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Discipling the next generation of disciple-makers is crucial to the Great Commission. In this episode of the N.C. Baptists podcast, listen to a breakout session recording of Shaq Hardy as he shares how you can create a discipleship system in your student ministry. Shaq serves high school students at Biltmore Church in Asheville, North Carolina and is a guest speaker at one of Be.Do.Tell.’s Summer Youth Weeks at Fort Caswell this Summer.   At the 2022 Disciple-Making Conference, Hardy shared how student ministry pastors and leaders can look for opportunities within their churches  that the student ministry can join in on, how to establish a mission statement for the student ministry, how ministry leaders can assess where their students are and the importance of gaining investment from parents, leaders and students. 

On this episode of the N.C. Baptist podcast, Robby Gallaty and Brian Upshaw offer listeners a preview of the Disciple-Making Conference as they discuss Gallaty’s journey in disciple-making, his vision for churches, certain myths that churches hold when trying to create a culture of discipleship, and much more. Learn more and register for the Feb. 20, 2023 Disciple-Making Conference at disciplemakingconference.org. 

On this episode of the N.C. Baptists Podcast, Quintell Hill, president of N.C. Baptists, sits down with Todd Unzicker, executive director-treasurer for N.C. Baptists, to discuss Hill’s personal testimony, his vision for N.C. Baptists and obstacles that prevent us from keeping “the main thing, the main thing.”

Here is how your church can start a foster care and adoption ministry! Listen to a panel discussion featuring Baptist Children's Homes' Mark Smith with pastors John Cashwell, Kyler Smith, Casey Norkett, and Andrew Hopper on how the Every Child initiative has impacted their respective church's missions strategies.  Learn more at every-child.org. 

How can your church stand for life in 2023? N.C. Baptists' Seth Brown discusses life initiatives in North Carolina and beyond with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission's Brent Leatherwood. Because of your generosity, N.C. Baptists are standing for life.

What’s the difference between making disciples and making leaders?    N.C. Baptists’ Brian Upshaw sits down with Senior Pastor Matt Capps of Fairview Baptist Church in Apex, North Carolina, to discuss one of the greatest needs of pastors — developing leaders.    Register for the 2023 Disciple-Making Conference to learn more at disciplemakingconference.org. 

  How can churches lose students for the right reasons? N.C. Baptists' Alex Hugo sits down with missionary Alicia Jones and Baptists on Mission's Teresa Jones — a mother and daughter duo serving on mission together — to discuss student mobilization.   Learn more and connect with our collegiate ministry at ncbaptist.org/college.

Studies show that the majority of churches are either plateaued or declining. Revitalization isn't always the answer.   Listen to N.C. Baptists' Terry Long as he sits down with the North American Mission Board's Jimbo Stewart and Pilot Mountain Baptist Association's associational mission strategist Walker Armstrong to discuss church revitalization.   Learn more and take the online assessment at ncbaptist.org/revitalize.

How can SendNC help your church plant churches that bring change and restore hope to unreached neighborhoods?  Listen to SendNC's Mike Pittman as he sits down with Send Network's Matt Carter and George Ross, and Pastor Andrew Hopper to discuss the exciting partnership between N.C. Baptists and the North American Mission Board.  Learn more at SendNC.org.

The “RevitalizeNC” podcast is hosted by Terry Long, strategist for church revitalization with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Each episode includes an interview with a leading expert in the field of church revitalization to offer help, hope and encouragement to pastors and ministry leaders. This fifth episode, which was recorded April 25, 2022, features Mark Hallock, Lead Pastor of Calvary Baptist in Englewood, Colorado, and Matt Smith, Pastor at Lebanon Baptist in Greensboro, NC. on the topic of activating your church on mission.

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Chase Jenkins

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Brian Upshaw

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Scott Setzer

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Chandler Young

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: James Weddington

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Shane Stacy

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Mark Smith

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Cory Smith

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: George Robinson

2022 Disciple-Making Conference Speaker: Jae Richardson