The Fellowship Family Podcast

Hear about what God is doing in the life of a FBC couple, both in their growth in the Lord and growth as a married couple, as Mark chats with Jason and Leila Robertson about their involvement with courses offered in the Biblical Soul Care ministry. Links for this episode: Biblical Soul Care at FBC - https://www.fbcva.org/biblical-soul-care Application for “Equipped to Care 201” - https://www.cogni...

Listen to first-hand stories of what God did at last month’s VBS as Mark chats with VBS teachers, Brenda Medlin and Carrie Knupp, along with Director of Children’s Ministry, Brian Weir.

Mark chats with Scott and Karen Santmier, along with Josh Wyckoff, as they share stories of how God has been using FBC to impact lives of students in our local Winchester city school system. Link to learn more about our Mentorship Program and how to register for upcoming training sessions:   https://www.fbcva.org/local-outreach

Mark chats with Don Den Hartog, Teaching Pastor of Grace Bible Church in McPherson, Kansas, as he shares key principles in how to study scripture and accurately handle it for the purpose of applying it to our lives. Resources: The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible Living By the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible

Mark chats with long-time youth leaders, Barry and Suzanne Pearson, about their ministry to FBC students over the years and how God has worked through them to impact a generation of kids.

Mark chats with Brian Weir (Fellowship Kids Director) and Alicia Battaglia (Fellowship Kids Ministry Team member) about the role our entire FBC church body can play in discipling children (and their parents) in our upcoming Vacation Bible School this June. VBS: https://fbcva.org/vbs Building Bridges: https://fbcva.org/building-bridges VBS Invitation Tool: https://storage2.snappages.site/C94C39/ass...

Mark sits down the with three current “apprentices” at FBC (Jacob Borstad, Ryan Andrews, and Micah Doerksen) as they share what God has taught them during these last several months in the program.

Mark chats with Scott Santmier (FBC Pastor of Local Outreach) and Ben Santamaria (Pastor of Iglesia Bautista Hispana Winchester) to learn how God orchestrated the development and growth of FBC’s inaugural “church plant” of Iglesia Bautista Hispana Winchester in our own backyard, culminating with a celebration that they are now able to be released as its own independent church.

Three members of the FBC Worship Planning Team (Mike Lukens, Rose Lauck, and Mark Francis) continue their discussion of the importance of the corporate gathering as the conversation shifts to song selection and style preferences related to the planning process, as well answering a few challenging questions from those in the FBC body. Find the Spotify “Songs for the Weekend” and “Songs We Sing” pla...

Three members of the FBC Worship Planning Team (Mike Lukens, Rose Lauck, and Mark Francis) discuss the importance of the corporate gathering and the Biblical principles of what it looks like to worship together as a body of believers. Find the Spotify “Songs for the Weekend” and “Songs We Sing” playlist here: https://www.fbcva.org/songs-for-the-weekend

Mark chats with FBC members, Bryan Lewis and Angie LeMay, as they share stories and testimonies of what God did through this year's Follow the Star event.

Mark chats with John Avery, Pastor of Biblical Soul Care, and his daughter-in-law, Allisa Avery, FBC Nursery Coordinator, as they pass on some tips of how families can use the Christmas season as a discipleship opportunity and a way to prepare for worshipping together on Christmas Eve.

 Mark meets with Scott Santmier, the Pastor of Local Outreach, to provide a comprehensive update on FBC’s local outreach partnerships and opportunities, aiming to build connections with the Winchester community for the purpose of sharing the message of Christ.    Learn more about Fellowship Bible Church at: www.fbcva.org  

 Mark chats with a few ladies from the “Women in the Word” ministry at FBC as they recount the value of growing in the knowledge of God along with growing in relationships with others through attending this weekly ministry.   Learn more about Fellowship Bible Church at: www.fbcva.org 

The FBC Communications team shares upcoming events and calendar items to look out for over the next few months along with detailing some of the behind-the-scenes thoughts/prayers that go into planning those ministry activities for the upcoming year. The FBC Ministry Plan can be downloaded here: https://storage2.snappages.site/C94C39/assets/files/1.Master-Planning-Document-2023.pdf

Mark chats with various FBC members who attended the three different missions trips this summer to North Dakota, Maine, and Zambia, as they all unpack what God did on those trips as they serviced a few of our partnering global churches. 

Mark engages in a conversation with John Avery, Lisa Williams, and Scott Crowley, discussing our collective responsibility to nurture the well-being of those around us while also exchanging information about the exciting new paths that God is leading the counseling ministry at FBC towards. “Starting Point” Doctrines for Discipleship  — Grace is the Foundation  — Gospel and Salvation  — Position in...

Mark chats with Marlin Beitzel and Sue Sanford, team members of the FBC Discipleship Leadership Team, to share how they believe God is further leading our congregation into discipleship over the weeks, months, and years to come.  Notes for this episode: "Starting Point" Doctrines for Discipleship - Grace is the Foundation - Gospel and Salvation - Position in Christ - Authority of God's Word - View...

Mark sits down with John Avery, Caleb Pearson, and Brian Weir to discuss the value of parents discipling their children and how FBC partners with that process.  Learn more about Fellowship Bible Church at: www.fbcva.org

Mark chats with a couple of ladies from the VBS planning team, Julie Garinger and Kelsey Ambrose, where they share the heart behind VBS and what goes on behind the scenes to make that summer week so special for each child who attends.  Find out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.org

Learn about one of the “secret agent” ministries at FBC, as Mark chats with Dave Compton, Pastor of Seniors and Congregational Care, and Dale Zilke, FBC Deacon, to discuss benevolence within the church. Find out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.org

Learn about the mission’s trip that will take place this summer to Zambia, where FBC youth and adults will connect with some of our global church partners for a week of teaching and training. Find out more about Fellowship Bible Church at: https://fbcva.org

Listen to two very different testimonies, life-experiences, and stories, all while finding the commonality of a heart for others and a pursuit to listen to the Holy Spirit’s prompting to share Christ with others in Mark’s conversation with Paul Carey and Makaylea Lehart. Find out more about Fellowship Bible Church at: https://fbcva.org

Mark chats with Mike Lukens and Rose Lauck to unpack what motivates us to share the gospel with the people around us. Find out more about Fellowship Bible Church at: https://fbcva.org

Mark has a “Building Bridges” conversation about the similarities and differences of global missions versus local missions with Pastor of Global Missions, Scott McManigle, his wife, Annette, along with a future FBC “missionary”, Martha Beitzel. Find out more about Fellowship Bible Church at: https://fbcva.org