2024 Report of the Executive Director (for the 2025 National Convention)
Executive Director Report (with graphics)
Reports referenced:
Lessons From the NAFWB Counseling Program
(From 2024): Convention Shortfalls and the Real Problem
Article: Keeping Our College Students
Podcasts About Church Camp
The Value of Camp in the Lives of Youth – Dylan Persinger
Why Kids Need Camp – Coleman Shepherd
Why You Should Care About Camp – Stan Coker
2024 Executive Report
2023 Report of the Executive Secretary (for the 2024 National Convention)
Download the Here to Help Resource Chart
Download “The Top Ten Challenges Facing Pastors in 2024” (by Dr. Eddie Moody)
- Powerpoint: Top Ten Challenges Facing FWB Pastors in 2024
Podcasts referenced in the 2024 Executive Office Report:
- Questions Every Church Should Ask (Encouraging churches to evaluate their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats)
3 for 30 Objectives: Reach
- How Pastors Have Used the Know Your Community Report (Ben Crabtree, Ed Goode, and Faron Thebeau)
- How The Hope Initiative is Impacting One Community (Noah Taylor)
- Using Child Evangelism Fellowship to Reach Your Community (Jeff Nichols & Don Phares)
- IM’s Go Global Training (Jerry Gibbs)
- Reaching International Students Task Force
- The Benefits of Rekindle (Travis Alexander)
- The Pastor Placement Program (Dr. Tim York)
- The Pastor Placement Program (from the standpoint of a pastoral candidate) (Barry Long)
- Counseling Program for Pastors and Their Families (Tom Jones)
- Counseling Program for Pastors (from the standpoint of a participant) (Sherman Branch)
- Pastor Boot Camps (Dr. Brad Ransom)
3 for 30 Objectives: Train
- D6 Family Ministry Curriculum (Dr. Ron Hunter & Katie Greenwood)
- One Church’s Experience with D-Groups (Kevin Barnett)
- Welch College MDiv Program (Welch Divinity School Faculty)
- ETEAM, Truth & Peace, and College Missions Program (Derek Altom & Leslie Nichols)
- A Church Revitalization Story (Brandon Baber)
- How a State University Student Became a Missionary (JD Crawford)
- Using CTS as a Discipleship Tool (Derek Altom)
- Why I Am a Free Will Baptist (Edwin Hayes)
3 for 30 Objectives: Give
- The Impact of One Association (helping a local church) (Duane Littlefield)
- Disaster Response Teams (Ken Akers)
- The Value of Chaplains (Chris Dotson)
- College Missions Program (IM)
- Getting the Most out of Your Money (with the Board of Retirement) (John Brummitt)
- Making Eternal Investments (through the FWB Foundation) (David Brown)
- Giving Through Endowments (Bill Evans)
- The Together Way Trust (Dr. Melvin Worthington)
New Initiatives
- The Great Dechurching (Jim Davis & Michael Graham)
- MINCE (Dr. Jay Moon)
- Becoming First Aid Ready (Caleb Smith)
- Dr. Moody’s presentation from the 2023 Convention on First Aid Ready
- The First Aid Ready Approach (Church Answers Podcast)
