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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. Sandra Capon conducted a workshop session for the ladies, it is our p...

“Jesus ate with sinners!” The drug-addicted mother threw the statement in the face of her substance-recovering daughter as a taunt and manipulative tool.  The daughter had recently come to Christ and was seeking to find freedom from a drug-shrouded childhood.  She was raised in the drug culture by a mother who was equally given to its grip. “But, but, I am not Jesus.”  The daughter answered. The d...

Larry Robbins recently retired after a 23-year career as a Community Chaplain, serving with his local police force. Through that time he also served on the pastoral staff of his church. In the March/April 2023 edition of FrontLine , Larry wrote an article reflecting on his experience and ministry opportunities as a police chaplain. I was able to sit down with him (by way of Zoom!) and reflect on t...

The intersectionality of religion and politics is a huge bone of contention in the present social dialogue.  People from the right and left are both attacking the idea of Christian Nationalism—in whatever way it may be defined.  However, the idea of free speech is foundational to Western culture, and it is extremely important to New Testament Christianity. Defending free speech should rise above a...

During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” In our podcast last week , I interviewed Jim Tillotson, the President of Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary located in Ankeny, Iowa. Jim was one of our speakers at the Annual Meeting. I promised to publish his message from the conference this week, so here it i...

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.” ― C.S. Lewis, from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe My guess is that many people do not know, or at least have qu...

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 a column in FrontLine every month. We will post his two most recent colu...

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 the workshop session we offer today: “...

The He Gets Us advertising campaign was launched in 2022 in order to “reintroduce” Jesus to the masses—especially to young people. It was focused on the sensibilities and values of western culture, and focused on things like compassion, identity, pain, and “radical forgiveness.” The founder of Hobby Lobby spent over $100 million on the campaign and there were many others. Many on the left called t...

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 We encourage you to subscribe to our podcast to get other audio from us, including the other mes...

This is a loaded question and I do not believe I have the answer to it, but it is a question that many pastors are facing today in helping married couples through these horribly sinful times. Are divorce and remarriage ever permissible? This is not the question for this article. If you believe that divorce and remarriage are never permissible, then, the question in the article title is moot. Many...

From our March/April edition of FrontLine magazine comes an article by Rachel Langendorfer, GFAM missionary in Papua/New Guinea. Her article is called: Rescue the Perishing Ministering the Gospel in Medical Emergencies Rachel is a family nurse practitioner ministering in a rural clinic in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. She has served as a career missionary with Gospel Fellowship Association fo...

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  Matthew 5:28  If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.  Matthew 18:6 The State of Louisiana just established a new law .  It...

Our interview for this episode is prompted by an article in the May/June 2023 edition of FrontLine magazine, Preparing for Life’s Final Transition . Dr. Douglas Brown serves as the dean and senior professor at Faith Baptist Theological Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa. We recorded this interview on the campus after holding our Annual Meeting there. The topic is caring for aging parents as they come to the...

There is an Amazon series being aired that is an expose (with an agenda) of the Duggar family drama, and the ministry behind the Duggars—the Institute in Basic Life Principles —founded by now disgraced ( as determined by the leadership of the ministry he founded ) Bill Gothard. My understanding is that it falsely ties all of biblical fundamentalism to this movement. I have not watched the series—y...

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. Marrena Ralph conducted the workshop session we offer today: “Changin...

In the last few years, a movement has arisen among young men as a reaction to the emasculating influence of feminism upon men world-wide. The backlash against the anti-masculinity movement has produced sexually promiscuous online influences like Andrew Tate. These have become the darlings of many in the conservative movement—and many of the young men in your church and school. The term toxic mascu...

Our guest, David De Bruyn, is the pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. The topic is reproductive technology from a Christian perspective. The ethics of reproductive technology can be extremely challenging for a Christian. Some treatments will involve the creation of multiple embryos (babies), some of whom will most likely never be allowed to live out their lives. We...

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 Tim Potter of Mentor, OH. The Organic Spiritual Lifestyle of the Church We encourage you to subscribe to our podcast to get other audio from us, including the other messages of the conference and exclusive interviews...

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 the workshop session we offer today: “A C.A.R....

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 our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclai...

FrontLine article, “EMS Evangelism,” available here for paid subscribers. Our guest, Dr. Jonathan Edwards has served with Northwest Baptist Missions since 1975, planting and revitalizing churches in Utah. Our conversation covers a wide variety of outreach initiatives he has used through his ministry. Dr. Edwards serves on the boards of NBM, Utah Independent Baptist Camp (UTIBACA), and Grace Reigns...

In a June 26, 2023, article in the New York Post , Bruce Bawer, a proponent of gay rights, bemoaned the damage the woke movement has done.  He wrote, At New York’s annual Drag March on Friday, activists chanted “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.”  It’s shocking. But not new. In recent years, such blunt, outrageous rhetoric from the gay left has become pretty familiar.  Two y...

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The theme of our annual meeting, held at Faith Baptist Bible College and Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa, was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Kevin Schaal led off our meeting with this message. For a short article on the same theme, see “ Does ‘Preach the Word’ Mean What You Think it Means? ” at Proclaim and Defend. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscr...