The Priority Now Podcast

Join Carmen and Jill McNicol at the table today as they discuss the importance of missions and especially teaching missions to children.  You can hear about Mikey and Molly the Mission Kids mascots who travel to encourage kids to be excited about missions.  You can learn more about the Lottie Moon, Annie Armstrong, and Mission Illinois offerings, as well as all the great resources available from Women's Missionary Union. 

Resources listed today:

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Annie Armstrong Offering

Mission Illinois Offering

Sample Curriculum from WMU

Women's Missionary Union Resources

Join us today as we relaunch our weekly podcast.   Together at the table, we will meet some of the volunteers that work behind the scenes in the Priority community.  Carmen is joined today by Jeanette Cloyd and Mindy Dilg.  Listen in as they discuss the importance of cooperation in working together.  You can learn more about the Cooperative Program and how we come together as the Church.  As part of the social media team, Mindy manages and creates most of the content that you see on the social media platforms.  Jeanette is a frequent contributor to the Priority Now Blog as a writer.  

PriorityNOW Blog

Carmen is joined today by Lisa McGee of Galena Park Baptist Church.  Along with serving her church, Lisa is using her occupation as a nurse to serve God in her community.  

 

Find our more about Faith Community Healthcare:

https://www.ibsa.org/ministry-resources/womens-ministry/

Carmen is joined today by Kara Frankford of Charity Baptist Church in Carlinville.  Kara shares about how God is using her in a small church to reach her community for Christ.  Listen to to the encouraging conversation of how a small rural church is being effective in sharing God's love.

 

Kara.frankford@gmail.com

Carmen is joined today by Tammy Ratsch.  Tammy is a long time co-worker with Carmen at IBSA, who has decided to enter into the second half.  Tammy will be leaving her position soon and shares about what God is doing in her life.  

Tammy's email:

rocketbandmom98@gmail.com

Colton Dixon - Build A Boat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjaKKAsQc34

 

Carmen is joined today by Austyn Lucas.  Austyn is preparing to graduate in December and begin her career.  She shares about her longtime physical battle with illness that sometimes caused her to question God.  Listen and hear how she is letting the Lord work through her and her illness for His glory!

Austyn's email address:

austnklucas@gmail.com

Carmen is joined today by Felicia Clark of World Deliverance Christian Center in Bellwood Illinois.  Felicia shares about how her church is serving the mission field of their neighborhoods.  She shares how a simple tic tac toe diagram has opened their hearts and eyes to the community around them.  

https://www.facebook.com/worlddeliverancechristiancenter/

feliciaclark.wdcc@gmail.com

 

Carmen is joined by Kaitlynn Dilg.  Kaitlynn shares about how God helped her through a dark time in her life after a broken relationship.  She shares of God's faithfulness and how she is now planning her destination wedding in Egypt with the man God has planned for her.  

Kaitlynn's email:

kdilg0425@gmail.com

Carmen is joined today by our friend Aubrey Shelby.  Aubrey has served the Illinois Baptist Women community as part of the IBSA team and as a huge part of Priority.  This last year has been a challenge for Aubrey and today she shares with Carmen how her relationship with Christ has strengthened her and equipped her to deal with all she has faced in the last year.   

Aubrey's email address:

aubreyshelby@ibsa.org

Carmen is joined today by Roslyn Alexander who recently moved back to Springfield after serving with her husband on the mission field of international colleges.  Roz shares about how she has used a method of "share a fragrance, share a scripture," to engage women in the Gospel.  

Resources mentioned today:

https://www.amazon.com/Essence-Day-Roslyn-G-Alexander/dp/B08F6X4RP6

https://www.facebook.com/essenceofdays

essenceofdays@gmail.com