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In this third official podcast channel from Fellowship Bible Church in Winchester, VA we desire to encourage, inspire, and equip you to love God and love others more and more. Through testimonies, devotionals, and Biblical content to support the "Focuses

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    • Mar 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Elder Recap of Fellowship Family Meeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 48:22


    Mike Thomas and Marlin Beitzel unpack last week's Fellowship Family meeting  as they give more details on the FBC staff transitions (specifically related to Mark Carey and the “preaching team”) along with answering questions that have been submitted by the congregation. Links:Leadership Visions FutureThe Role of Elders and DeaconsFellowship Family Podcast- March 18, 2022

    Community and Connections within the Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 45:50


    Todd and Sloane Houser share their experiences on the importance of Christian relationships rooted in God's Word and how that is reflected in Keystone, the young adult ministry at FBC.

    How Discipleship is Like a Sponge!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 29:09


    Listen to the story of Randy Clark and his progressive spiritual journey over the years - the receiving of truth from God's Word and then understanding the call to share that truth with others.

    Hearing the Call of Being Sent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 39:19


    Mark chats with Dennis and Ivette McNutt as they reflect on the faithfulness of God in their lives leading up to how they were deployed from FBC to help lead and shepherd the FBC-Shenandoah church in Woodstock. 

    Creativity and Worship in Our Advent Season at FBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 35:50


    Mark chats with Rose Lauck about the release of an Advent Devotional booklet for this Christmas season, presenting a variety of works of art submitted by those in our FBC congregation.  Advent Devotional link:  (coming soon)

    Thankful for the 'Need'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 35:54


    Hear how an FBC family has recognized that their dependence for God's provision over years has allowed them to be thankful in even the difficult times of life, as Mark chats with new staff member, Art Cox (Technical Director), and his wife, Mary Cox.

    Having Fun While 'Building Bridges'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 36:13


    Learn how those from FBC in a local chapter of a Christian motorcycle group (Christian Motorcyclists Association) use their passion for riding as a tool to present Jesus to others, as Mark chats with Mitch Berkenkemper, John Baumgartner, Mark Jones, Myron Stambaugh and Patty Stambaugh.Show links:  https://fbcva.org/building-bridges  https://cmausa.org/

    New Directions for the Biblical Training Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 38:24


    Mark chats with Tim Sanford and Micah Doerksen to discuss the values of teaching the Word of God and how the best do that in the context of classes within the FBC Biblical Training Center.

    Impact of Student Ministries

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 31:00


    Mark chats with Associate Directors of Student Ministries, Emma Kate Culler and Micah Doerksen, to share their heart and passion for youth in our church and how God is using them to make a difference in the lives of students of FBC.

    Embrace Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 21:44


     Learn about the launch of a new ministry at FBC to help support local young women who need love and care during an unplanned pregnancy as Mark chats with long-time FBCer, Tammie Perkins.Links for this episode:- Embrace Grace website:Unplanned Pregnancy Support Groupshttps://www.embracegrace.com/- Volunteer to Help:https://www.cognitoforms.com/FellowshipBibleChurch8/EmbraceGraceInterestForm- Video of a Changed Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3LT20GhNU 

    Living Out Biblical Soul Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 45:22


    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-careApplication for “Equipped to Care 201” - https://www.cognitoforms.com/FellowshipBibleChurch8/ApplicationForEquippedToCare201StudentsPast FBC recordings on Biblical Counseling - https://www.fbcva.org/biblical-counseling-training

    What God Did At VBS This Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 29:37


    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.

    Why Be a Mentor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 47:05


    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

    How to Study the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 47:05


    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 BibleLiving By the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible

    Serving Our Youth Well

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 36:00


    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.

    Your Involvement with VBS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 27:52


    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/vbsBuilding Bridges: https://fbcva.org/building-bridgesVBS Invitation Tool: https://storage2.snappages.site/C94C39/assets/files/VBS-Outreach-Vision.pdf

    The FBC Apprentice Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 39:24


    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.

    Celebrating God's Work with IBHW

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 48:01


    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.

    The Value of Our Corporate Gatherings - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 43:48


    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” playlist here: https://www.fbcva.org/songs-for-the-weekend

    The Value of Our Corporate Gatherings - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 49:27


    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

    God's Hand in Follow the Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 33:24


    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.

    Preparing for Christmas as a Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 26:41


    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.

    Local Outreach Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 33:24


     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  

    Women in the Book of James

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 24:28


     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 Ministry Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 35:50


    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

    Summer Mission Trip Highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 40:08


    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. 

    Biblical Soul Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 49:34


    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 Christ— Authority of God's Word — View of God — Ministry of the Holy Spirit — Body Life— Worship More on this specific ministry: https://fbcva.org/biblical-soul-care

    Our Calling of Making Disciples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 49:44


    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 of God- Ministry of the Holy Spirit- Body Life- Worship

    Partnering with Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 35:10


    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

    Vacation Bible School

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 26:02


    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

    What is Benevolence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 30:12


    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

    Zambia Connections

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 23:38


    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

    Bridge Building Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 43:04


    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

    How Worship Fuels our Bridge Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 46:11


    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

    Seeing Our Community as a "Local Mission Field"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 45:22


    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

    Intentional Bridge Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 31:34


    Mark chats with a young couple who is fairly new to town and new to FBC, Sam and Sydney Noble, as they chat about what it looks like to pursue others around us in our Winchester community for the purpose of pointing them to Christ.Find out more about Fellowship Bible Church at: https://fbcva.org

    Intentional Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 30:11


    Mark chats with John Avery and Lisa Williams as they discuss the value and power of prayer, along with sharing their reactions from participating in last week's “Prayer Walk” around the Quarles Elementary School neighborhood.More info…Be a part of the conversation by submitting your thoughts and questions: https://fbcva.life/podcasts#questionsWatch this episode and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/fellowshipbiblechurchvaFind out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.orgDiscover Next Steps at https://fbcva.lifeSubscribe to emails from Fellowship: https://fbcva.life/subscribeEngage with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipBibleVAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipbiblechurchMore Channels from Fellowship:Weekend Sermons: https://fbcva.life/sermonpodcastSermon Spotlight: https://fbcva.life/sermonspotlightThe Global Church Podcast: https://fbcva.life/globalchurchpodcast       

    Building Bridges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 42:45


    Mark chats with Pastor of Family Life, John Avery, and Pastor of Local Outreach, Scott Santmier, as they unpack the upcoming church-wide focus where we will all be called to be more intentional with how we can reach out to others for Christ where we live, work, and play....Be a part of the conversation by submitting your thoughts and questions: https://fbcva.life/podcasts#questionsWatch this episode and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/fellowshipbiblechurchvaFind out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.orgDiscover Next Steps at https://fbcva.lifeSubscribe to emails from Fellowship: https://fbcva.life/subscribeEngage with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipBibleVAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipbiblechurchMore Channels from Fellowship:Weekend Sermons: https://fbcva.life/sermonpodcastSermon Spotlight: https://fbcva.life/sermonspotlightThe Global Church Podcast: https://fbcva.life/globalchurchpodcast 

    Why Light Up the Night?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 33:13


    Mark chats with Tim and Angie LeMay, along with Scott and Sabrina Carlson, to dive into the heart behind why they do “Light Up the Night” and what happened at each of their locations a couple of weeks ago.Be a part of the conversation by submitting your thoughts and questions: https://fbcva.life/podcasts#questionsWatch this episode and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/fellowshipbiblechurchvaFind out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.orgDiscover Next Steps at https://fbcva.lifeSubscribe to emails from Fellowship: https://fbcva.life/subscribeEngage with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipBibleVAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipbiblechurchMore Channels from Fellowship:Weekend Sermons: https://fbcva.life/sermonpodcastSermon Spotlight: https://fbcva.life/sermonspotlightThe Global Church Podcast: https://fbcva.life/globalchurchpodcast 

    Fellowship Family Meeting recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 23:39


    Mark sits down with Caleb Pearson, Alicia Battaglia, and Abby Linaburg to recap and react to what was shared in the recent Fellowship Family Meeting.Be a part of the conversation by submitting your thoughts and questions: https://fbcva.life/podcasts#questionsWatch this episode and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/fellowshipbiblechurchvaFind out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.orgDiscover Next Steps at https://fbcva.lifeSubscribe to emails from Fellowship: https://fbcva.life/subscribeEngage with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipBibleVAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipbiblechurchMore Channels from Fellowship:Weekend Sermons: https://fbcva.life/sermonpodcastSermon Spotlight: https://fbcva.life/sermonspotlightThe Global Church Podcast: https://fbcva.life/globalchurchpodcast 

    Finance Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 32:50


    Mark chats with Executive Pastor, John Van Drunen, and long time finance team member, Bob Hess, as they unpack the values of biblical stewardship and how God has blessed FBC over the years.Be a part of the conversation by submitting your thoughts and questions: https://fbcva.life/podcasts#questionsWatch this episode and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/fellowshipbiblechurchvaFind out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.orgDiscover Next Steps at https://fbcva.lifeSubscribe to emails from Fellowship: https://fbcva.life/subscribeEngage with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipBibleVAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipbiblechurchMore Channels from Fellowship:Weekend Sermons: https://fbcva.life/sermonpodcastSermon Spotlight: https://fbcva.life/sermonspotlightThe Global Church Podcast: https://fbcva.life/globalchurchpodcast 

    Biblical Counseling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 29:14


    Mark chats with long time FBC counselors, Ken and Rosemary Spence, as they share about how FBC reaches out to both our body and our community to assist in Christ-based transformation in peoples lives.Be a part of the conversation by submitting your thoughts and questions: https://fbcva.life/podcasts#questionsWatch this episode and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/fellowshipbiblechurchvaFind out more about Fellowship Bible Church: https://fbcva.orgDiscover Next Steps at https://fbcva.lifeSubscribe to emails from Fellowship: https://fbcva.life/subscribeEngage with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipBibleVAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipbiblechurchMore Channels from Fellowship:Weekend Sermons: https://fbcva.life/sermonpodcastSermon Spotlight: https://fbcva.life/sermonspotlightThe Global Church Podcast: https://fbcva.life/globalchurchpodcast 

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