Better Together

Episode 10: Danny Dwyer - How Healthy Is Your Church?

We all want our churches to be healthy. But how do we know if we're healthy or not? Is it just about numbers? Or is there more to it? Danny Dwyer discusses how to give your church a proper "checkup."

Dr. Danny Dwyer is the administrator of the Rekindle program, a church health and revitalization program by the National Association of Free Will Baptists.

Bonus Content: David Brown - Making Eternal Investments

The Free Will Baptist Foundation exists to serve other ministries by providing financial management services. Services are provided through revocable trusts, endowments, and planned gifts. In 2013, the Foundation began offering a comprehensive estate plan for Free Will Baptist families.

In 2015, a grant program was piloted with $75,000 given to national departments and commissions. Those grants have now expanded to $500,000. Each year, any ministry connected to the National Association of Free Will Baptists is eligible to apply. Grant applications for 2020 are due March 15. More information is available here: FWB Foundation Grants Program. 

Episode 9: Ron Davis - Apologetics: What Your Children Need to Know

Learning why we believe what we believe has to start sooner than ever before. How should we go about equipping our children to be ready for the doubts and questions they will face? Ron Davis joins us for this important discussion.

Ron started CORE Apologetics to help individuals embrace their identity in Christ; equip the heart & mind; and engage the culture with the gospel. He provides resources such as religious doubt counseling, the CORE Journal, and two-day mini conferences for college age/young adults called "What's Next?"

Episode 9 was recorded on location in Celorio Hall at Welch College.

Bonus Content: Introducing Attorney David Gibbs III, National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL)

Since the day he decided law would be his profession, David Gibbs III knew he wanted to be a legal missionary. His passion was to help the defenseless—to stand up for those without the ability to stand up for themselves and defend their rights against bullying from governments and other institutions.

He established the National Center for Life and Liberty to protect our constitutional freedoms and defend the Bible-based values upon which our nation was founded: church liberties, parental liberties, individual liberties, and issues of life.

Attorney Gibbs will be featured in some upcoming interviews for the Better Together Podcast, discussing church safety, children's safety, church constitutions, and more. 

Episode 8: Jim McComas - The Gospel and Addiction

The stigma of drug addiction isn't always biblical. How should we serve those who are caught in this kind of abuse? Jim McComas joins us to share his story.

Jim is the CEO of Free Will Baptist Family Ministries, a ministry whose goal is to provide a strong support system which will enable children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens we serve to become productive and healthy members of the community.

Bonus Content: David Williford - Living Your Faith at 40,000 Feet

David Williford has traveled thousands of miles across the country in his role as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Welch College. He shares some practical ways maintaining a good testimony in the air and on the road. He also shares his experience of how to speak to diverse audiences in various contexts. 

Bonus Content: Tim & Amanda York - Ministering to the Deaf Community

Serving deaf people in a local church or community is rarely thought of. Christ cares for them, and we should too. But how can we go about it?

Tim and Amanda York serve with Free Will Baptist North American Ministries and have begun a ministry to the deaf population in Buffalo, New York.

They join the Better Together Podcast to discuss ways we can reach the deaf and minister to them. 

2020 National Convention Theme - Overcome Evil with Good

Announcing the theme for the 2020 National Convention: "Overcome Evil with Good." 

The theme is based on Romans 12:21, “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”

Further information about the convention, including the list of speakers, can be found at www.nafwb.org/convention.

Episode 6: Christa Thornsbury - Gender Roles: What Does the Bible Say?

Not only is there such a thing as a man and a woman, but they actually have different roles--and they're good! Christa Thornsbury, librarian at Welch College, joins us for a discussion on the Biblical roles of men and women. 

Christa has also written an article in the February/March issue of ONE Magazine: It's Hard to Be a Woman.

Bonus Content: Refresh

The Executive Office and Free Will Baptist North American Ministries have partnered together to launch Refresh, a program for church health and revitalization. Coaches will be trained in each state to encourage churches and pastors that need a spark. Visit www.nafwb.org/refresh for more information.