The 2025 N.C. Baptist Annual Meeting, set for Nov. 10-11 in Greensboro, will offer a wide range of breakout sessions designed to equip churches to live out the Great Commission.
North Carolina Baptists will gather Nov. 10-11 for the 2025 Annual Meeting at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro.
With the theme “On Mission Together,” this year’s meeting will emphasize the Great Commission through worship, business sessions, a special Sending Celebration and a variety of practical equipping opportunities.
Messengers and guests can take part in breakout sessions designed to strengthen local churches and advance the gospel. Topics will range from missions mobilization and church planting to financial stewardship, church marketing and more.
Explore the full list of breakout sessions below.
Am I Called to Plant a Church?
Mike Pittman • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Cedar A
An “on ramp” for discerning whether God might be calling a person to plant. Learn how to discern God’s leading to plant, the characteristics of a healthy planters and a healthy planting process.
Best Practices for Executive Pastors and Second Chair Leaders
Caleb Duvick • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Cedar C
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.
Building a Thriving and Cost-Effective Stewardship Ministry with Christian Money Solutions
Art Rainer • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Cedar C
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.
Does What You Teach on Sunday Impact Families Throughout the Week?
Kendra Joyner • Monday – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Maple
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.
Faithful and Wise Stewardship for Every Stage of Life
Erich Hamm and Scott Setzer • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Cedar B
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.
Foundations of Student Ministry
Daniel Rose • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Pinehurst
Learn the foundations of building a sustainable student ministry that reaches, disciples and sends the next generation in your church and your city.
Fruitland Listening Session
Fruitland Advisory Team • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Auditorium 4
How the Gospel Multiplies
Clayton Greene, JD Greear, Andrew Hopper, Spence Shelton • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Auditorium 4
Hear a conversation about how to multiply the gospel at every level in your church. Multiply disciples, multiply leaders, multiply churches.
Leading Well: Becoming a Healthy Pastor in a World of Unhealthy Leadership
Sandy Marks • Monday – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Colony B
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. Be encouraged to lead from health rather than burnout.
Marketing Your Church Well: One Size Does Not Fit All
Kathryn Carson & Daniel Spivey • Monday – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Colony C
This breakout will introduce simple, budget-friendly practices anyone can use to connect with their community. Through guided small-group interaction, you’ll learn from one another by exchanging proven ideas from diverse ministry contexts. Come ready to engage and share.
Meal Planning: How Pastors Prepare to Feast on God’s Word
Ronjour Locke • Monday – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Colony A
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 session will not only urge pastors to resist that temptation, but provide a simplified sermon process, so that both pastors and flock can feast on God’s Word.
Missions Engagement
Janet Packard • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Oak B
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.
On Mission Together Across our State and Around the World
Baptists on Mission • Monday – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Turnberry
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 through the mobile dental/health screening ministry, disaster relief, mission camps, Helene rebuild centers, national and international partnerships and more.
On Mission Together: Empowering the Church to Bring Gospel Hope to the Hurting
Erica Spivey, Tara Sessoms, Rick Norman • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Oak A
Discover how Baptist Children’s Homes partner with pastors, ministry teams, leaders and volunteers to foster belonging, resilience and gospel-centered flourishing for the vulnerable. Through trauma-informed training, foster care licensing and special needs ministries, BCH provides tools to help your church cultivate a culture of compassion.
Reaching the Peoples Next Door Again
Zac Lyons • Monday – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Oak C
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. Learn how you and your church can be part of this mission.
Real Life Faith Conversations for Women: Sharing Authentically in a Complex World
Meredith Snoddy • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Cedar A
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. Explore how to engage in real-life faith conversations with grace, confidence and clarity.
Starting a Lay Counseling Ministry
Brad Hambrick • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Oak B
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.
Students and Mental Health
Merrie Johnson • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Pinehurst
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.
Transitional Interim Ministry
Allan Blume • Monday – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Heritage B
What happens when a pastor resigns? This breakout will address the challenges during this transition and the resources available to help. Learn how a trained interim pastor can provide stability, guidance and care. Church leaders will discover the value of using a transitional interim pastor, and potential interim pastors will learn how to begin the training process.
Unstuck: Starting My Church’s Pathway Forward
Terry Long • Monday – 3:30 p.m., and Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Auditorium I
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.
What is New in WMU?
Amy Boone • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Heritage A
Woman’s Missionary Union has been a strong ministry since 1886 when Fannie Heck from Raleigh desired to ignite women across the U.S. to be passionate about the Great Commission. Through a podcast, Zoom luncheons, Mom Camp, International Camp and ministering to prisoners, our mission has not changed, but our methods have. See what is new in WMU!
What They Didn’t Teach You in Seminary: Church Finances and Taxes
Davis Blount • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Heritage A
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).
When the Church Understands Trauma: Seeing the Hurt and Sharing Hope
Tera Melber • Monday – 3:30 p.m. • Oak A
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.
Wise Borrowing for Kingdom Building: A Practical Guide to Church Loans
Daryl Trexler and James Zik • Tuesday – 11 a.m. • Cedar B
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.
For more information, visit ncannualmeeting.org. Sessions will be led and facilitated by N.C. Baptist staff, leaders from around the state and other Great Commission partners.
Messengers and guests will have two opportunities to attend a session: Monday, Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.
