Mike Pittman
This breakout is designed to be an “on ramp” for discerning whether God might be calling a person to plant. We will describe how to discern God’s leading to plant, the characteristics of a healthy planter and a healthy planting process.

Caleb Duvick
Join in a conversation with your peers to discuss the experiences, challenges and successes of leading from the second chair, animating vision and facilitating the ministry of the church. The session provides a space for encouragement, idea-sharing and critical tips for growth.

Art Rainer
No matter your church’s size or budget, a thriving stewardship ministry is within reach. Art Rainer, founder of Christian Money Solutions, shares three powerful tools now available to N.C. Baptists to help cultivate generous disciples in your congregation.

Kendra Joyner
Sunday is just the starting line for family discipleship. In this session, we’ll explore three practical ways to empower family discipleship that flows from church leadership into every ministry environment. Discover how to equip parents, engage kids and inspire volunteers so that what happens on Sunday continues to shape homes, conversations and spiritual growth all week long.

Erich Hamm and Scott Setzer
Discover practical, biblical principles for managing your finances through each season of life. Whether you’re just starting out, raising a family, preparing for retirement or leaving a legacy, this session will equip you with wisdom to plan well, give generously and steward faithfully at every stage.

Daniel Rose
Learn the foundations of building a sustainable student ministry that reaches, disciples and sends the next generation in your church and your city.

Clayton Greene, JD Greear, Andrew Hopper, Spence Shelton
We all want to see the gospel go to the ends of the earth. That means we need to see the message and the mission multiplied. Come hear a conversation about how to multiply the gospel at every level in your church. Multiply disciples, multiply leaders, multiply churches.

Sandy Marks
Pastoral leadership flows out of the health of the pastor. This session will contrast healthy and toxic leadership, showing how soul care, humility and abiding in Christ shape the life of the church. Come be encouraged to lead from a place of health rather than burnout.

Kathryn Carson and Daniel Spivey
This breakout will introduce simple, budget-friendly practices anyone can use to connect with their community. Through guided small-group interaction, you’ll also learn from one another by exchanging proven ideas from diverse ministry contexts. Come ready to engage and share.

Ronjour Locke
In the busyness of ministry, pastors can feel like there is never enough time to prepare well for the next meal from God’s Word. With access to countless sermons online and even more easily generated by AI, the urge to serve “leftovers” has never been greater. This breakout session will not only urge pastors to resist that temptation, but it will also provide a simplified sermon process so that both pastors and flock can feast on God’s Word in even the busiest of weeks.

Janet Packard
We want to see every N.C. Baptist church actively reaching people for Christ — both in their local communities and across the nation. We will help the local church with missions engagement through strategizing, mobilizing, caring and connecting.

Baptists on Mission
Discover how your church can be personally involved in missions across our state, nation and around the world. Learn how your church can be involved in missions through the mobile dental/health screening ministry, disaster relief, mission camps, Helene rebuild centers, national and international partnerships and more.

Erica Spivey, Tara Sessoms, Rick Norman
Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH) is eager to equip, serve and support the local church in its mission to care for the vulnerable. Discover how BCH partners with pastors, ministry teams, leaders and volunteers to foster belonging, resilience and gospel-centered flourishing for those impacted by brokenness. Through trauma-informed training, foster care licensing and special needs ministries, BCH provides practical tools to help your church cultivate a culture of compassion — where healing begins and discipleship thrives.

Zac Lyons
In His sovereign will, God has brought the unreached nations of the world to our doorstep — people once far from the gospel now live in our communities. How should we respond? Every church has a role to play in reaching the nations and seeing healthy churches formed here, there and everywhere. Join us to learn how you and your church can be part of this mission.

Meredith Snoddy
Women are often at the heart of relationships — in families, workplaces, churches and communities. In a world longing for genuine connection, Christian women have a unique opportunity to reflect Christ’s love authentically. But what does it look like to share our faith in everyday moments? Explore how to engage in real-life faith conversations with grace, confidence and clarity. You’ll gain biblical encouragement and practical tools to help you live and speak your faith with boldness and compassion.

Brad Hambrick
To be effective, a lay counseling ministry needs to be relationally sustainable for volunteers, liability-wise for the church and compatible with how church-based ministries grow. We’ll look at group-based counseling models as an effective way to meet these three criteria while serving a wide variety of needs.

Merrie Johnson
The mental health of teenagers has been a growing issue in the past decade. Instead of just labeling these students the “anxious generation,” how do we help them face anxiety through the filter of Scripture? This breakout will help you equip your teens with tools to be secure in their identities in Christ.

Allan Blume
What happens when a pastor resigns? This breakout will address the challenges churches face during this transition and the resources available to help. Learn how a trained interim pastor can provide stability, guidance and care during a season of change. Church leaders will discover the value of using a transitional interim pastor, and potential interim pastors will learn how to begin the training process.

Terry Long
Start an assessment process to bring clarity and a potential pathway forward to greater health. Join us for God’s next steps for your church.

Davis Blount
Many N.C. Baptist churches are not in compliance with sound financial policies, tax laws and other financial procedures. This session will review many of these financial areas to help make our churches see “…that everything is done properly and in order.” (1 Cor. 14:40, NLT)

Tera Melber
A biblical and brain-based look at what trauma is, how it affects people and how the church can become a place of healing. Get a preview of the in-depth training Baptist Children’s Homes can bring to your church, equipping you to walk with those who’ve experienced deep hurt.

Daryl Trexler and James Zik
Learn how to navigate the church loan process with wisdom and confidence. We’ll walk through key steps for evaluating your needs, understanding financing options and stewarding borrowed resources in a way that supports long-term ministry health. Whether you’re planning a building project, renovating facilities or expanding your ministry reach, you’ll leave with practical insights to help your church take the next step toward its God-given vision.