Disciple-making isn’t only about individuals growing deeper — it’s about multiplying. With the 2025 Disciple-Making Conference just weeks away, this episode unpacks characteristics and metrics of disciple-making and why multiplication is at the heart of the Great Commission.


In this episode of the N.C. Baptists Podcast, Executive Director-Treasurer Todd Unzicker talks to J.D. Greear, lead pastor of The Summit Church and this year’s keynote speaker. Listen in as they discuss Jesus’ call to make disciples, how to evaluate multiplication in a church’s disciple-making strategy, and cultivating a sending culture. Plus: A sneak peek at the upcoming Feb. 25 conference, where you’ll walk away with a practical plan for multiplication.

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Podcast highlights:

  • “In Matthew 28 … what people often overlook is that there was an inherent multiplication in it, where immediately you are, from the very beginning, you are bringing somebody else along.” (1:20)
  • “Jesus said that when He called Peter … there was no gap between the call to follow Jesus and the call to reproduce and multiply.” (2:38)
  • “Are our small groups — are they multiplying? Is it just a stagnant pond that all this water runs into, or are we producing rivers that are producing other things?” (3:40)
  • To learn more about the 2025 Disciple-Making Conference, explore breakout sessions, view the schedule and register, visit disciplemakingconference.org. 

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