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
Embrace Your “Agon”: Colossians 2:1
Embrace Your “Agon”: Colossians 2:1 “1) For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face,”Colossians 2:1 It would be a mistake and an oversight to try
An Intriguing Discussion: Colossians 1:28-29
An Intriguing Discussion: Colossians 1:28-29 “28) We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. 29) For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.” Colossians 1:28-29 This
The Final Exam: Colossians 1:28-29
The Final Exam: Colossians 1:28-29 “28) We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. 29) For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.” Colossians 1:28-29 Paul
The Greatest Mystery: Colossians 1:26-27
The Greatest Mystery: Colossians 1:26-27 “26) that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, 27) to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which
Be Willing To Do Your Part: Colossians 1:24-25
Be Willing To Do Your Part: Colossians 1:24-25 “24) Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions. 25) Of this church I was
The “If… Then Theorem.” Colossians 1:22-23
The “If… Then Theorem.” Colossians 1:22-23 “22) yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23) if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the
What a Difference He Made in My Life: Colossians 1:21-22
What a Difference He Made in My Life: Colossians 1:21-22 “21) And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22) yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond
The Peace Making Mission: Colossians 1:19-20
The Peace Making Mission: Colossians 1:19-20 “19) For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, 20) and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or
The Identity Of Jesus Christ and Your Prayer Life: Colossians 1:9-20
The Identity Of Jesus Christ and Your Prayer Life: Colossians 1:9-20 “12) giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. 13) For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved
More, More About Jesus: Colossians 1:15-20
More, More About Jesus: Colossians 1:15-20 “15) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16) For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created
So Who Is Jesus Christ? Colossians 1:13-23
So Who Is Jesus Christ? Colossians 1:13-23 “13) For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of His Beloved Son, 14) in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. 15) And He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn
Living As A Citizen Of The Kingdom of Light. Colossians 1:12-14
Living As A Citizen Of The Kingdom of Light. Colossians 1:12-14 “13) For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14) in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:13-14 What Jesus accomplished for us in
