.org/impact/.

Rev. Bobby Jackson is a long-time Free Will Baptist evangelist who has spent his entire life traveling across the country preaching revivals, relying on gifts and offerings from churches to support his family and ministry.He shares some of his story, including how he managed to travel and live on a tight budget. #NAFWBBro. Bobby's book, "Yesterday," is available for order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Yesterday-Bobby-Jackson/dp/1470110504/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=yesterday+bobby+jackson&qid=1592398176&sr=8-1.

The last few months have been very difficult for those in ministry, with challenges we've never faced before. Dr. Sarah Bracey, Psychology program coordinator at Welch College, shares some helpful advice on how those in ministry can avoid the pitfall of burnout.

Barry Porter of the American Red Cross joins the podcast to discuss the many ways that a church can minister to its community through the organization. Hosting a blood drive or serving as a shelter during disasters can be a great way your church can participate in Impact Hometown. Find out more ways you can be involved at https://nafwb.org/impact/. #NAFWB

Chris & Kim Truett pastor the Bethel Free Will Baptist Church in Kinston, NC. They traveled to Japan as team leaders with E-TEAM, a ministry of IM, Inc. They share their experience and the value they found for both adult sponsors and students.While E-TEAM may have been canceled for 2020, find out how you can be a part of E-TEAM 2021 at https://iminc.org/go/e-team/.

Charity Sexton, Oncology Registered Nurse from CrossPointe Church, joins the podcast to talk about how churches and congregants can take proper precautions and stay safe as they resume worshipping together in person.

Child Psychologist Robyn Ezzell of Two Paths Crossing joins Dr. Eddie Moody to present "Keeping Your Children on Track During the COVID-19 Disruption," the final webinar in the series presented by the Executive Office.You can view all of our previous webinars (in English and Spanish) on the NAFWB YouTube Channel.

The Committee on Denominational Research has released its newest survey. It is a a research study that explores the characteristics of our Free Will Baptist ordination and presbytery practices.  The Committee invites one individual from each association's ordination council or board to participate in the survey. You can find the information at https://nafwb.org/research/.  Dr. Danny Baer, chairman of the committee, discusses the committee's work.

Dr. Thomas Marberry serves as Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Randall University and pastor of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He joins the podcast to discuss his mission trips to Mexico and how those trips led him to develop a Hispanic ministry in his local church. #NAFWB

Daniel Webster serves as Director of Enrollment at Welch College in Gallatin, Tennessee. He shares his insight on what the fall semester at Welch will look like as well as information about financial assistance for students interested in attending the college.