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Farmers are used to hard work, solving problems, adapting to unexpected situations, and getting things done. According to Scott Fischer, those same qualities can make farmers uniquely equipped for ministry. During the 2026 FCFI Conference, Fischer shared from his experience as a retired dairy, hog, and crop farmer from southern Wisconsin. After farming for years, […]

Serving people in need requires more than good intentions. It requires understanding, relationships, thoughtful planning, and a willingness to continually evaluate whether our efforts are actually helping. During the 2026 FCFI Conference, Nathan Mayo shared practical principles for churches, nonprofits, and ministries seeking to serve people experiencing poverty in meaningful and lasting ways. Mayo spent […]

At the 2026 FCFI Conference in Branson, Missouri, David Breeden shared a message centered on the importance of biblical discipleship and preparing the next generation to live out their faith in a challenging world. Breeden serves as a discipleship director for men, while his wife, Debbie, serves in discipleship ministry for women. Their work includes […]

Marty Campfield, new staff member of FCFI – Manager of Field Ministries Join the Zoom Fellowship and Prayer Meeting Date: October 3rd | SaturdayTime: 9:00 AM Eastern Time | 8:00 AM Central TimeFeatured Speaker: Marty CampfieldZoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82334396730 Meet Marty Campfield, our new Manager of Field Ministries, who brings decades of experience in agricultural sales, […]

September 27, 2026 By the time I transferred to Bible college, my wife and I were already married. Not long after we arrived, we met a couple named Jim and Frieda, and we immediately hit it off. Because we were married, we lived off campus, and we did many of the things married couples do […]

FCFI September 20, 2026 A Greater Investment My dad was a first-generation farmer. It wasn’t that grandpa didn’t want to farm. He simply grew up in a time when wanting to farm and being able to farm were two very different things. The Great Depression of the 1930s was hard on families, and for many […]

FCFI September 13, 2026 Growing up on the farm in the 1960s and ’70s was a remarkable experience. Life was hard work, but there was something special about those days. We didn’t have all the conveniences of today’s modern farming, so much of what needed to be done required a lot of time, muscle, and […]

FCFI September 5, 2026 Times have changed. In an area of approximately one square mile surrounding my house, according to my calculations, there were once about 18 small family farms. Today, there is only one left. The landscape and character of the area have changed dramatically over the past 30 years. And so has our […]