Episodes

Monday Apr 07, 2025
Getting Ready for Kansas City – Ryan Lewis
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Ryan Lewis, convention manager for the National Association of Free Will Baptists, joins the podcast to help attendees prepare for the upcoming National Convention and Vertical Three Conference to be held in Kansas City July 20-23.
Pre-Registration for the convention is open, and hotel reservations open May 12.
Find all the convention information at https://nafwb.org/convention/. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #AcceptTheMission #V3Con2025

Monday Mar 24, 2025
Covocational Pastoring – Kendall Ross
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Kendall Ross discusses the path God has led him down, from a mechanical engineering degree to a covocational pastoring role at Ozark Free Will Baptist Church and Associate Vice Chancellor at University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. He tells how his role and the church’s leadership has adapted in a unique circumstance. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #CovocationalPastoring #pastor #Pastoring #Ministry

Monday Mar 17, 2025
Church Revitalization Success Stories – Shiloh Hackett
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
“[On an airplane] they tell you to make sure you put your oxygen mask on first before you try to help somebody else. So, I felt like if we could get the internal things fixed, then God was going to bless us with other people to come in because we’d be ready for them.”
Shiloh Hackett has led two churches through a revitalization process: South Highland FWB Church and his current church, Bethlehem FWB Church. He talks about some of the steps of the process and the pitfalls and blessings that church revitalization can bring. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Church #ChurchRevitalization #Ministry #Outreach

Monday Mar 10, 2025
Lessons From the Lives of Pop and Mom Willey - Steve & Judy Lytle
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Steve and Judy Lytle, retired missionaries of Free Will Baptist International Missions, share the story of Pop and Mom Willey, trailblazing missionaries who were faithful servants to the end.
Steve and Judy wrote about the lives of the Willeys in a chapter of “Arminian Baptists: A Biographical History of Free Will Baptists,” available from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DwEHCV. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Missions #Missionaries

Monday Mar 03, 2025
The Value of Cooperative Giving – Stan Bunch
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025

Monday Feb 24, 2025
God's Calling and Shaping - CH (LTC) Kevin Trimble
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
“God places you right where you need to be to be able to be the influence that you should be where you’ve been planted.”
CH (LTC) Kevin Trimble tells of his calling and journey to becoming a chaplain in the U.S. Army, including all of the ways that God has led and provided for him throughout each step. Kevin is a chaplain with Free Will Baptist North American Ministries and now serves as Director for the School for Professional Development at the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Chaplain #Calling #Ministry #Chaplaincy

Monday Feb 17, 2025
Why Christians Should Go Into STEM - Dr. Stephen Beck
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
“I think it’s important when you’re looking at what God’s calling you to do…there are doors that open, there are opportunities that you have [with a STEM background] that you wouldn’t have otherwise.”
Dr. Stephen Beck of Welch College explains the need for Christians in the STEM specialties and the unique opportunities they have to answer their calling to fulfill The Great Commission. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #STEM

Monday Feb 10, 2025
The Important Role of Teachers – Dr. Greg Ketteman
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
“It’s not an easy job… your faith is going to be tested…but at the end of the day, it’s worth the effort because on the other end we have opportunities to share our faith.”
Dr. Greg Ketteman of Welch College shares the value of having Christian teachers in the public school system and the benefits of higher education.
Welch College School of Education and Master of Arts in Teaching offers both regionally and nationally accredited degrees for those seeking a career in education. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Education #Teaching #ChristianEducation

Monday Feb 03, 2025
The Important Role of Presbytery Boards - Stan Bunch
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
“In the beginning of associations, one of the things Benjamin Randall and others wanted was some type of a common tribunal to help settle doctrinal questions and to help in the process of ordination and examination.”
Stan Bunch, executive director of MOFWB, talks about the history of presbytery boards in the NAFWB and their role in examining and ordaining ministers in the local association. He also discusses resources MOFWB has put in place to assist associations in the process. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #PresybyteryBoards #Ordination #Pastor

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Why Good Curriculum Matters - David Womack
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
“A good bible-based curriculum will help a student develop a biblical worldview and enhance their biblical literacy.”
David Womack of D6 Family Ministry discusses the benefits of using curriculum in small group or Sunday School settings and the positive impact it has on both the student and the teacher. Check out the D6 Family curriculum, “D6 EveryDay Foundations,” and what they have to offer for all ages: https://d6family.com/d6curriculum/. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Curriculum #SmallGroup #SundaySchool #BibleStudy