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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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Rekindle CoachingThe Rekindle Coaching Program offers free coaching to pastors through our team of veteran coaches. They are equipped and specialize in areas including first impressions ministries, stewardship campaigns, reviewing and updating church constitutions and bylaws, navigating local church issues, and much more. We were not meant to do ministry alone.
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Convention Updates2026 National Convention information continues to be released at nafwb.org/convention. Pre-Registration closes June 19 and hotel reservations are available at the Sonesta Hotel.
The CTS Ministry Expo Schedule is online with an overview of the events and locations for each day. The Digest of Reports will be available soon with reports from all of the national departments and commissions. Recordings of the convention worship services and business sessions will be available online by 12:00 noon EDT the following day.
Future episodes will feature interviews with the convention speakers.
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A New Way to Stay Connected
Exciting news … On Friday, June 5, the Free Will Baptist Foundation will launch a new digital newsletter, “The Foundation Connection.” This quarterly publication will enable you as a Foundation participant and donor to plug into news, information, and inspiring stories of how your investments are impacting Free Will Baptist ministry work.
Click here to subscribe to “The Foundation Connection” and learn how to give faithfully, invest wisely, and leave a lasting legacy.
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NAM Launches Frontier Student Missions
North American Ministries recently announced the launch of Frontier Student Missions. Frontier exists to give high school students the opportunity to experience church planting and ministry opportunities across North America.
Students are called to serve now. Frontier wants to help students discover their gifts, expose them to the calling of church planting, and give them opportunities to live out their faith through hands-on ministry opportunities. Teams will be sent out in Summer 2027. Find more at frontierstudents.com
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Follow IM Student MissionsFrom training week to on-the-field highlights, follow ETEAM and CMP students this summer to see how God works in them and around the world. For more, tune in on IM’s Facebook live on June 10 at 11:00 am CST (or watch the replay after) to hear from Clint Morgan and Leslie Nichols about the IM student missions happenings this summer! Thank you for giving so that these students can be a part of sharing the Gospel!
- Sign up for Student Missions newsletter here.
- Follow CMP on Facebook here.
- Follow ETEAM on Facebook here.
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Discipleship That Shows UpDiscipleship shapes how we care for others, including how we prepare to meet real needs. This new article by Chris Compton explores why financial stewardship is an important part of Christian generosity.
Read it now: Disciple That Shows Up.
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Shine! Simulcast Reaches HundredsDuring the Shine! Simulcast earlier this year, over 800 teen girls gathered from coast to coast to hear solid biblical teaching, learn about their identity in Christ, and experience a growing community of like-minded friends. Read more about how God used the Shine! Simulcast in the June-July issue of ONE Magazine (hitting online and mailboxes this week).
We can’t wait for the Shine! Simulcast 2027! At the National Convention this summer, we will kick off registration for host locations. Plan now for ways you can get involved by opening your church to this incredible ministry event for girls. Mark your calendars now for February 27, 2027!
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The Sharing TreesYour child has more going on inside than they’re telling you. The Sharing Trees is a discipleship processing tool for kids, tweens, and teens, helping parents and mentors move beyond surface-level conversations into honest discussions about emotions, identity, fears, faith, and everyday life. Through engaging storytelling, guided questions, and biblical truth, this read-along resource creates safe spaces where children feel seen, heard, understood, and spiritually guided. Order your copy here.
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Welch Graduates 54 in Commencement
Welch College conferred degrees on 54 students in its Commencement ceremony on May 8, according to Provost Matthew McAffee. Commencement exercises were held in the Student Activities Center for the Baccalaureate service on Thursday evening, May 7, and the Commencement ceremony on Friday morning, May 8. The college awarded associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, Master of Arts in Teaching degrees, Master of Arts degrees, and the Master of Divinity degree. Read the full news release.
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