upcoming events
BNF "Page Turners" Book Club
Join us Tuesday, August 11th, 7:30 PM EST, 6:30 CST
“Out of Exile: Fannie Heck and the Rest of Her Story”
by Rosalie Hall Hunt
It will be our privilege to have historian and author; Rosalie Hunt joins us for the August 11th zoom meeting.
Rosalie Hunt donates all proceeds from her books to the WMU Foundation.
Miss Hunt will have this book available to us for $20. (no tax or shipping fees)
Email her at robohunt@gmail.com and cc Debby Akerman debakerman@aol.com
Payment should be sent to her at 5009 Doris Lane, Guntersville, AL 35976
Online book sites may have her books available also.
Faith-Based Community Health Fairs: A Free Interactive Webinar
Are you interested in reaching out to a community to engage in a holistic approach to conducting a health/mission fair for them? Have you already been involved in health fairs and want to learn more about how to be the most effective? If so, then, please join us for our Faith-Based Community Health Fairs interactive educational webinar Participants will learn best practices for assessing community needs, organizing successful health fairs, coordinating partners and resources, engaging participants, and evaluating outcomes. Through practical tools and real-world examples, attendees will gain the knowledge and skills needed to create health fairs that effectively connect community members with health information, screenings, services, and resources while demonstrating measurable impact and supporting spirituality. We will also discuss practical tips for going on a mission trip, either domestic or international.
Speaker: Sherri Chatman, DNP, FNP-BC, Associate Professor, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing, Samford University and BNF Mission Team Leader
Moderator: Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN, Public Health Consultant and Educator and BNF Education Team Lead
BNF Summit 2026
We welcome active missionaries to register without cost. If you currently serve as a missionary with a sending organization, please reach out to Marilyn Graves @ bnfexec@gmail to register for free for the Summit. We hope to see you there!
If you can’t attend the Summit, you can become a Summit Partner!
BNF Virtual Education
John O. Gibson, M.D., FAAFP, DIMPH, CTropMed
Linda Gibson, MSN, BSN, RN
will present a webinar
“Travel Medicine 101: Implications for Nurses” February 12 at 6pm CT/7pmET
BNF Cincinnati Mission Trip
Click on the image to go to registration page
Contact Benita Decker (bldecker58@gmail.com) for questions or more information
“Cultivating Healthy Relationships Across Dividing Lines” BNF Virtual Education
Our guest speaker will be Brian Crawford, the President of Mission Mississippi, an organization dedicated to the work of Christian reconciliation across racial and ethnic lines in businesses, schools, and churches in Mississippi and beyond.
Register here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6JPzGtrWRVy4kdFdioMVrw
BNF Virtual Education: Interprofessional Collaboration:Equipped for Impact. Thursday, March 13, 2025 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. CST)
Speaker: Dr Sara Brown
Associate Professor of Nursing, Radford University; B.S.N., University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.W., M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary-Boyce College; M.S.N., Jefferson College of Health Sciences; D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University