CQ, CQ: Calling All Hams

We are putting together a network of licensed Amateur and GMRS radio operators to help churches and disaster relief volunteers to communicate with each other during emergency situations. If you would like to help, please enter your information below:

Understanding the Differences: GMRS vs. Ham Radio Licenses

Two popular options for emergency communication are General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) and Amateur Radio (Ham), each requiring its own license. Understanding the differences and benefits of each can help you make an informed decision that best supports your mission.

What is GMRS?

General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a licensed radio service that uses channels around 462 MHz and 467 MHz. The main advantage of GMRS is its ease of use and accessibility. It's designed for short-distance, two-way communication using handheld radios, mobile radios, and repeater systems. GMRS is ideal for individuals and groups who need a straightforward, reliable communication method without the complexity of setting up and operating a ham radio.

Benefits of GMRS:

• Ease of Access: Obtaining a GMRS license is straightforward, with no exam required. The license covers the licensee and their immediate family, making it a cost-effective option for groups and families.

• Simplicity: GMRS radios are easy to use, with minimal setup required. This makes them ideal for volunteers who may not have technical expertise.

• Effective for Short-Range Communication: With the use of repeaters, GMRS can effectively cover the communication needs within small to medium-sized areas, perfect for localized disaster relief efforts.

What is Ham Radio?

Amateur Radio (Ham) is a service and hobby in which licensed participants operate communications equipment. Ham radio is known for its versatility and ability to reach long distances. It operates on a variety of frequency bands, allowing for communication across towns, around the world, or even into space. Ham radio operators are often enthusiasts who enjoy the technical aspects of radio communication and the community it builds.

Benefits of Ham Radio:

• Versatility and Range: Ham radio can cover vast distances, making it invaluable for widespread disaster relief efforts. Its versatility in frequency bands allows for communication in a variety of conditions and terrains.

• Community and Support: The ham radio community is a global network of individuals ready to assist in emergency communication. Many ham operators are trained in emergency response and can provide valuable support during disasters.

• Educational Value: Obtaining a ham radio license requires passing an exam that covers radio theory, regulations, and operating practices. This educational aspect ensures that operators have a deep understanding of their equipment and communication principles.

Making the Right Choice for Your Church

Choosing between GMRS and Ham radio depends on your church's specific needs. If your focus is on creating a local network of volunteers who need simple, effective communication tools, GMRS might be the right choice. Its ease of use and straightforward licensing make it accessible for most volunteers. On the other hand, if your disaster relief efforts require long-distance communication or you have access to volunteers with technical expertise, Ham radio offers a broader range of possibilities. The ham radio community's wealth of knowledge and willingness to assist can be a tremendous asset during emergencies.

For organizations MBA, ensuring effective communication during emergencies is paramount. Both GMRS and Ham radio licenses offer unique benefits that can support disaster relief efforts. By considering your specific needs and the capabilities of your volunteer network, you can choose the communication tool that best supports our mission to connect churches and disaster relief volunteers during critical times. For more detailed guidance on setting up your communication network or further information on GMRS and Ham radio licenses, contact Mark Weible, at Marion Baptist Association: (352) 622-6245, office@churches.mba. 

Volunteer Mentors and Tutors Needed at Lowell Correctional Institution

Updated 8/29/2024: Classes are underway at Lowell, but we still need volunteers. 

 Marion Baptist Association has joined forces with The College at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Florida Department of Corrections, to bring a beacon of hope to the women at Lowell Correctional Institution in Marion County. This pioneering program offers incarcerated women the chance to pursue a fully accredited Bachelor of Arts degree on-site, providing not just an education, but a pathway to personal transformation and a future of service. Please submit your contact information in the form below in order to receive more information about this volunteer opportunity. 

A Unique Educational Journey

The program at Lowell Correctional Institution is designed to offer more than just academic knowledge. It provides a well-rounded theological education that prepares the women not only for personal growth and fulfillment but also for a unique opportunity to serve. Upon completing the rigorous four-year degree program, which runs through fall, spring, winter, and summer semesters, graduates will be equipped and sent to different state prisons to serve as field ministers. This dual focus on education and service creates a powerful platform for change, both in the lives of the students and in the broader community.

The Need for Volunteers

To support this ambitious program, there is a significant need for volunteers to serve as mentors and tutors. The role of a volunteer in this context is multifaceted, offering academic support, personal guidance, and spiritual encouragement. Volunteers have the unique opportunity to walk alongside these women, helping them navigate their educational journey, overcome challenges, and grow in their faith. Whether you have a background in theology, education, or simply a heart for mentorship and service, your contribution can make a profound difference in the lives of these students.

The Impact of Your Involvement

Volunteering in this program is an opportunity to contribute to a cycle of positive change. By investing your time and talents, you can help break down barriers to rehabilitation by providing the women at Lowell with the tools they need to build a new life. The impact of your involvement extends far beyond the classroom; it reaches into the future, empowering graduates to serve as field ministers, where they can share the hope and healing they've experienced with others in the prison system.

Why Volunteer?

- Contribute to Rehabilitation: Play a direct role in helping incarcerated women prepare for a future of service and success.
- Support Personal and Spiritual Growth: Provide the encouragement and support needed to help students grow personally and in their faith.
- Be Part of a Transformative Program: Join a community of educators, mentors, and faith leaders dedicated to making a difference in the lives of incarcerated women.

Join Us in This Transformative Mission

The partnership between the Marion Baptist Association and the College at Southeastern represents a bold step forward in the intersection of education, faith, and rehabilitation. By volunteering as a mentor or tutor, you become a crucial part of this transformative journey, helping to light the way for a future filled with hope, purpose, and service.

If you feel called to support this vital program, we warmly invite you to reach out and learn more about how you can get involved. Your decision to volunteer could be the catalyst for change in the lives of these women, empowering them to transform their futures and serve as beacons of hope and healing in their communities.

We need Hundreds Of Emergency Response and DR Volunteers

Marion County Emergency Operations has requested that we stand ready with background-checked credentialed volunteers to help in a critical incident or natural disaster. You can take the Florida Baptist Convention's online DR training today and help us to stand up to assist our community partners when called upon. Once you complete the online training, you can be credentialed to serve with SBC Disaster Relief volunteers whenever needed. For more information, visit our Disaster Relief page at www.reach.mba/dr or follow the steps below to start your training. 

Process for Online Training

1.Click HERE to Register for ONLINE TRAINING– Please enter all information. This is for both returning and/or new volunteers. There is a $10.00 registration fee per person that may be paid with a credit card. You only need to register once a year no matter how many classes you take.

2.Click HERE to Watch the Orientation segment videos. You may watch these separately or all at one time. When finished, answer the short questionnaire. The questionnaire will be sent to the office and your attendance will be recorded. This is required of all beginning volunteers and when renewing your badge (once every three years).

3. Choose a ministry area class you would like to take and/or review and click on the link listed below. Again, answer the questionnaire at the end which will record your attendance of this class.

• Clean Up & Recovery

• Feeding

• Safe Food Handling

• Onsite Management

• Administrative Support

• Assessment Training

• Flood Response Training

• Trailer Safety Training

• Chaplaincy | Becoming a Chaplain Instructions | Application

• Introductory Communications Volunteer Training

• Advanced Administration/Google Docs

You may take as many ministry area classes as you desire – remembering to answer the questionnaire at the end to have your attendance recorded.

Allow a few weeks following your background clearance, registration, and class attendance to receive your badge. If we do not have a current headshot picture of you, one will be requested. Pictures may be selfies. When sending a picture, please remember – no hats or sunglasses may be worn in the shot, and a plain background should be used (for instance – a clear wall).

For online trainings, you will order your hat, shirt, and lanyard from IWantYellow.com At the time you place your order, you will need to provide your badge number. When ordering, you may decide to order extra shirts and items, which is perfectly acceptable. Whatever you order will be at your expense. Registration cost has been reduced since we will not be providing these items.

Any questions –  email dr.assistant@flbaptist.org

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Connections: Guest post by Stuart Carver

Birth of a Family: Life Saving Connections  Available on Amazon @  https://a.co/d/iN46j8O

Everyday

• You make the same two choices hundreds of times.

• Treat the symptom or solve the problem.

Perhaps you’ve heard it before. The story of the riverside village. One day a villager noticed a baby floating down the rushing river and quickly swam out to save the baby from drowning. The next day the same villager noticed two babies floating down the river. He called for help and both of the babies were saved. Day after day, more and more babies were carried downriver in the turbulent current. The entire village organized massive rescue efforts involving watchtowers and around-the-clock rescue teams. Eventually they were overwhelmed. There were too many babies caught in the river current and not enough rescuers. Finally, someone asked, “Where are all these babies coming from?” When several villagers volunteered to go upstream to investigate, to their dismay, they were told they could not go because every person was needed to rescue as many babies as possible. The volunteers said, “If we go upstream, perhaps we can stop the problem and no babies will die.”

The number of pre-born lives lost to abortion has increased to over 50 million annually.

Just like the babies in the river, threats to pre-born lives is a symptom of a greater problem upstream.

The leading root cause of threats to pre-born lives is the hearts of fathers toward their children.

The predicament is the same. While as many pre-born lives as possible must be saved, eliminating the threat will require going upstream and solving the root cause.

James said it best. James successfully procreated children, but his heart wasn’t turned toward them. During his experiences with Birth of a Family, that changed. James said, “Birth of a Family turned everything around and helped me see things in a whole new way.

Where do the extra hands that are needed to reach the root cause of threats to pre-born lives come from? The Body of Christ. Here’s how it works.

When together, the Body of Christ and life affirming ministries can make a shared decision to go upstream to reach the root of the problem, the development of new Birth of a Family communities begins.

• Dates are set for regularly occurring Birth of a Family relational discipleship activities to occur.

• People of the Body of Christ are enlisted, equipped, and engaged to serve as Birth of a Family volunteers.

• Pregnancy-center clients and co-parents are invited to participate in recurring Birth of a Family

relational-discipleship activities.

• Birth of a Family relational discipleship activities begin.

• Relational discipleship happens.

• Hearts of fathers turn.

• Families unite.

• Pre-born lives are saved.

• Cultures of life replace cultures of death.

“178 couples have been mentored. Many made decisions for Christ, and the future of their families has

been significantly impacted.” —Karen Brooks, Executive Director, Choices Pregnancy Center, Brandon, Florida

Like those villagers going upstreams, reaching the root cause by connecting the Body of Christ to life-affirming ministry the way God wants them to be connected is so ambitious and innovative, only the bold and brave do it.

• No agency on Earth is more expressly commanded and expertly equipped to address this specific root cause than the Body of Christ.

• The life affirming ministry movement is stronger than it ever has been.  Never before has the world witnessed champions for life on this scale. Life affirming ministry is one the most cohesive and effective “para-church” ministries of all time.  But is “para-church” the connection God wants?

Birth of a Family makes two urgent and challenging connections the way God wants them

to be made.

• Fathers’ hearts connected to their families and children.

• The Body of Christ connected to life-affirming ministry.

Stuart Carver is a pastor, speaker, author and relational discipleship engineer. Since 1993 he has pioneered relational discipleship platforms that have successfully reach rooted causes of our most troubling issues including:

• Threats to pre-born lives

• Adverse childhood experiences

• Poverty and addiction and recidivism

Stuart can be reached at (813) 388-7819 or by email at SCarver@FamilyGodsWay.com

Introduction to Biblical Counseling

Here is the video replay of our March, 2024 Lunch and Learn with Pastor Mike DeGuzman at the Marion Baptist Association Missionary Resource center in Ocala, FL. 

What's the best way to live out your faith in a way that not only transforms your life but those around you?

In this impactful video, we dive deep into the essence of 'Execution of Scriptures,' emphasizing the crucial step of applying biblical principles to our daily challenges. Discover how moving beyond understanding to action can foster significant spiritual growth and resilience.

Hear about the profound importance of 'Caring for Souls,' where we explore the commitment needed to guide individuals on their spiritual journey, offering hope and lasting change through God's word. This segment highlights the transformative power of patience and dedicated mentorship.

We also address 'Lasting Change,' focusing on the transformative experience that stems from deep, internal work facilitated by God's grace. Learn about the journey of change that is profound, permanent, and divinely inspired.

'Shepherding God's People' is identified as the paramount task, emphasizing the dedication to guiding and protecting the spiritual well-being of others with care, diligence, and faithfulness.

Our 'Counseling Sessions' segment provides a glimpse into the structured, thoughtful approach adopted in spiritual counseling, ensuring individuals receive the time and attention they need for their journey.

Lastly, the 'Marriage Conference' section addresses the significant impact of relationship health on individuals' spiritual lives, offering guidance on the primary elements in marital counseling.

Join us as we explore these powerful themes, designed to inspire, guide, and transform. Let's embark on this journey together, fostering spiritual growth, resilience, and lasting change.

From Persecution to Prayer - Mike olive

Here is the video replay of our February, 2024 Lunch and Learn event at the Marion Baptist Association Missionary Resource Center.  Mike Olive is a church planter and pastor of Common Ground Church in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.  At our February Lunch and Learn, Pastor Mike shared some of his struggles of planting a church in an anti-church environment in South Florida and how that experience has led him to develop a prayer cottage and retreat cabin for people in ministry. in Hawthorne, FL. 

The Come Away Cottage is a free place for pastors & missionaries to “Come Away and Rest awhile”. The Come  The stress of ministry is great and the need for rest is greater. Pastors and missionaries are invited to "Come Away and sit by the lake, enjoy a camp fire, rest, be refreshed, be renewed, and be redeployed into our Father’s harvest." For more information about Come Away Cottage, visit www.comeawaycottage.com .

Starting Church Planting Movements in the USA

In 2020, while serving on the staff of Greater Orlando Baptist Association, I hosted an online training event with Dr. David Garrison on starting Church Planting Movements in the United States.

CPM's focus on starting small, rapidly reproducing churches with little to no money. They usually meet in places that do not require the church to own a building or pay rent. Their pastors are often volunteers who take care of their own living expenses through employment in jobs outside of the church. 

This video is a part of our online curriculum on Becoming a Multiplying Church Leader, which is a free online course that anyone can take to learn how to multiply disciples, leaders, small groups and churches. 

Reaching Gen Z

Get ready to learn how to engage Generation Z for the sake of the Gospel! At Marion Baptist Association's November 2023 Lunch and Learn,  Asher Segelken provided insights and practical strategies for how to connect with the next generation based on his research & and experience as a Gen Z CEO. 

How to Launch a Christian School

Here is the video replay from our October, 2023 Lunch and Learn Pastor Jared Buchanan led our discussion on First Steps in Launching a Christian School. In 2021, Oklawaha Bridge Baptist Church started a middle school to provide an opportunity for East Marion residents to send their kids to school closer to home. Jared shared from his church's experience while passing along very practical information useful to churches exploring the option of starting their own schools. 

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Free evangelism Resources

In 2018, Phil Cohn started Saturate USA - an initiative to take the Gospel of Jesus to every home in America.  Phil's organization provides free evangelistic materials to churches to take to their neighbor homes.

Now, Phil is partnering with Jesse Conners, founder of TrueLife.org to provide pastors free access to easy to use evangelism materials and listing their churches in an online church directory on the TrueLife.org website.  Click below for more information. 

Training for Reaching People who Live in Apartment Communities

As Marion County continues to grow in population, the demand for housing is increasing as well. We are seeing historic increases in both single-family and multi-family development. However, the Florida Apartment Association estimates that there is currently a shortage of 3,391 apartments in the Ocala-Marion Metro and that by 2030 the housing unit gap will increase to 12,815. That is why there has been a significant increase in apartment building construction in recent months. 

When it comes to church attendance there appears to be a gap between single-family residents and multi-family residents who attend church worship services on a regular basis. According to a 2010 article in Baptist Press, while 57% of the people in North America live in multi-housing communities, an estimated 95% of them are considered to be "lost without Christ." 

There are numerous reasons for these differences and there are multiple ways churches can bridge the gap. At MBA, we are offering training that will help churches to build outreach, evangelism and discipleship strategies for people who live in apartments and other types of multi-housing communities. For more information about this training and helpful resources available to churches, visit www.reach.mba/apartments. 

Rebecca Santos: Ministry Protection for Children and Youth

Here is the video replay of our July 2023 Lunch and Learn at the MBA Missionary Resource Center. Rebecca is Communications Director at the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP). 

"Child abuse. It’s the unspeakable done to the most vulnerable in our society. As Ministry Leaders, how do we prevent abuse? How do we spot it when it’s happening? What are our responsibilities when we suspect it? What precautions can I put up within my ministry to prevent predators from perpetrating? How do I identify grooming behaviors? We discuss this difficult topic and the resources available through ECAP to prevent child abuse in the Christian ministry context."

Rebecca Santos joined ECAP at the beginning of 2023 as their Communications Director after serving in Corporate America for 18 years in a variety of management, business consulting, and event planning assignments. She has served for over five years at her local church in both Nursery Coordinator and VBS Director capacities. Her role within ECAP is to create awareness by educating the Evangelical community on how to create an ironclad child protection program for their ministries. She has presented to hundreds of ministry leaders to bring awareness and educate them on the atrocities of child abuse. She presently resides in Jacksonville, FL where she enjoys gardening and spending time with her husband, children, and pets.

What is the Golden Rule of Evangelism?

The "Golden Rule of Evangelism" is the "Golden Rule," Jesus said, "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them" (Matthew 7:12). The Golden Rule always works. If you were lost in your sin, how would you want someone who loves and cares about you to share the Gospel of Jesus with you?

Several years ago, while speaking at a Christian college, I shared with the students a process that I called “reverse engineered evangelism.” I developed this system after realizing that most evangelism training begins with the assumption that the person sharing the gospel and the person hearing the gospel are complete strangers and have not had any previous interaction. For most believers, the prospect of sharing something as profound and deeply personal as the gospel with a complete stranger is terrifying. I developed this process after hearing Bill Faulkner ask the question, “How are we teaching people to evangelize the people that they love?” This caused me to think and ask myself, “Why don’t we love everyone that we are evangelizing? Wouldn’t that make evangelism much easier.” So, here is what I shared with the students:

• Evangelize those that you love.

• Love those that you serve.

• Serve those that you know. 

• Get to know those that you don’t (love, serve or know). 

The students responded with enthusiasm and relief. This process incorporates establishing and building relationships, meeting people’s needs, demonstrating the love of Christ and verbally sharing the message of the gospel. On that day, those students conveyed to me that following this pattern of evangelism seemed more natural, less contrived and less stressful. It seemed to be more authentic and less awkward than trying to talk to complete strangers about spiritual life change. In Disciples Making Disciples, we talk more about The Golden Rule of Evangelism and evangelizing the people that we love.  Sign up for this free online course at www.reach.mba/dmd.

Become a Multiplying Church leader

Here is the recording of my interview with Dr. David Nelms, Founder and President of The Timothy Initiative.  In this video, we talk about the need for Micro Churches to reach people who are currently being missed by Legacy Churches.  We are offering free TTI training through our website.   Go to reach.mba/cpmx2 to sign up for the online course. 

Micro churches start out small and multiply quickly. They can meet virtually anywhere and they typically have unpaid leaders. In reality it costs absolutely nothing to start a micro church. On the other hand, it can cost ¼ to ½ million dollars to start a legacy church where paid staff and rented facilities are needed.

Legacy churches are currently reaching less than 20% of the American population. If we could increase that to 50%, that would leave half of our population without a local expression of church that they are willing to attend. 

Tony and Felicity Dale compare micro churches to rabbits, they start small and multiply quickly. The gestation period for rabbits is approximately three months while the gestation period for elephants is 18-22 months. Two elephants can multiply to 4 elephants in about four years. Two rabbits can multiply to nearly four million rabbits in that same four year period.

To learn more about how to make disciples who, make disciples, who make disciples that plant churches, that plant churches, that plant churches sign up for our free online Church Planting Movement Leader course. 

What is Obedience-Based Discipleship?

Church Planting Movements (CPMs) are movements of God where churches multiply rapidly - reaching to four generations in less than two years. Reports are coming in from all over the world where Christian churches are seeing rapid multiplication.  Multiplication of churches stems from the multiplication of leaders, which comes from the multiplication of disciples. We see this occurring in the New Testament and in various parts of the world today. 

There are many common characteristics of church planting movements and they have been well documented. However, one characteristic that appears to be common in areas where there is rapid church multiplication is obedience-based discipleship. 

Obedience-based discipleship is a method of discipleship that focuses on teaching people to obey the Bible, rather than simply teaching them Bible content. This approach is based on the belief that true discipleship is not just knowing about Jesus, but following Him in every area of our lives.

Obedience-based discipleship often results in the multiplication of disciples, leaders and churches. In the Great Commission, Jesus commanded us not only to make disciples, but we are to be about "teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:20). When we move from knowledge-based discipleship to obedience-based discipleship, we begin to see the 30, 60, 100 fold kind of fruit that Jesus talked about in Mark 4:20.

If you are interested in learning more about obedience-based discipleship and church multiplication, sign up for our free online course, "Become a Multiplying Church Leader" and see for yourself at: 

https://www.reach.mba/obedience-based-discipleship

The AI Challenge: A Biblical Response

Updated 5/11/23

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, known as "the Godfather of AI," quit his job at Google so that he could openly criticize the technology that he helped to create.  According to an article in the New York Times:

His immediate concern is that the internet will be flooded with false photos, videos and text, and the average person will “not be able to know what is true anymore.”

Dr. Hinton's long-term concern is that AI poses an existential risk to humanity. I believe that this is a subject serious enough for our immediate attention. I am inviting you to join me in a round table discussion concerning a Biblical Response to AI at our next Lunch and Learn gathering on Thursday, May 11th in Ocala. Please click the blue button below to get more information and to register for this event. or go directly to www.lunch.mba. Please also share this link with anyone who may be interested in this subject. 

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 

(I Peter 5:6-10)

The AI challenge is something that every person and every church will have to deal with in the not-so-distant future. Artificial Intelligence is already here and is advancing at an incredibly fast pace. Computers are now creating a variety of content from text to poetry, images, video and art at a rate faster than humans can produce it. AI content is difficult to detect. Therefore, we now find ourselves in a time when we have to be even more critical of everything that we read, see and hear. AI generated contact has already been shown to exhibit bias for and against certain political candidates and issues. 

While AI can be used for good, the potential for abuse and its negative impact can be astounding. In the hands of terrorists, foreign advisories, criminals and political activists, AI can do great harm. Perhaps the greatest damage can be done to the human psyche when people have to train their minds to be hyper critical of everything.  Imagine the potential for increased anxiety, paranoia, and moral uncertainty that can come with the acceptance of AI in our society.  

Jesus said, “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock." (Matthew 7:24)

The Christian response to the AI Challenge is to stand firm on the Word of God and to offer hope to people who are swimming around in a deep dark sea of uncertainty. We need to make sure that we are standing on the firm foundation of Jesus and to point the way to salvation through him. As the psalmist said, "He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure." (Psalm 40:2)

Estate Planning with Rick Wheeler

Florida Baptist Financial Services welcomed Rick Wheeler as the new president and chief executive officer January 2020. Since 1947, Florida Baptist Financial Services has been committed to helping Florida Baptist churches and individuals be good stewards of all God has entrusted to them while also generating revenue to support the advancement of the Gospel in the Sunshine State – “God’s people using God’s resources to do God’s business.”

State of Theology Survey Review and Implications

Every two years Life Way Research and Ligonier Ministries partner together to take the theological pulse of Americans. The latest findings have been published at thestateoftheology.com. On December 1, 2022 Pastor Eric Gervais of First Baptist Church of Salt Springs led our discussion of the survey results and their implications for pastors and churches. 

Some topics covered include:

• Does God Change?

• Are We Born Innocent?

• Does Church Membership Matter?

• Is the Bible Divinely Authored by God?

• What Is God's Will For Human Identity and Sexual Ethics?

Navigating the Digital Mission Field with Asher Segelken

Asher Segelken is the founder of Good Grain Creative, a digital communications agency for churches based in Nashville Tennessee. Asher is a storyteller at heart, passionate about meeting and working alongside people and sharing God's love with them. When he’s not working, he enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, hanging out in coffee shops, and watching movies. Asher graduated with a degree in Entrepreneurship from Belmont University and uses his degree to explore and create more accessible and reliable solutions for ministries to implement.

How to Lead Like Jesus

Here is the video replay of our September, 2022 Lunch and Learn on How to Lead Like Jesus. This is a 30 minute overview of the Lead Like Jesus Encounter. For more information about scheduling an LLJ Encounter for your church, business, or organization, go to www.reach.mba/jesus.