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David Gibbs III - How a Good Constitution Can Save You a Lot of Trouble

A constitution is a critical document for any church. Too often, however, a church's constitution is outdated (or non-existent!). Attorney David Gibbs III of the National Center for Life and Liberty talks about how a well-written, well-maintained constitution can protect a church from legal liabilities.

 

You can find several helpful resources and sample documents at https://www.ncll.org. For sample Free Will Baptist church church constitutions and by-laws, visit https://nafwb.org. #NAFWB

David Gibbs III - Policies for Protecting Children (and the Church)

Attorney David Gibbs III of the National Center for Life and Liberty joins us for a series of podcasts with helpful policies and procedures to protect our churches and their congregations from liabilities and harm.

 

In this episode, he discusses safeguards churches can put into place to make sure their childrens ministry is a safe place for kids. #NAFWB

Praying for Others

You can find the blog and other #Jeremiah29 resources at https://nafwb.org/jeremiah29/. #NAFWB

Jeff Nichols - Keeping Children Safe

Jeff Nichols, Tennessee state director for Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc., discusses steps churches can take to create a safe environment for children.

 

Jeff served many years as a children's and executive pastor in Free Will Baptist churches and currently serves as chairman of the board for IM, Inc. #NAFWB

Dr. Paul Harrison - Untold Consequence

Dr. Paul Harrison joins the podcast for a ONE Magazine conversation to discuss his article, "Untold Consquences," from the August-September issue. Dr. Harrison explains how the decisions we make can have unintended, far-reaching effects.

Dr. Harrison is pastor of Madison Free Will Baptist Church and administrator of Classic Sermon Index.

You can read the article here: http://onemag.org/untold_consequences.htm. #NAFWB

 

Dr. Matthew McAffee - A Biblical Understanding of Sexuality, Gender, and Marriage

Dr. Matthew McAffee, provost and professor of Old Testament at Welch College, joins the podcast to discuss his contributions to the book, "Sexuality, Gender, and the Church," intended to help Christians respond to the cultural and legal changes we are facing. #NAFWB

The book is available from Welch College Press: https://welch.edu/welchpress/.

 

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Read the blog and find all of our #Jeremiah29 resources at https://nafwb.org/jeremiah29/. #NAFWB

Dr. Gordon Penfold - Church Revitalization

Dr. Gordon Penfold joins the podcast to discuss church revitalization and some of the steps pastors and churches can take toward becoming more effective and more healthy.

Dr. Penfold is co-founder of Turnaround Pastors (https://www.turnaroundpastor.com) and has worked with several Free Will Baptist churches and associations to train church revitalization leaders. #NAFWB

 

Prayers of Confession

Listen to "Prayers of Confession" or read the blog and find all of our #Jeremiah29 resources at https://nafwb.org/jeremiah29/. #NAFWB

Dr. W. Jackson Watts - Prayer in Corporate Worship

Every church includes prayer as part of their worship service, but is as much thought and planning put into it as the rest of the service? Dr. W. Jackson Watts joins the podcast with some ways churches can further prioritize prayer in public worship services. #NAFWB

Dr. Watts serves as pastor of Grace Free Will Baptist Church and is a member of the Commission for Theological Integrity.

You can a Guide for Public Prayer here: https://nafwb.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Guide-for-Public-Prayer.pdf.