Better Together

Between Cultures – Mayan Bustamante

Mayan Bustamante grew up in Mexico, then moved to the US with her family as church planters for North American Ministries. She shares what it is like to grow up between two cultures and how we can thrive in ministry life.

Read Mayan’s article, “Between Cultures,” from the June-July issue of ONE Magazine: http://onemag.org/between_cultures.htm. #NAFWB

Sunday Morning Sermon – Melvin Moon

The Sunday morning service at the 2021 National Convention featured Melvin Moon as the speaker. Listen to Bro. Moon’s sermon, “Sowing Seed Even in Great Difficulty,” from Matthew 13.

Melvin Moon is the pastor of Hartville Free Will Baptist Church in Missouri. #NAFWB

Can You Hear Me Now? – Judy Combs Puckett

The number of hearing impaired individuals is dramatically increasing. Judy Combs Puckett shares how we can more effectively minister to them.

Read Judy’s article “Can You Hear Me Now?” from the June-July issue of ONE Magazine: http://onemag.org/hear_me.htm. #NAFWB

Developing Emotional Intelligence - Terry Pierce

Pastor Terry Pierce of Connect Church Tupelo and Eddie Moody present "Developing Emotional Intelligence" as part of our series of pastoral webinars, "Resilient Ministry." #NAFWB

Holding Doors Since '84 - Allen Pointer

Right now, young people from across the country are participating in Truth & Peace Student Leadership training at Randall University. Conference Director Allen Pointer shares about Truth and Peace and what they will be doing at the National. #NAFWB 

Understanding Emotional Intelligence - Terry Pierce

Pastor Terry Pierce of Connect Church Tupelo and Eddie Moody present "Understanding Emotional Intelligence" as part of our series of pastoral webinars, "Resilient Ministry." #NAFWB

Convention Wednesday Night Speaker – John Weaver

John Weaver is the speaker for the Wednesday night missions service at the 2021 National Convention. Following our recognition and honoring of our North American Ministries and IM missionaries, John will speak on the theme “Reaching Out to All” (Luke 14:15-24).

All of the convention worship services will be streamed live in both English and Spanish. Find all of the convention information at https://nafwb.org/convention/. #NAFWB

John served for many years as an American aid worker in Afghanistan. He now works as a disciple-making teacher/coach for YWAM.

John authored three books: “A Flame on the Front Line,” “Inside Afghanistan,” and “Najiba: A Love Story From Afghanistan.” You can find them on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-Weaver/e/B001K81ROO?fbclid=IwAR3qFfBJaQi82FKXkkT5VCywvuTIoweFGTfKeYJyhSdASXW5-AbVASbITCc.

Convention Sunday Night Speaker – Christian Powell

Christian Powell, pastor of Faith Free Will Baptist Church, is slated to speak in the Sunday night service at the 2021 National Convention.

Christian previews his sermon for the convention, “Focusing on the Good Shepherd” (Matthew 18:10-14). We will also be observing communion during the Sunday night service.

Join us for the 2021 National Convention July 18-21 in Memphis, Tennessee. More information is available at https://nafwb.org/convention/. All services and business sessions will be streamed live in English and Spanish. #NAFWB

Help! We Need a Pastor! - Brandon Roysden

Brandon Roysden shares how his congregation was able to navigate the period of being without a pastor, through the search process, and finally to the calling of their pastor.

Brandon serves as a deacon at Bethlehem Free Will Baptist Church and principal at Pleasant View Christian School.

Find more pastoral search helps and other resources at https://nafwb.org/refresh/. #NAFWB

Convention Sunday Morning Speaker - Melvin Moon

Melvin Moon, pastor of the Hartville Free Will Baptist Church, is slated to speak in the Sunday morning service at the 2021 National Convention.

Melvin has pastored the Hartville Church for over 31 years, and discusses what led him to stay for a long tenure. He also previews his sermon for the convention, with the theme “Sowing Seed Even in Great Difficulty” (Parable of the Sower).

Join us for the 2021 National Convention July 18-21 in Memphis, Tennessee. More information is available at https://nafwb.org/convention/. All services and business sessions will be streamed live in English and Spanish. #NAFWB