Abiding Fathers

Fathers Forum May 2022 NWBC Jeff Walton: ”It’s Probably Gonna Be Fine”

Jeff Walton has been married to Misti for 10 years and they have 5 children: Brewer (9) who is their biological son and Milly (7), Sofi (6), Naomi (5), and Brody (19 mos), who are all adopted from foster care. Including their four youngest, Jeff and Misti have cared for twelve foster children total since 2015. Jeff's wife Misti currently serves as the Program Director for The Harbor of Hope, a child placing agency based in McKinney, TX, and the couple serves on the board of directors for Foster Village North Texas, a non-profit which provides support to children in foster care and their caregivers, including their biological families and foster parents. Jeff has worked in youth and children's ministry part-time for his entire adult life, while working for 14 years as a professional educator in both private Christian and public schools. In 2018, Jeff chose to step out in faith and enter full-time vocational ministry, and he now serves as a Global Equipping Consultant at East West Ministries, working to help church leaders all over the world and as the kids pastor at Pin Oaks Christian Fellowship in Anna, TX.

Fathers Forum April 2022 NWBC Tom Dosch: ”Lessons Learned from My Father”

Tom and Jackie have been married for a little over 10 years and have three children: Annette (5), James (3), and Stephen (~1). Tom is one of seven children raised in a committed Christian home. His life has been shaped by his childhood and the lessons he learned from his parents. The influence of Tom’s father, Jim Dosch, has been instrumental in his life and an example that continues to impact the way he leads his own family now.

Fathers Forum March 2022 NWBC James Madle: ”Recovery & Restoration ’Pinch Me’”

James Madle: "Recovery & Restoration 'Pinch Me'" James shares what God has done in his life of recovery and restoration, giving all the glory to God.

Fathers Forum February 2022 NWBC Josh Balthrop: ”...With Endurance”

Josh Balthrop: "...With Endurance". Josh is the Director of Global Equipping and Consultation at East West Ministries, helping church leaders all over the world. He is also the lead pastor at Soma Church in Waxahachie, TX. Josh has been married to Allison for 12 years and they have 5 children: Chloe, George,  Moriah, Sherrod and Aila. His entire adult life has been marked by the pursuit to make disciples, not excuses. He occasionally succeeds in the former, and often fails in the latter.

Fathers Forum January 2022 NWBC David Weyand:”Finding Purpose in Our Suffering”

David Weyand: ”Finding Purpose in Our Suffering”. David will share his compelling story of losing his youngest child to a drunk wrong way driver in August 2020 and how God has been using this tragedy to become a new source of ministry in prison, churches and to a softball community that his son was a big part of in Mansfield.David Weyand is an Executive Director Of Operations with Marketplace Chaplains, where he supervises 25 chaplains and provides chaplain services to over 45 companies in the Dallas area. He is husband to Julie for 36 years. He is a father to three children and one grandchild and one on the way, being announced on Christmas eve.David’s greatest joy in life has been being a Dad.

Fathers Forum December 2021 NWBC Holt Lunsford: Intentional Life of a Father

Holt Lunsford: "Intentional Life of a Father".  Holt shares nuggets and tools he learned from his father about how to live an intentional life as a father. Holt Lunsford is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Holt Lunsford Commercial (HLC), a commercial real estate service and investment company founded in 1993. HLC’s core lines of business include development, leasing, property management and investments in the office, industrial and multifamily sectors. They manage and lease an 83 million square foot portfolio of buildings in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston for private and institutional owners, and have developed or acquired over 10 million square feet through their investment company, Frontier Equity. In addition to his commercial real estate business, Holt is Founder and Chairman of Liberty Capital Bank, a Texas-based banking institution founded in 2007, and GFS Logistics, an integrated third-party logistics and fulfillment company. Professional Affiliations Holt is a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, teaching cases in the Harvard curriculum called “Holt Lunsford Commercial, Inc. and Shady Trail.” Holt feels giving back of time and treasure to the community is vital and currently serves on the Board of the Baylor Health Care System Foundation and the Baylor University Medical Center. He also has served as Chairman of the Board of The Real Estate Council (TREC), a 1,200-member real estate trade organization based in Dallas, Texas, and The Board of Trustees for Abilene Christian University. Holt is actively involved philanthropically through a family foundation organized to help the disadvantaged and underprivileged. Non-profits they support include Rio Bravo Ministries, RREACH, Dallas Leadership Foundation, Denison Forum for Truth and Culture, Dolphin Heights Neighborhood Association, ChristianWorks for Children, First Liberty Institute, EvanTell, and East West-Ministries International.

Fathers Forum April 2021 NWBC Bodie Spangler: ”Our Constant Conversation”

Bodie Spangler:"Our Constant Conversation”.  My dad left me his story that he wrote on my heart every day until the day he went to be with Jesus.  In short, he told me and showed 4 things that every person (no matter how old they are or how young they are) desperately wants and needs to hear from their father: I love you I am pleased with you I am for you God has a plan for your life

Fathers Forum November 2021 NWBC Sam Flores: ”A true father‘s love.”

Sam Flores: "A true father's love."

Fathers Forum October 2021 NWBC Trey Richards: “Embracing our woundedness to become a better father.”

Trey Richards: “Embracing our woundedness to become a better father.” Trey Richards is the proud father of a nine-year-old daughter, Savannah, and a 7-year old son, Caleb. They both attend the Covenant School of Dallas and are healthy and thriving. Trey is a proud Floridian, having grown up in Orlando, Fl. He moved to Dallas 20 years ago where he met his wife Catherine. They have been happily married for 17 years. They currently attend Northwest Bible Church. Trey lost his father at the age of 12 and had a series of step-fathers who demonstrated what not to be in a father, rather than emulating true and honorable fatherhood. These wounds have significantly shaped who he is, but also how he views the importance of being an active and engaged father in the lives of his children.

Fathers Forum September 2021 NWBC Neil Tomba: ”The Listening Road”

Neil Tomba: "The Listening Road”. As a pastor in Dallas, Texas, Neil noticed a disturbing trend among people in his church—they were finding it increasingly difficult to speak about God to those outside of the church. In 2019 he decided to set an example for his congregation and set out to bike across the United States, speaking—and, more importantly, listening—to strangers from all walks of life about faith, their experiences, and matters of the soul.