Interview 12: With the Word to the World (podcast)

Our May/June issue of FrontLine was put together by the faculty and staff of Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa. We appreciate all the articles that appeared in that issue. For this installment of the podcast, we offer an interview with Jim Tillotson, the president of Faith Baptist Bible College. He writes…

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FBFI 2023 Workshop: Connecting the Local Church to the Local Community

During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Besides the preaching sessions, our speakers and other leaders conducted several outstanding Workshop sessions, most of which we recorded. We offer them along with the audio of the main messages. Dr. Dennis Wilkening conducted…

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FBFI 2023: Nathan Mestler – "I Will Build My Church" (podcast)

During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Our featured message for this podcast comes from Nathan Mestler, President of International Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Chandler Arizona. I Will Build My Church You can find it at our podcast, here.…

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FBFI 2023 Workshop: “A C.A.R.E. Model for Discipleship”

During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Besides the preaching sessions, our speakers and other leaders conducted several outstanding Workshop sessions, most of which we recorded. We offer them along with the audio of the main messages. Dr. Jim Berg conducted…

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Creating a Culture of Evangelism

If any subject is near and dear to the hearts of FBFI members, it is evangelism. We are all interested in seeing the Lord’s church grow, especially through our own ministries. Is that desire selfish? We rejoice at any soul converted, but we all want the Lord to use us to reach someone today. During…

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EMS Evangelism

The abrasive sound of the pager went off at about midnight, a sound designed to wake the dead, if that were possible. “Salina ambulance, you are needed at …” Years of working as an emergency medic had prepared me for routine medical emergencies (heart attacks, strokes, broken hips, drug overdoses, etc.). This late-night page would…

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Podcast Interview 05: Cosmetic Surgery in a Plastic Age

We present another edition of the Proclaim & Defend podcast with an interview of Pastor Ryan Martin based on his article in the January/February edition of FrontLine entitled “Cosmetic Surgery in a Plastic Age.” We’re all familiar with news about one actor or another undergoing multiple cosmetic “procedures.” We even hear from time to time…

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Episode 04: Want to Work in Healthcare? Here’s What to Expect

The Proclaim & Defend podcast features interviews with the authors of FrontLine articles. Todd & Ruth Kilburn offered “Want to Work in Healthcare? Here’s What to Expect” in our issue, “Biblical Counsel for Medical Choices,” issued for January/February, 2023. What is the article about? In our topsy-turvy world, people in all kinds of jobs find…

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Episode 3: Should We Heal or Pray? A Defense of Modern Medicine

Our January/February 2023 issue of FrontLine, Biblical Counsel for Medical Choices, includes the article “Should We Heal or Pray? A Defense of Modern Medicine” by Brett Williams. Brett has been a pastor and is the provost of Central Baptist Seminary. We had an interesting conversation about his article which surveyed the history of Christian attitudes…

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