One of my favorite outreaches we do every year at First Baptist Church is our partnership with Anchor House, Healthy Jackson County, and numerous area churches, schools, and businesses to provide over 200 food baskets for families at Thanksgiving. Over the course of several weeks, food is collected at various locations across Jackson County. All of the items are eventually transported to First...
This week’s blog is a guest post by Nathan Parker, Pastor of Worship and Media at FBC Seymour We have a saying in the world of music and audio recording that is represented by the acronym “GIRATS”—Get It Right At The Source. It’s a mantra that music producers and recording engineers keep in mind throughout a session, a reminder that the quality of a recorded song is only as good...
In the final moments of the crucifixion, Jesus calls out to the Father. We find His last words in Luke 23:46. It reads, “Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” I’ve always been struck by this interaction. To a great degree, it feels like the final moment of resignation before the ultimate victory of the resurrection. Christ had spent the better part of a...
My son, JJ, is what you could very rightly call a car guy. He has been obsessed with vehicles for his whole life. As soon as he was able to walk, he was commandeering my daughter’s pink Barbie Jeep to race around our front yard. He began carefully considering the vehicle he wanted to get upon receiving his license long before he was able to drive one. He has participated in the rebuilding or...
Jeremy Myers is the Lead Pastor of First Baptist Church of Seymour, Indiana, where he has served since 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in local church ministry and not-for-profit leadership. He has a passion for helping emerging and existing generations learn to make space for each other and caring for the under-served and marginalized. In 2016, he earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, with his thesis focusing on developing connections between senior adults and youth in the church. He is a passionate and gifted communicator and is regularly invited to speak at retreats, camps, conferences, and other events. He lives in Seymour, Indiana with his wife Robyn, their two children, Mikayla and JJ, and their Golden Doodle, Evie.
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