This spring will see the overlap of several prayer, evangelism and baptism initiatives — all with the same shared goal of reaching the lost with the good news of Jesus.


As the Week of Prayer for North American Missions kicks off this week, Todd Unzicker sits down with Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, to talk all about it. The two discuss sending culture, prayer, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, 3:16 on 3/16 and Fill the Tank. 

In this episode, listen and discover how to measure a legacy in church planting, what first step to take to foster a heart for planting and how churches can participate in two upcoming intentional initiatives for evangelism and baptism — 3:16 on 3/16 and Fill the Tank on April 27. Take a moment to celebrate 46 new N.C. Baptist church plants in 2024 and how North Carolina Baptists’ leading generosity has played a part in planting more than 11,000 churches since 2010.

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Podcast Highlights:

  • “It’s about engaging a city, making disciples and then planting a church. It’s not just about building up a church or growing a church. It’s about reaching a city and having a passion to do that. When you really have that, it’s not about how many people you collect inside. It’s more about the people you’re sending out on mission.” (1:50)
  • “It reminds me of that passage in Mark, where we don’t know the names of the guys who carried the paralytic. … It’s just all about getting them to Jesus.” (4:32)
  • “To really have a heart for planting, I really think it starts with prayer, but intentional prayer … specific areas, specific cities … specific planters.” (8:15)
  • “Every church in North Carolina that has been giving to Annie has been part of planting over 11,000 churches since 2010 … all because they give. They had a part in every one of those.” (14:40)

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