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
Two Unique Generations: Hebrews 3:7-11
Two Unique Generations: Hebrews 3:7-11 “7) Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice, 8) Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the day of trial in the wilderness, 9) Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, And saw
The Household of God. Hebrews 3:5-6
The Household of God. Hebrews 3:5-6 “5) Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later; 6) but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence
Brief Comparison Between Moses and Jesus: Hebrews 3:1-6
Brief Comparison Between Moses and Jesus: Hebrews 3:1-6 “1) Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession; 2) He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was in all His house. 3) For He has been counted
A Faithful and Merciful High Priest: Hebrews 2:16 -18
A Faithful and Merciful High Priest: Hebrews 2:16-18 “16) For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham. 17) Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high
Free From Fear: Hebrews 2:14-15
Free From Fear: Hebrews 2:14-15 “14) Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15) and might free those who through fear of
Perfected Through Suffering: Hebrews 2:10-13
Perfected Through Suffering: Hebrews 2:10-13 “10) For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings. 11) For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are
The Full Scope of the Incarnation: Hebrews 2:9
The Full Scope of the Incarnation: Hebrews 2:9 “9) But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for
A Little Lower than the Angels: Hebrews 2:5-8
A Little Lower than the Angels: Hebrews 2:5-8 “5) For He did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking. 6) But one has testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that You remember him? Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?
Pay Attention: Hebrews 2:1-4
Pay Attention: Hebrews 2:1-4 “1) For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. 2) For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3) how will
Gods Secret Agents: Hebrews 1:14
Gods Secret Agents: Hebrews 1:14 “14) Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?” Hebrews 1:14 Hebrews chapter one closes with an insightful statement about angels. They are “ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake
Eternal Creator: Hebrews 1:10-12
Eternal Creator: Hebrews 1:10-12 “10) And, “Thou, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Your hands; 11) They will perish, but You remain; And they all will become old like a garment, 12) And like a mantle You will roll
Angels are Servants of Christ: Hebrews 1:7-9
Angels are Servants of Christ: Hebrews 1:7-9 “7) And of the angels He says, “Who makes His angels winds, And His ministers a flame of fire.” 8) But of the Son He says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His