How does church growth connect to the command to go and make disciples? Hear the answer from N.C. Baptist Pastors’ Conference President Andrew Hopper as he shares a preview of this year’s gathering.


In this episode of the N.C. Baptist podcast, Executive Director-Treasurer Todd Unzicker joins Andrew Hopper, pastor of Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro and president of the N.C. Baptist Pastors’ Conference, to talk about what guests can expect from this year’s conference taking place Nov. 3-4 in Greensboro. They share about the importance of growth as it relates to missions and highlight featured speakers and their insights for North Carolina pastors.

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Podcast Highlights:

  • “If we want to be focused on that kind of mobilized sending effort, it’s going to come from reaching people in our local communities. The growth is connected to the going.” (06:31)
  • “Are there N.C. Baptist churches with more baptisms, more people in them next year than this year? And whether that’s true or not, we can’t control. That’s the fruit, that’s in God’s hands. It’s certainly something we should be going after and not be ashamed of going after.” (08:01)