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“The Welch College Certificate of Biblical and Ministry Studies supports volunteers and pastors in the local church. The courses that make up this 15-hour certificate are all available online, meaning you can commit to your studies while maintaining your life at home.” Learn more at welch.edu/certificate.

It is not too late to sign your youth up for Youth Alive, Summer Youth Camp 2023! Please find the flyer attached if you are still interested in signing up your youth. Also find the Camp Guidelines and the Camp Checklist. All Chaperones will need a background check. The link for that will go directlyContinue reading “Youth Alive”

“Luke Johnson, prayer chairman for the North Carolina Free Will Baptist Steering Committee, invites you to join a Zoom Prayer Meeting for the 2023 National Convention. The first meeting will be Thursday, June 8, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Email Pastor Luke to sign up and get the meeting information.” pastorlukejohnson@protonmail.com

“Convention has been released, featuring sessions from: Board of Retirement, D6 Family, Executive Office, IM, Inc., North American Ministries, Welch College, WNAC, Commission for Theological Integrity, Historical Commission, Media Commission, Music Commission, and the Committee on Denominational Research.” Find the full schedule at nafwb.org/convention/.

“Harvest Child Care Ministries is celebrating 30 years of ministry in Duffield, Virginia. We are inviting all of our supporters to join us on August the 5th for a worship service with special guests The Lore Family, & Preaching from Dr. Chris Dotson Tennessee Executive Director & cofounder of Harvest CCM. There will also beContinue reading “Harvest Ministries”

Please pray for ETEAM this summer taking place on June 9-28. Students and leaders will spend a week at Welch College in Nashville, Tennessee, training then leave for their fields for the next two weeks. There will be ten ETEAMs scattered throughout different fields doing various ministries in the local communities. Pray for the peopleContinue reading “ETEAM”

APRIL 17, 2023 | CANDACE ECHOLS My daughter’s middle name is Grace, and I know more than one family with a child named Mercy. Grace and mercy—concepts that are pillars in the gospel, concepts beautiful enough to name a child after. But in all my days, I’ve never once met a person named Obedience. ThisContinue reading “Why We Need to Talk About Obedience”

“Every June, “Pride” Month comes along. It can be hard to know what to do and how to handle these situations. Perhaps it is possible we can use “Pride” Month as an opportunity to go on offense by preparing people to teach truth and minister to those who find themselves entangled in sexual sins. Dr.Continue reading “Preparing for Pride Month”

by Thom S. RainerFounder & CEO 4. Be a source of unity. Don’t join the bandwagon of critics about churches and pastors: “I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, beContinue reading “Five Solutions for the Weary Pastor: A Personal Note to Church Members”