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Why preach an overview of a challenging book? Ben Smith, pastor of Vacaville Bible Church in Vacaville, CA, preached through Isaiah in 10 messages. In this episode of RE:CHURCH, Marshall Fant and Pastor Smith discuss the way he worked through this challenging but rewarding book. Speaking of how studying Isaiah at the beginning of his pastoral ministry significantly deepened his study and unders...

What book helps us to live as saints? As believers, we are created new in Christ. This foundational reality should shift how we think and act. In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes to a young church full of problems and challenges these “saints” to live as they are called. In this episode of RE:CHURCH, Marshall Fant discusses this book with Taigen Joos, pastor of Heritage Baptist Church in Dover, NH, f...

Luke Boyer explored the possibility of long-term ministry with the deaf through a SIP internship in Papua New Guinea. Although God used the summer to redirect him, Luke shares two lessons he learned during the summer. How could an internship help you explore ministry options?

What book helps us when we are discouraged or focused on the flaws of others? Colossians encourages us to lift our eyes from ourselves and those around us and focus our attention and affection on Christ. Colossians is all about Christ-the sufficiency of His work and the centrality of His Person. In this episode of RE:CHURCH, Marshall Fant discusses this book with Frank Snyder, a GFA interim pas...

What book instructs us about our work, the pleasures of life, and how to handle circumstances we don’t understand, such as a pandemic? Ecclesiastes addresses all these things. In God’s sovereignty, God prepared one local church for COVID-19 through the preaching of this book prior to the 2020 shutdowns. This episode of RE:CHURCH resumes our series on preparing to preach. In it, Marshall Fant di...

A 1200-square-meter lot is for sale in the province of Pampanga on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Who will buy it? A small mission church less than two years old hopes to purchase it. This church, pastored by a graduate of Bob Jones Memorial Bible College in Manila, has a vision to make disciples and start other disciple-making churches. This is missions at its best: God using national...

A GFA medical missions team traveled to Zambia in July. Multitudes gathered each morning, hoping to be seen for their physical maladies: malaria, respiratory problems, burns, and abscessed teeth. Medical and dental providers from the US and Canada saw over 1,000 patients during the 6 ½ days of clinic. Like Christ, they were moved with compassion at seeing the multitudes, many of whom have limit...

Dr. Timothy Berrey, GFA’s Director of Missionary Recruitment, participated in GFA’s July Medical Missions Team in Zambia. Opportunities abounded in one-on-one conversations and with groups of people waiting to be seen at the clinic. Capitalizing on the Zambians’ love of stories, Dr. Berrey used visual aids to share that just as the Israelites were healed when they looked at the serpent Moses li...

Blake Whitney’s participation on this year’s Zambia Medical Missions Team in May was a long time in coming. His interest in GFA’s medical missions program began in 2022, but he didn’t travel then. Nor did he successfully make it to Zambia in 2023. But this year he did, and he was able to use his nursing degree to further the Gospel. How about you? Would you consider using your medical experienc...

Claire Petersen grew up as a missionary kid in Hong Kong, while her husband Tim grew up as a missionary kid in Poland. Her plan was to use English teaching as an avenue for evangelism, relationship building, and helping in a church plant-in Hong Kong. But God opened her eyes to spiritual needs around the world and changed her thinking about serving in Poland. She says, “I can say yes to going t...

When launching a church plant, where do you begin your preaching ministry? In this episode of RE:CHURCH, Marshall Fant discusses this topic with Matthew Recker, who has planted three churches in New York City. He currently pastors Heritage Baptist Church in Manhattan, a church that began in 1996. Pastor Recker chose to start in Matthew 5 with the Beatitudes, a passage that corrects skewed views...

When you first take a church, how do you discern the current spiritual needs and where to begin preaching? How do you prepare your own heart? In this episode of RE:CHURCH, Marshall Fant discusses this topic with Caleb Phelps, who has been senior pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Taylors, SC, for one year. Before that, he served six years as a senior pastor of a church in Florida. He says the gr...

What Scripture evaluates pastors and churches? How do we, as pastors, lead our churches to see ourselves accurately? Revelation 1-3 speaks to the spiritual condition of churches. Christ’s “I know” in Revelation 2-3 magnifies His intimate, personal relationship with His people, followed by His loving warnings and promises. In this episode of RE:CHURCH, GFA Executive Director Jon Crocker intervie...

What is the main thing going on in the world today? Ephesians answers this question. The church is the main thing going on in the world today. God’s glory is being put on display in the church. In this episode of RE:CHURCH, Marshall Fant discusses with Jon Crocker his experience of preaching through Ephesians in a church plant in Mexico City. Jon Crocker, Executive Director of Gospel Fellowship...

Anne Dreisbach's Call to Missions

Genadendal, South Africa

Preparing to Preach the Gospel of Mark

Missions Burdens from Believers Around the World

Tandil, Argentina

Preparing to Preach 1 and 2 Peter

Doha, Qatar

Delft, South Africa

Preaching the Book of Psalms

A Prayer for Argentina

Preparing to Preach an Overview of Romans

Replacing Yourself in Missions

Preparing to Preach Funerals

Preparing to Preach the Book of Hebrews

Partnerships with National Pastors: 2023 Mexico Medical Missions Team