{"id":13687,"date":"2026-02-06T10:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/?p=13687"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:03:07","slug":"2026seminars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/2026seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Convention Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These seminars were presented at the 2026 National Convention. Some recordings have been edited for content or security purposes, and audio quality may vary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/a-going-and-sending-church-leading-with-mission-at-the-center-im-pastor-panel-bilingual\/\">A Going and Sending Church: Leading With Mission at the Center &#8211; IM Pastor Panel (Bilingual)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/across-cultures-across-campuses-how-god-can-use-ordinary-people-to-make-a-global-impact-mercers-penns-portells\/\">Across Cultures &amp; Across Campuses: How God Can Use Ordinary People to Make a Global Impact &#8211; Mercers, Penns, Portells<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/apologetics-to-the-indifferent-how-to-defend-the-faith-to-those-who-dont-care-chris-talbot\/\">Apologetics to the Indifferent: How to Defend the Faith to Those Who Don&#8217;t Care &#8211; Chris Talbot<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/applying-1st-century-church-growth-principles-to-the-21st-century-church-jose-rodriguez\/\">Applying 1st-Century Church Growth Principles to the 21st Century Church &#8211; Jose Rodriguez<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/bridges-of-grace-loving-our-muslim-neighbors-with-the-heart-of-jesus-shane-joy\/\">Bridges of Grace: Loving Our Muslim Neighbors With the Heart of Jesus &#8211; Shane &amp; Joy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/building-a-gospel-shaped-ministry-jesse-owens-1789586272\/\">Building a Gospel-Shaped Ministry &#8211; Jesse Owens<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/carrying-the-weight-brent-patrick\/\">Carrying the Weight &#8211; Brent Patrick<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/creeds-confessions-and-the-church-a-free-will-baptist-perspective-cti-panel\/\">Creeds, Confessions, and the Church: A Free Will Baptist Perspective &#8211; CTI Panel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/cultivating-environments-for-growth-how-hospitality-can-lead-to-mentorship-whitney-lute\/\">Cultivating Environments for Growth: How Hospitality Can Lead to Mentorship &#8211; Whitney Lute<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/current-trends-and-needs-in-worship-ministry-music-commission-panel\/\">Current Trends and Needs in Worship Ministry &#8211; Music Commission Panel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/developing-a-financial-game-plan-doug-little\/\">Developing a Financial Game Plan &#8211; Doug Little<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/equipping-children-to-walk-with-jesus-jennifer-barnett\/\">Equipping Children to Walk With Jesus &#8211; Jennifer Barnett<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/faith-in-the-statehouse-william-slater\/\">Faith in the Statehouse &#8211; William Slater<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/from-burden-to-blessing-conducting-healthy-church-business-meetings-todd-parrish\/\">From Burden to Blessing: Conducting Healthy Church Business Meetings &#8211; Todd Parrish<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/from-chaos-to-connected-spiritual-formation-for-busy-families-marianne-howard\/\">From Chaos to Connected: Spiritual Formation for Busy Families &#8211; Marianne Howard<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/from-resources-to-roadmaps-building-a-strategy-for-family-discipleship-trevor-holden\/\">From Resources to Roadmaps: Building a Strategy for Family Discipleship &#8211; Trevor Holden<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/generational-connections-within-the-church-chad-kivette\/\">Generational Connections Within the Church &#8211; Chad Kivette<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/giving-help-and-hope-to-the-sexually-broken-robert-posner\/\">Giving Help and Hope to the Sexually Broken &#8211; Robert Posner<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/guardians-of-innocence-addressing-childhood-sexual-abuse-in-the-church-jay-baines\/\">Guardians of Innocence: Addressing Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Church &#8211; Jay Baines<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/i-pour-out-my-soul-psalm-42-and-the-place-of-lament-in-life-and-worship-matthew-mcaffee\/\">&#8220;I Pour Out My Soul:&#8221; Psalm 42 and the Place of Lament in Life and Worship &#8211; Matthew McAffee<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/i-wish-i-hadnt-asked-jon-forrest\/\">I Wish I Hadn&#8217;t Asked &#8211; Jon Forrest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/influencing-legislation-and-irs-compliance-william-slater\/\">Influencing Legislation and IRS Compliance &#8211; William Slater<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/invisible-pillars-supporting-our-pastors-wives-robyn-ezzell\/\">Invisible Pillars: Supporting Our Pastors&#8217; Wives &#8211; Robyn Ezzell<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/its-not-personal-its-personality-different-by-design-rachelle-burchett\/\">It&#8217;s Not Personal, It&#8217;s Personality: Different by Design &#8211; Rachelle Burchett<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/learning-more-about-welch-college-abby-settle-student-panel\/\">Learning More About Welch College &#8211; Abby Settle &amp; Student Panel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/leaving-limbo-a-biblical-response-to-ministry-fatigue-tom-jones\/\">Leaving LIMBO: A Biblical Response to Ministry Fatigue &#8211; Tom Jones<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/practical-strategies-for-teaching-children-merinda-parrish\/\">Practical Strategies for Teaching Children &#8211; Merinda Parrish<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/prioritizing-missions-in-the-local-church-tim-johnson\/\">Prioritizing Missions in the Local Church &#8211; Tim Johnson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/propresenter-for-dummies-joshua-riggs\/\">ProPresenter for Dummies &#8211; Joshua Riggs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/reaching-the-hard-to-reach-jim-mccomas\/\">Reaching the Hard to Reach &#8211; Jim McComas<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/rooted-everywhere-the-unique-journey-of-im-inc-missionary-kids-mk-panel\/\">Rooted Everywhere: The Unique Journey of IM, Inc. Missionary Kids &#8211; MK Panel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/singing-with-the-early-church-in-a-pagan-land-daniel-webster\/\">Singing With the Early Church in a Pagan Land &#8211; Daniel Webster<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-created-body-genesis-1-2-and-the-image-of-god-kevin-hester\/\">The Created Body: Genesis 1-2 and the Image of God &#8211; Kevin Hester<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-discipleship-program-no-one-prepared-you-for-moving-beyond-the-why\u2014a-pathway-toward-formation-not-information-blaine-rogers\/\">The Discipleship Program No One Prepared You For: Moving Beyond the &#8220;Why&#8221;\u2014A Pathway Toward Formation Not Information &#8211; Blaine Rogers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-future-of-wnac\u2014a-great-commission-partnership-kristi-johnson\/\">The Future of WNAC\u2014A Great Commission Partnership &#8211; Kristi Johnson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-latest-research-on-generation-z-and-religion-matt-pinson\/\">The Latest Research on Generation Z and Religion &#8211; Matt Pinson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-parent-puzzle-why-you-need-them-and-how-to-lead-them-marianne-howard\/\">The Parent Puzzle: Why You Need Them, and How to Lead Them &#8211; Marianne Howard<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-secret-to-growing-in-christ-derek-altom\/\">The Secret to Growing in Christ &#8211; Derek Altom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-shallowing-of-the-church-recovering-depth-in-a-superficial-age-robert-j-morgan\/\">The Shallowing of the Church: Recovering Depth in a Superficial Age &#8211; Robert J. Morgan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/these-kids-didnt-even-plant-their-own-olive-trees-jon-forrest\/\">These Kids Didn&#8217;t Even Plant Their Own Olive Trees! &#8211; Jon Forrest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/top-5-mistakes-that-sink-your-financial-future-john-brummitt\/\">Top 5 Mistakes to Sink Your Financial Future &#8211; John Brummitt<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/we-care-suicide-intervention-care-chris-dotson\/\">We C.A.R.E. Suicide Prevention &amp; Care &#8211; Chris Dotson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/when-discipleship-stalls-naming-the-elephant-in-the-room\u2014and-breaking-the-cycle-of-apathy-david-womack\/\">When Discipleship Stalls: Naming the Elephant in the Room\u2014And Breaking the Cycle of Apathy &#8211; David Womack<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/when-the-lesson-leaves-the-room-katie-greenwood\/\">When the Lesson Leaves the Room &#8211; Katie Greenwood<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/why-and-how-to-preach-through-a-book-in-the-bible-discovering-and-proclaiming-the-logic-of-god-robert-j-morgan\/\">Why and How to Preach Through a Book in the Bible: Discovering and Proclaiming the Logic of God &#8211; Robert J. 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