Terry was born and raised in Cambridge, Minnesota. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago with a degree in evangelism. He also attended Whitewater State University in Wisconsin and St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, where he received additional undergraduate credits in general liberal arts.
Terry married his wife, Debby, in 1979, and they were blessed with 9 children and now a rapidly growing number of grandchildren (24 and counting).
Terry is ordained under the Evangelical Free Church of America. He has pastored five churches and has spoken in hundreds of churches, camps, conferences, and evangelistic events nationally and internationally. He served for 18 years with International Messengers in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Back in 2010, Terry became co-founder of GoServ Global, which launched shortly after the earthquake in Haiti. He served for four years as the “start-up” Executive Director until the ministry could recruit full-time administrative staff. He currently serves on the Executive Board of GoServ Global and is the primary GoServ Global Visionary and Motivator. He and his wife, Debby, are full-time faith missionaries under the same organization. Terry is one of the public faces and promoters for GoServ Global.
He now focuses most of his attention on writing, speaking at numerous events, and teaching Freedom Quest Workshops both nationally and internationally. The workshops are a culmination of 35 years of equipping pastors and missionaries for spiritual warfare and helping believers to come to lasting freedom in Christ.
On the lighter side, Terry is an avid hunter, water sports enthusiast, outdoorsman, woodworker, sawyer, and pilot. He is just a common Terry with an uncommon love for Jesus.
What is the freedom quest?
Ever wonder what spiritual warfare is about? Does it affect you or the people you know? Freedom Quest Workshops are solid biblical seminars on Spiritual Warfare taught worldwide by Terry Baxter over the past thirty-five years. They are designed to equip Pastors, Missionaries, and Christian workers for practical intervention on behalf of tormented people while helping Christians break the grip of sinful bondage in their lives. It is a great format for both counseling and discipleship.
Freedom Quest Workshops can be hosted live by churches or camps in the United States. The schedule is usually three hours the opening evening and from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM the next day. These are often Friday night and all-day Saturday events. Bible Camps may offer full weekend events that are more in-depth.
The traditional Freedom Quest Workshop costs $50 and includes all materials and attendance for each individual. We provide templates for host groups to use for advertising and ask them to provide refreshments during the event and two meals on the final day.
We encourage US workshop alumni to join our support network through GoServ Global to help sponsor Freedom Quest Workshops internationally for pastors and Christian workers in 3rd world countries. An offering box is available for those who feel prompted to help.
Please text or email Terry Baxter if you are interested in hosting a Freedom Quest event. Interested in learning more? Reach out to us at office@goservglobal.org.
Purchase a workbook
Interested in your own copy of the Freedom Quest Workbook? Written by Terry Baxter, this workbook is a guide for the Freedom Quest Workshops as well as a great standalone tool to use for knowledge and reference. Book with shipping costs $25.00 plus tax. All proceeds go towards the Freedom Quest ministry.
Latest Terry Baxter Commentary
Facing Storms in Life: Mark 4:37-41
Facing Storms in Life: Mark 4:37-41 “And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up. Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher,
Ministry in Motion: Mark 4:35-36
Ministry in Motion: Mark 4:35-36 “35) On that day, when evening came, He *said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36) Leaving the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him.” Mark 4:35-36 These
The Inner Teacher: Mark 4:33-34
The Inner Teacher: Mark 4:33-34 “33) With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it; 34) and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.” Mark 4:33-34 Jesus
Kingdom Potential: Mark 4:30-32
Kingdom Potential: Mark 4:30-32 “30) And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it? 31) It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
The Miracle of Good Soil and Seed: Mark 4:26-29
The Miracle of Good Soil and Seed: Mark 4:26-29 “26) And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; 27) and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does
Guard Your Heart: Mark 4:24-25
Guard Your Heart: Mark 4:24-25 “24) And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides. 25) For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not
Let the Light Shine: Mark 4:21-23
Let the Light Shine: Mark 4:21-23 “21) And He was saying to them, “A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand? 22) For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor
Increasing Your Yield: Mark 4:20
Increasing Your Yield: Mark 4:20 “20) And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”” Mark 4:20 It was the same seed sown in four different types of
An Enemy Called “Self.” Mark 4:18-19
An Enemy Called “Self.” Mark 4:18-19 “18) And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word, 19) but the the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in
Those Cruel People: Mark 4:16-17
Those Cruel People: Mark 4:16-17 “16) In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; 17) and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction
That Dirty Bird: Mark 4:13-15
That Dirty Bird: Mark 4:13-15 “13) And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables? 14) The sower sows the word. 15) These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately
The Sober Transition: Mark 4:10-12
The Sober Transition: Mark 4:10-12 “10) As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. 11) And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything
