Mark and Cheryl Buchanan have a passion for reaching Indigenous women and ministering the healing power of Christ in their lives. They have seen God move powerfully through their ministry, New Story Community, which they run out of and in partnership with Camp Caroline in Alberta.
The Buchanans have also experienced a Church that still has room to grow in its ability and willingness to extend Christ’s love and invitation to community to the Indigenous population.
In this interview in recognition of the upcoming National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada on September 30, Wayne Stapleton and Bethany Kaposhi chat with the Buchanans about their ministry and what we as the Church can learn so we can more faithfully share the love of Jesus with the Indigenous community. Their story and insights can teach us a lot about extending the Kingdom of God and serving those in need in and near our communities.
The long-awaited final episode of this season of the NAB Stories podcast is now available!
Listen in as Drew Steinhart converses with Drs. Dennis and Nancy Palmer, long-time NAB medical missionaries to Cameroon who retired just a few years back and now reside in Missouri. Dennis and Nancy share how they came to be serving in Cameroon, explain a bit of the history behind the NAB and the Cameroon Baptist Convention, and talk about what they are up to now. This episode is sure to encourage you.
As well, be sure to keep the Palmers in your prayers as Nancy continues to undergo specialized chemotherapy as part of cancer treatment.
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There are a number of events happening this fall being hosted by the Missional Initiatives Team, all of them open to anyone in the NAB. The first few kick off in just a few weeks, so don’t waste time; sign up today to secure your spot.
- Reframe – Training to provide an evaluative framework to help you and your church assess your evangelistic equipping efforts. Register by September 30.
- Over Zoom – October 1, 8, 15, & 22
- Taster Table – Weekly gatherings intended to create space for those in church leadership to look at a different way of being God’s people amid seismic cultural shifts. Register by October 1.
- Over Zoom – October 2, 9, 16, & 23
- Blue Ocean – A one-year introduction to what it means to join God on mission, be formed into a follower with the character of Christ, and learn to reach friends and neighbors with a robust Gospel in our culture.
- In person – October 21–24; February 1–4; & May 5–8
- Book Study – A discussion group for the book Forming Communities of Hope in the Great Unraveling by Alan J. Roxburgh and Roy Searle.
- Over Zoom – October 30, November 6, 13 & 20
You can find more details about each of these events by clicking on any of the events or by following the link below.
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Every year, the NAB puts together a prospectus that highlights the different ways God is at work through the various ministries of the NAB International Office. It is full of stories of ordinary individuals across the NAB impacting their communities, alongside and with the support of the NAB.
Check out the 2025–26 Prospectus to find out more about where your giving goes and how it resources Kingdom work all around the world through the ministries of the NAB.
Additionally, if you are not yet financially supporting the various ministries of the NAB, consider giving today.