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NAFWB News
Stay up-to-date on happenings throughout the Free Will Baptist denomination with this week's NAFWB News. Read below the exciting things going on in our national ministries.
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Convention UpdatesPre-Registration closes TOMORROW, June 19. Save time, hassle, and money on site by registering now and purchasing tickets. The hotel deadline for reservations at the Sonesta Hotel has been extended to July 1.
Download the Digest of Reports with information from national departments and commissions. Recordings of services and business sessions will be available by 12:00 Noon EDT the following day.
Just as other professions require continuing education credits for certification, Convention seminars provide a way for pastors and laypersons to get educated and equipped for ministry. This year's slate of 80 seminars offers topics ranging from ministry to those in need to discipleship and personal growth to worship ministry and much, much more! View the seminar schedule.
View the The CTS Ministry Expo Schedule for overview of the events and locations for each day. Judges are still needed for events throughout the week, including Bible, music, and arts. You can submit your applicaiton to be a judge here.
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WNAC Conference Program in ColumbusMake plans now to experience WNAC at the National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, July 19-22. Here are some highlights:
- Monday, July 20, after the evening worship service, “Walk in Her Shoes—A WNAC Event” will inspire you with conversations from NAM church planters, IM missionaries, and those who send them.
- Tuesday, July 21, three WNAC seminars will be offered to attendees.
- All week at the convention, join us in the exhibit area to experience WNAC and Shine! up close and personal.
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Evangel Players Announce Summer TourThe Welch College Evangel Players will begin their summer tour Friday, June 12, according to AnnaGee Harris, Director of Theater. The nine-member theater team, directed by Senior Admissions Counselor and Assistant Theater Director Abby Settle, will perform fifteen shows between June 12 and July 5, traveling throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. The group will perform a radio drama adaptation of the great Christian novel The Pilgrim’s Progress, written by John Bunyan. Read more and view the tour schedule.
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Backward DiscipleshipToo many churches celebrate short-term wins while quietly losing the next generation. In Backward Discipleship, Ron Hunter Jr. shows why lasting faith requires a different approach: starting with the end in mind and planning backward. Drawing on Scripture, research, and decades of ministry leadership, this book exposes why forward-driven discipleship often fails and how generational faith is actually formed.
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Introducing Frontier Student Missions
Josh Bennett and Kylah Walker of North American Ministries recently joined the Better Together Podcast to introduce Frontier Student Missions, a new program to give high school students the opportunity to experience church planting and ministry opportunities across North America.
Josh and Kylah discuss all the ways you can find out more about the opportunites coming in 2027, including visiting the Frontier booth at the National Convention. Watch the podcast episode here.
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Come Grow With Us!
The Foundation is preparing these seminars at the National convention for your personal growth:
- “Leaving More Than Memories” will focus on generational impact through endowments. Brent Patrick and Doug Little will explain the what, why, and how of endowments as a tool for families and organizations to create a legacy of giving to benefit future generations.
- “Developing a Financial Game Plan for Your Second Half of Life” will present key personal, family, and financial issues which often blindside the unaware as they enter their forties and beyond. Doug Little will spotlight these areas and provide tips to be prepared.
- “Carrying the Weight” will encourage pastors who struggle to balance financial stress, ministry pressure, and the pastor’s soul. Brent Patrick will offer insight from his pastoral experience and heart for those with heavy loads.
Make plans to attend!
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New WMO Video for 2026Want to learn more about how your World Missions Offering gift supports new missionaries? Hear from Cody and Lauren Herren, recently commissioned IM missionaries to France, about how the WMO supports them and other new missionaries at IM! Stay tuned for more videos in our 2026 WMO video series this summer. Learn more about the WMO and give to continue sending new missionaries to share the Gospel around the world!
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Connect With Richland Ave FinancialRichland Ave Financial is grateful for every opportunity we have to connect with pastors, church leaders, and ministry friends at state meetings. These gatherings are about more than presentations and resources. They give us the chance to hear from you directly, answer questions, and better understand how we can support your financial planning needs in every season of ministry. If we missed you at your state meeting, you can reach out to us here.
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