Church planting is not a one-person job. It takes a church planter, a sending church, supporting churches, team members, financial partners, and prayer warriors. We all have a part to plan in pushing back the darkness by starting new churches.

Many churches have a strong vision, but volunteers and leaders still end up worn out and unsure what to do next. This breakout helps lay leaders understand why that happens—and how simple clarity and shared pathways can restore joy, momentum, and health.

The typical college Sunday School class or small group in a Georgia Baptist church has 10-20 students but rarely do they all show up at the same time! It is challenging to engage and maintain consistency with this age group. This session, led by a volunteer or part-time college ministry leader like you, will give you practical insights and ideas you can implement this week to effectively reach, disciple, and mobilize college students in your church.

Whether high school graduates stay at home after graduation or go away to college, you want to stay connected with them and want them to continue to be involved in the life of your church. Most churches find it to be challenging. This session will provide some proven strategies for achieving both goals. You will leave prepared to lead your church to keep high school graduates active and engaged in the life of the church!

Grief involves coping with loss. Death, divorce, and the loss of a home are all major events that people grieve. While everyone’s experience of grief is different, there are common responses that can be useful to recognize if someone is facing a loss and minister to them.

Biblical truths applied to the loss of loved ones equips believers to minister to those who are experiencing such losses. We will discuss how to help individuals navigate the various emotions common to grief, as well as how to handle unhealthy responses which can hinder the grief process.

The Disaster Ready Church curriculum is about preparing your local church to be community focused and how to make a difference quickly if a crisis event occurs and explores the possibility of your church becoming a GBDR hosting church during a disaster response.

Baptism is a beginning—not the finish line. This breakout will equip church leaders with a simple, reproducible pathway to help new believers take clear next steps toward spiritual maturity, meaningful connection, and multiplying discipleship in any size church.

Every teacher encounters barriers that hinder effective learning and spiritual growth. Some learners are distracted, disengaged, skeptical, overwhelmed, or coming from vastly different life experiences. In this practical breakout session, discover how to identify common obstacles that prevent biblical truth from taking root and learn strategies for creating engaging, Christ-centered learning environments that connect. In this session, you will be equipped to teach beyond the barriers and help learners move from information to transformation.

Using biblical patterns, learn practical steps senior adults can use to naturally share their faith in Christ. These simple, repeatable practices can help re-energize groups and help more people come to know Jesus.

This breakout helps church leaders design a clear, reproducible discipleship pathway that moves people from first connection to mature, multiplying disciples. Learn directly from practitioners who have successfully built and implemented a working pathway in their own church as they share models, tools, and lessons learned.

Effective Bible teaching is about more than delivering information—it is about earning the trust that allows truth to be received. In this practical breakout session, discover how character, consistency, authenticity, and genuine care create credibility in the classroom. Learn how to build meaningful relationships with learners, navigate difficult questions with integrity, and create an environment where people feel safe to engage, grow, and apply God's Word. Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned leader, this session will help you strengthen the relational foundation that makes teaching impactful.

This breakout shows how to build environments where young adults move from small talk to soul talk, from attendance to belonging, and from spectators to disciples on mission. Learn practical, culture-aware strategies for creating spaces where people are genuinely known, spiritually formed, and meaningfully connected. Walk away with simple frameworks, clear next steps, and replicable ideas you can implement immediately in your ministry context.

This breakout equips assimilation and first impressions volunteers with simple, practical tools to move people from their first visit to meaningful connection in the life of the church. Learn how every greeting, conversation, and follow-up step can become a Spirit-led moment that helps guests become engaged disciples—not just repeat attenders.

Every church has a built-in mission field they are called to reach. It is the area where the church is located. It is not the church's only mission field, but many times it is neglected as more members live outside the immediate field. Leaders must have an intentional plan if they are going to impact this area and mobilize their members to be involved. This breakout will help you develop a plan to impact your mission field for Christ.

Men, join us for a transformative experience designed to help you step into the life God has called you to. This session will blend practical strategies with spiritual growth and provide you with tools and confidence to share the gospel effectively.

A Missionally Engaged Hispanic Church is a community of believers that lives in three directions: upward, by loving, worshiping, listening to, and obeying God; inward, by growing through the practice of spiritual disciplines and being transformed into mature disciples of Jesus Christ; and outward, by living as a sent people who make disciples and reach the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, from their Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. Spanish: Una Iglesia Hispana Comprometida con la Misión de Dios es una comunidad de creyentes que vive en tres direcciones: hacia arriba, amando, adorando, escuchando y obedeciendo a Dios; hacia adentro, creciendo mediante las disciplinas espirituales y siendo transformada en discípulos maduros de Jesucristo; y hacia afuera, viviendo como un pueblo enviado para hacer discípulos y alcanzar a los perdidos con el evangelio de Jesucristo, desde su Jerusalén hasta lo último de la tierra.

Spiritual Disciplines is the understanding of why spiritual disciplines matter and, through its process, we learn biblical purpose of these spiritual disciplines. As a matter of fact, you will discover and identify these disciplines and will discover which ones need to be strengthened, develop a personal growth plan, and recognize that spiritual disciplines are not legalism but means of God’s grace. Spanish: El estudio de las disciplinas espirituales nos permite comprender su importancia y, a través de este proceso, aprender cuál es el propósito bíblico que tienen. De hecho, usted descubrirá e identificará estas disciplinas, determinará cuáles necesita fortalecer, elaborará un plan de crecimiento personal y reconocerá que las disciplinas espirituales no son legalismo, sino medios de la Gracia de Dios.

Strong churches are built on strong, spiritually connected men. Discover how to create a disciple-making culture that moves beyond fellowship and forms a brotherhood committed to accountability, spiritual growth, and multiplying leaders over a 12-month cycle.

Men don’t just need events—they need environments where they are known, challenged, and mobilized for gospel impact. Attend this session to learn six keys to building a ministry to men that will help them win at work, home, church, and play.

In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to leverage Artificial Intelligence to dive deeper into Scripture, draft ministry emails and content in minutes, as well as outline Bible studies and curriculum with clarity and speed. You’ll also see how AI can take "repurpose" your existing content—like sermon notes—and turn it into everything from small group questions to social posts. Discover how AI can help you break down complex problems and simplify decision-making in your ministry work—offering structured thinking, fresh ideas, and fast solutions when you feel stuck or overwhelmed. We’ll also discuss how to use AI responsibly, including how to detect and correct biased or inaccurate responses. You’ll leave this session with practical skills, a clear roadmap, and the confidence to begin using AI immediately in your daily ministry life.

Mission Georgia equips churches to create safe, trauma-informed environments where foster, adoptive, and kinship families feel supported and understood. Learn how you can build a safe, connected church community where every child and caregiver can thrive.

God has strategically placed you in a neighborhood and community filled with people who need the hope of Jesus—this is your everyday mission field. In this breakout, you’ll discover three simple, practical ways you and your church can begin building genuine relationships right where you live. Walk away with clear next steps you can start using immediately to connect with the people God has already placed around you.

Practical steps in the administration of local missions partnerships by using the principle of “Relational Missions Strategies: The Time and Space of Missions.”

Hear from current practitioners about effective ways to set up, maintain, manage, evaluate, and successfully end partnerships that make up a local church’s community missions profile.

Discover the five essential characteristics that make a children’s ministry truly unforgettable. This practical breakout will equip you with simple strategies to build a ministry kids love, parents trust, and volunteers are excited to serve in.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Our churches need to be equipped to reach one of the most unreached people groups in every community - families with disabilities. This breakout will help equip you to fully engage with every child that enters your ministry by sharing ways to handle common situations that can arise as you become a Buddy for a special child in your kids’ ministry space.

Each child learns and experiences God’s truth in unique ways. We’ll look at how kids think, learn and grow; covering Gen Alpha research, brain development, and faith formation. You’ll gain practical insight to connect with kids right where they are and help them see Jesus clearly.

Youth ministry volunteers are the backbone of an effective ministry to teenagers. Serving in youth ministry as a volunteer is both an incredible opportunity and a real challenge. Teenagers need adults who will show up, build relationships, and point them to Jesus. In this breakout, we’ll share practical ideas and encouragement to help you connect with students, build trust, and make a lasting spiritual impact in their lives.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Gen Alpha is the first generation to grow up fully immersed in smartphones, social media, AI, and constant digital connection. Their worldview, relationships, and questions about faith have been shaped by a culture unlike any previous generation. In this breakout, we'll explore the defining characteristics, greatest challenges, and unique strengths of Gen Alpha while discussing practical ways churches, parents, and ministry leaders can build authentic relationships that point them to Christ.

Staff culture isn’t secondary, it’s strategic. Join the Pastor Wellness Team for an honest, practical conversation about strengthening communication, navigating conflict well, clarifying roles, and building high trust among pastors and ministry leaders so your team can advance the gospel together.

Deacons are more than servants of tasks; they are guardians of spiritual health. In this breakout, the Pastor Wellness Team will equip deacons to strengthen their church through intentional, strategic prayer for their pastor and his wife. Discover how faithful prayer protects the pulpit, guards unity, and sustains spiritual leadership in both visible and unseen seasons.

Pastors only…join Ken for a time of equipping and encouragement.

This class is about the importance of being reminded of God's view of human life, especially during a post-Roe era. Just the mere Biblical facts on life can inspire, motivate, and activate our churches to help make abortion unthinkable in our culture.

This class is about what the church can do to protect our children against sexual abuse. It is important that every church understands the risks and has in place policies and procedures that create a safe environment for their children and those who serve them.

Designed for women, this breakout will help you cultivate a personal lifestyle of sharing the gospel with confidence and intentionality. Together we’ll explore how to build rhythms, habits, and heart-postures that naturally create a culture of evangelism in your everyday life. You’ll also be equipped to lead and inspire other women to make gospel conversations a joyful, consistent priority.

Have you ever planned an event and were disappointed by the lack of participation? Is there a disconnect with young women, or do women say they're simply too busy? This session will help you identify possible pitfalls and tailor your Women's Ministry for the needs and challenges women are currently facing.

What do you do when you don’t have a band—but still want strong, engaging congregational worship in a modern setting? This breakout session explores practical ways to lead meaningful singing using available tools such as lyric presentation, backing tracks, simple loops, or minimal tech setups—without losing the heart of live leadership.

Have you ever thought or said, “I volunteer in the sound booth, but I’m not sure what I’m doing!” Every worship service depends on faithful volunteers who serve behind the scenes: running sound, advancing lyrics, managing lights, and supporting the technical flow of the worship gathering. This breakout session is designed specifically for church A/V volunteers who want to grow in both skill and confidence.

Every leader carries a core emotional question that shapes how they respond to pressure, conflict, success, and failure. In this breakout session, designed specifically for ministry leaders, we’ll explore the concept of the “Primal Question” — the deepest emotional need that drives our reactions and leadership patterns.

Church planting is not a one-person job. It takes a church planter, a sending church, supporting churches, team members, financial partners, and prayer warriors. We all have a part to plan in pushing back the darkness by starting new churches.

Many churches have a strong vision, but volunteers and leaders still end up worn out and unsure what to do next. This breakout helps lay leaders understand why that happens—and how simple clarity and shared pathways can restore joy, momentum, and health.

The typical college Sunday School class or small group in a Georgia Baptist church has 10-20 students but rarely do they all show up at the same time! It is challenging to engage and maintain consistency with this age group. This session, led by a volunteer or part-time college ministry leader like you, will give you practical insights and ideas you can implement this week to effectively reach, disciple, and mobilize college students in your church.

Whether high school graduates stay at home after graduation or go away to college, you want to stay connected with them and want them to continue to be involved in the life of your church. Most churches find it to be challenging. This session will provide some proven strategies for achieving both goals. You will leave prepared to lead your church to keep high school graduates active and engaged in the life of the church!

Grief involves coping with loss. Death, divorce, and the loss of a home are all major events that people grieve. While everyone’s experience of grief is different, there are common responses that can be useful to recognize if someone is facing a loss and minister to them.

Biblical truths applied to the loss of loved ones equips believers to minister to those who are experiencing such losses. We will discuss how to help individuals navigate the various emotions common to grief, as well as how to handle unhealthy responses which can hinder the grief process.

This breakout will discuss ways that the hearing church can accommodate various needs for communication between the deaf and hearing congregation.

The Disaster Ready Church curriculum is about preparing your local church to be community focused and how to make a difference quickly if a crisis event occurs and explores the possibility of your church becoming a GBDR hosting church during a disaster response.

Baptism is a beginning—not the finish line. This breakout will equip church leaders with a simple, reproducible pathway to help new believers take clear next steps toward spiritual maturity, meaningful connection, and multiplying discipleship in any size church.

Every teacher encounters barriers that hinder effective learning and spiritual growth. Some learners are distracted, disengaged, skeptical, overwhelmed, or coming from vastly different life experiences. In this practical breakout session, discover how to identify common obstacles that prevent biblical truth from taking root and learn strategies for creating engaging, Christ-centered learning environments that connect. In this session, you will be equipped to teach beyond the barriers and help learners move from information to transformation.

Using biblical patterns, learn practical steps senior adults can use to naturally share their faith in Christ. These simple, repeatable practices can help re-energize groups and help more people come to know Jesus.

This breakout helps church leaders design a clear, reproducible discipleship pathway that moves people from first connection to mature, multiplying disciples. Learn directly from practitioners who have successfully built and implemented a working pathway in their own church as they share models, tools, and lessons learned.

Effective Bible teaching is about more than delivering information—it is about earning the trust that allows truth to be received. In this practical breakout session, discover how character, consistency, authenticity, and genuine care create credibility in the classroom. Learn how to build meaningful relationships with learners, navigate difficult questions with integrity, and create an environment where people feel safe to engage, grow, and apply God's Word. Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned leader, this session will help you strengthen the relational foundation that makes teaching impactful.

This breakout shows how to build environments where young adults move from small talk to soul talk, from attendance to belonging, and from spectators to disciples on mission. Learn practical, culture-aware strategies for creating spaces where people are genuinely known, spiritually formed, and meaningfully connected. Walk away with simple frameworks, clear next steps, and replicable ideas you can implement immediately in your ministry context.

This breakout equips assimilation and first impressions volunteers with simple, practical tools to move people from their first visit to meaningful connection in the life of the church. Learn how every greeting, conversation, and follow-up step can become a Spirit-led moment that helps guests become engaged disciples—not just repeat attenders.

Every church has a built-in mission field they are called to reach. It is the area where the church is located. It is not the church's only mission field, but many times it is neglected as more members live outside the immediate field. Leaders must have an intentional plan if they are going to impact this area and mobilize their members to be involved. This breakout will help you develop a plan to impact your mission field for Christ.

Men, join us for a transformative experience designed to help you step into the life God has called you to. This session will blend practical strategies with spiritual growth and provide you with tools and confidence to share the gospel effectively.

Strong churches are built on strong, spiritually connected men. Discover how to create a disciple-making culture that moves beyond fellowship and forms a brotherhood committed to accountability, spiritual growth, and multiplying leaders over a 12-month cycle.

Men don’t just need events—they need environments where they are known, challenged, and mobilized for gospel impact. Attend this session to learn six keys to building a ministry to men that will help them win at work, home, church, and play.

In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to leverage Artificial Intelligence to dive deeper into Scripture, draft ministry emails and content in minutes, as well as outline Bible studies and curriculum with clarity and speed. You’ll also see how AI can take "repurpose" your existing content—like sermon notes—and turn it into everything from small group questions to social posts. Discover how AI can help you break down complex problems and simplify decision-making in your ministry work—offering structured thinking, fresh ideas, and fast solutions when you feel stuck or overwhelmed. We’ll also discuss how to use AI responsibly, including how to detect and correct biased or inaccurate responses. You’ll leave this session with practical skills, a clear roadmap, and the confidence to begin using AI immediately in your daily ministry life.

Together, we’ll explore ways a simple backpack can become a powerful tool for sharing hope in Christ. Through stories, practical training, and collaborative ideas, participants will learn how backpacks filled with essentials can open doors to serve foster children, struggling families, single moms, those reentering society and more. You’ll leave encouraged, equipped, and ready to make a tangible difference—one backpack at a time.

Mission Georgia equips churches to create safe, trauma-informed environments where foster, adoptive, and kinship families feel supported and understood. Learn how you can build a safe, connected church community where every child and caregiver can thrive.

Practical steps in the administration of local missions partnerships by using the principle of “Relational Missions Strategies: The Time and Space of Missions.”

Hear from current practitioners about effective ways to set up, maintain, manage, evaluate, and successfully end partnerships that make up a local church’s community missions profile.

Discover the five essential characteristics that make a children’s ministry truly unforgettable. This practical breakout will equip you with simple strategies to build a ministry kids love, parents trust, and volunteers are excited to serve in.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Our churches need to be equipped to reach one of the most unreached people groups in every community - families with disabilities. This breakout will help equip you to fully engage with every child that enters your ministry by sharing ways to handle common situations that can arise as you become a Buddy for a special child in your kids’ ministry space.

Each child learns and experiences God’s truth in unique ways. We’ll look at how kids think, learn and grow; covering Gen Alpha research, brain development, and faith formation. You’ll gain practical insight to connect with kids right where they are and help them see Jesus clearly.

Youth ministry volunteers are the backbone of an effective ministry to teenagers. Serving in youth ministry as a volunteer is both an incredible opportunity and a real challenge. Teenagers need adults who will show up, build relationships, and point them to Jesus. In this breakout, we’ll share practical ideas and encouragement to help you connect with students, build trust, and make a lasting spiritual impact in their lives.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Gen Alpha is the first generation to grow up fully immersed in smartphones, social media, AI, and constant digital connection. Their worldview, relationships, and questions about faith have been shaped by a culture unlike any previous generation. In this breakout, we'll explore the defining characteristics, greatest challenges, and unique strengths of Gen Alpha while discussing practical ways churches, parents, and ministry leaders can build authentic relationships that point them to Christ.

Staff culture isn’t secondary, it’s strategic. Join the Pastor Wellness Team for an honest, practical conversation about strengthening communication, navigating conflict well, clarifying roles, and building high trust among pastors and ministry leaders so your team can advance the gospel together.

Deacons are more than servants of tasks; they are guardians of spiritual health. In this breakout, the Pastor Wellness Team will equip deacons to strengthen their church through intentional, strategic prayer for their pastor and his wife. Discover how faithful prayer protects the pulpit, guards unity, and sustains spiritual leadership in both visible and unseen seasons.

Ministry life carries weight that is often unseen but deeply felt. In this session, we’ll reflect on Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 and consider what it means to lay down heavy expectations and take on His gentle yoke. This breakout offers space to slow down, learn from Christ, and walk away carrying only what He asks you to carry.

This class is about the importance of being reminded of God's view of human life, especially during a post-Roe era. Just the mere Biblical facts on life can inspire, motivate, and activate our churches to help make abortion unthinkable in our culture.

This class is about what the church can do to protect our children against sexual abuse. It is important that every church understands the risks and has in place policies and procedures that create a safe environment for their children and those who serve them.

Designed for women, this breakout will help you cultivate a personal lifestyle of sharing the gospel with confidence and intentionality. Together we’ll explore how to build rhythms, habits, and heart-postures that naturally create a culture of evangelism in your everyday life. You’ll also be equipped to lead and inspire other women to make gospel conversations a joyful, consistent priority.

Have you ever planned an event and were disappointed by the lack of participation? Is there a disconnect with young women, or do women say they're simply too busy? This session will help you identify possible pitfalls and tailor your Women's Ministry for the needs and challenges women are currently facing.

What do you do when you don’t have a band—but still want strong, engaging congregational worship in a modern setting? This breakout session explores practical ways to lead meaningful singing using available tools such as lyric presentation, backing tracks, simple loops, or minimal tech setups—without losing the heart of live leadership.

Have you ever thought or said, “I volunteer in the sound booth, but I’m not sure what I’m doing!” Every worship service depends on faithful volunteers who serve behind the scenes: running sound, advancing lyrics, managing lights, and supporting the technical flow of the worship gathering. This breakout session is designed specifically for church A/V volunteers who want to grow in both skill and confidence.

Every leader carries a core emotional question that shapes how they respond to pressure, conflict, success, and failure. In this breakout session, designed specifically for ministry leaders, we’ll explore the concept of the “Primal Question” — the deepest emotional need that drives our reactions and leadership patterns.

Church planting is not a one-person job. It takes a church planter, a sending church, supporting churches, team members, financial partners, and prayer warriors. We all have a part to plan in pushing back the darkness by starting new churches.

Many churches have a strong vision, but volunteers and leaders still end up worn out and unsure what to do next. This breakout helps lay leaders understand why that happens—and how simple clarity and shared pathways can restore joy, momentum, and health.

The typical college Sunday School class or small group in a Georgia Baptist church has 10-20 students but rarely do they all show up at the same time! It is challenging to engage and maintain consistency with this age group. This session, led by a volunteer or part-time college ministry leader like you, will give you practical insights and ideas you can implement this week to effectively reach, disciple, and mobilize college students in your church.

Whether high school graduates stay at home after graduation or go away to college, you want to stay connected with them and want them to continue to be involved in the life of your church. Most churches find it to be challenging. This session will provide some proven strategies for achieving both goals. You will leave prepared to lead your church to keep high school graduates active and engaged in the life of the church!

Grief involves coping with loss. Death, divorce, and the loss of a home are all major events that people grieve. While everyone’s experience of grief is different, there are common responses that can be useful to recognize if someone is facing a loss and minister to them.

How can I possibly survive this loss? Will I ever stop crying? Depression, fear, anxiety, lack of concentration, irritability, dread, or hopelessness. Do any of these normal symptoms of grief sound familiar? This breakout session is for people that have experienced any loss and those interested in helping others that are grieving a loss. We will look at complicated or unresolved grief, the stages of grief, and the pathway to healing from the grief journey.

The Disaster Ready Church curriculum is about preparing your local church to be community focused and how to make a difference quickly if a crisis event occurs and explores the possibility of your church becoming a GBDR hosting church during a disaster response.

Baptism is a beginning—not the finish line. This breakout will equip church leaders with a simple, reproducible pathway to help new believers take clear next steps toward spiritual maturity, meaningful connection, and multiplying discipleship in any size church.

Every teacher encounters barriers that hinder effective learning and spiritual growth. Some learners are distracted, disengaged, skeptical, overwhelmed, or coming from vastly different life experiences. In this practical breakout session, discover how to identify common obstacles that prevent biblical truth from taking root and learn strategies for creating engaging, Christ-centered learning environments that connect. In this session, you will be equipped to teach beyond the barriers and help learners move from information to transformation.

Using biblical patterns, learn practical steps senior adults can use to naturally share their faith in Christ. These simple, repeatable practices can help re-energize groups and help more people come to know Jesus.

This breakout helps church leaders design a clear, reproducible discipleship pathway that moves people from first connection to mature, multiplying disciples. Learn directly from practitioners who have successfully built and implemented a working pathway in their own church as they share models, tools, and lessons learned.

Effective Bible teaching is about more than delivering information—it is about earning the trust that allows truth to be received. In this practical breakout session, discover how character, consistency, authenticity, and genuine care create credibility in the classroom. Learn how to build meaningful relationships with learners, navigate difficult questions with integrity, and create an environment where people feel safe to engage, grow, and apply God's Word. Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned leader, this session will help you strengthen the relational foundation that makes teaching impactful.

This breakout shows how to build environments where young adults move from small talk to soul talk, from attendance to belonging, and from spectators to disciples on mission. Learn practical, culture-aware strategies for creating spaces where people are genuinely known, spiritually formed, and meaningfully connected. Walk away with simple frameworks, clear next steps, and replicable ideas you can implement immediately in your ministry context.

This breakout equips assimilation and first impressions volunteers with simple, practical tools to move people from their first visit to meaningful connection in the life of the church. Learn how every greeting, conversation, and follow-up step can become a Spirit-led moment that helps guests become engaged disciples—not just repeat attenders.

Every church has a built-in mission field they are called to reach. It is the area where the church is located. It is not the church's only mission field, but many times it is neglected as more members live outside the immediate field. Leaders must have an intentional plan if they are going to impact this area and mobilize their members to be involved. This breakout will help you develop a plan to impact your mission field for Christ.

Men, join us for a transformative experience designed to help you step into the life God has called you to. This session will blend practical strategies with spiritual growth and provide you with tools and confidence to share the gospel effectively.

Strong churches are built on strong, spiritually connected men. Discover how to create a disciple-making culture that moves beyond fellowship and forms a brotherhood committed to accountability, spiritual growth, and multiplying leaders over a 12-month cycle.

Men don’t just need events—they need environments where they are known, challenged, and mobilized for gospel impact. Attend this session to learn six keys to building a ministry to men that will help them win at work, home, church, and play.

In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to leverage Artificial Intelligence to dive deeper into Scripture, draft ministry emails and content in minutes, as well as outline Bible studies and curriculum with clarity and speed. You’ll also see how AI can take "repurpose" your existing content—like sermon notes—and turn it into everything from small group questions to social posts. Discover how AI can help you break down complex problems and simplify decision-making in your ministry work—offering structured thinking, fresh ideas, and fast solutions when you feel stuck or overwhelmed. We’ll also discuss how to use AI responsibly, including how to detect and correct biased or inaccurate responses. You’ll leave this session with practical skills, a clear roadmap, and the confidence to begin using AI immediately in your daily ministry life.

Discover the power of literacy to change lives! Literacy Missions Ministries can inspire and equip churches to make a meaningful impact in their communities. Learn how volunteers can support new English speakers, low-level adult readers, and children who are struggling in school—while building relationships that open doors for sharing the gospel.

God has strategically placed you in a neighborhood and community filled with people who need the hope of Jesus—this is your everyday mission field. In this breakout, you’ll discover three simple, practical ways you and your church can begin building genuine relationships right where you live. Walk away with clear next steps you can start using immediately to connect with the people God has already placed around you.

Practical steps in the administration of local missions partnerships by using the principle of “Relational Missions Strategies: The Time and Space of Missions.”

Hear from current practitioners about effective ways to set up, maintain, manage, evaluate, and successfully end partnerships that make up a local church’s community missions profile.

Discover the five essential characteristics that make a children’s ministry truly unforgettable. This practical breakout will equip you with simple strategies to build a ministry kids love, parents trust, and volunteers are excited to serve in.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Our churches need to be equipped to reach one of the most unreached people groups in every community - families with disabilities. This breakout will help equip you to fully engage with every child that enters your ministry by sharing ways to handle common situations that can arise as you become a Buddy for a special child in your kids’ ministry space.

Each child learns and experiences God’s truth in unique ways. We’ll look at how kids think, learn and grow; covering Gen Alpha research, brain development, and faith formation. You’ll gain practical insight to connect with kids right where they are and help them see Jesus clearly.

Youth ministry volunteers are the backbone of an effective ministry to teenagers. Serving in youth ministry as a volunteer is both an incredible opportunity and a real challenge. Teenagers need adults who will show up, build relationships, and point them to Jesus. In this breakout, we’ll share practical ideas and encouragement to help you connect with students, build trust, and make a lasting spiritual impact in their lives.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Gen Alpha is the first generation to grow up fully immersed in smartphones, social media, AI, and constant digital connection. Their worldview, relationships, and questions about faith have been shaped by a culture unlike any previous generation. In this breakout, we'll explore the defining characteristics, greatest challenges, and unique strengths of Gen Alpha while discussing practical ways churches, parents, and ministry leaders can build authentic relationships that point them to Christ.

Staff culture isn’t secondary, it’s strategic. Join the Pastor Wellness Team for an honest, practical conversation about strengthening communication, navigating conflict well, clarifying roles, and building high trust among pastors and ministry leaders so your team can advance the gospel together.

Deacons are more than servants of tasks; they are guardians of spiritual health. In this breakout, the Pastor Wellness Team will equip deacons to strengthen their church through intentional, strategic prayer for their pastor and his wife. Discover how faithful prayer protects the pulpit, guards unity, and sustains spiritual leadership in both visible and unseen seasons.

Ministry life carries weight that is often unseen but deeply felt. In this session, we’ll reflect on Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 and consider what it means to lay down heavy expectations and take on His gentle yoke. This breakout offers space to slow down, learn from Christ, and walk away carrying only what He asks you to carry.

This class is about the importance of being reminded of God's view of human life, especially during a post-Roe era. Just the mere Biblical facts on life can inspire, motivate, and activate our churches to help make abortion unthinkable in our culture.

This class is about what the church can do to protect our children against sexual abuse. It is important that every church understands the risks and has in place policies and procedures that create a safe environment for their children and those who serve them.

Designed for women, this breakout will help you cultivate a personal lifestyle of sharing the gospel with confidence and intentionality. Together we’ll explore how to build rhythms, habits, and heart-postures that naturally create a culture of evangelism in your everyday life. You’ll also be equipped to lead and inspire other women to make gospel conversations a joyful, consistent priority.

Have you ever planned an event and were disappointed by the lack of participation? Is there a disconnect with young women, or do women say they're simply too busy? This session will help you identify possible pitfalls and tailor your Women's Ministry for the needs and challenges women are currently facing.

What do you do when you don’t have a band—but still want strong, engaging congregational worship in a modern setting? This breakout session explores practical ways to lead meaningful singing using available tools such as lyric presentation, backing tracks, simple loops, or minimal tech setups—without losing the heart of live leadership.

Have you ever thought or said, “I volunteer in the sound booth, but I’m not sure what I’m doing!” Every worship service depends on faithful volunteers who serve behind the scenes: running sound, advancing lyrics, managing lights, and supporting the technical flow of the worship gathering. This breakout session is designed specifically for church A/V volunteers who want to grow in both skill and confidence.

Every leader carries a core emotional question that shapes how they respond to pressure, conflict, success, and failure. In this breakout session, designed specifically for ministry leaders, we’ll explore the concept of the “Primal Question” — the deepest emotional need that drives our reactions and leadership patterns.

Church Safety Fundamentals: Awareness, Prevention, Response is designed to equip church staff and volunteers with essential skills to recognize and respond to potential safety threats. This discussion emphasizes situational awareness, proactive prevention strategies, and effective response protocols to help create a secure and welcoming environment for all.

Church planting is not a one-person job. It takes a church planter, a sending church, supporting churches, team members, financial partners, and prayer warriors. We all have a part to plan in pushing back the darkness by starting new churches.

Many churches have a strong vision, but volunteers and leaders still end up worn out and unsure what to do next. This breakout helps lay leaders understand why that happens—and how simple clarity and shared pathways can restore joy, momentum, and health.

The typical college Sunday School class or small group in a Georgia Baptist church has 10-20 students but rarely do they all show up at the same time! It is challenging to engage and maintain consistency with this age group. This session, led by a volunteer or part-time college ministry leader like you, will give you practical insights and ideas you can implement this week to effectively reach, disciple, and mobilize college students in your church.

Whether high school graduates stay at home after graduation or go away to college, you want to stay connected with them and want them to continue to be involved in the life of your church. Most churches find it to be challenging. This session will provide some proven strategies for achieving both goals. You will leave prepared to lead your church to keep high school graduates active and engaged in the life of the church!

Grief involves coping with loss. Death, divorce, and the loss of a home are all major events that people grieve. While everyone’s experience of grief is different, there are common responses that can be useful to recognize if someone is facing a loss and minister to them.

How can I possibly survive this loss? Will I ever stop crying? Depression, fear, anxiety, lack of concentration, irritability, dread, or hopelessness. Do any of these normal symptoms of grief sound familiar? This breakout session is for people that have experienced any loss and those interested in helping others that are grieving a loss. We will look at complicated or unresolved grief, the stages of grief, and the pathway to healing from the grief journey.

The Disaster Ready Church curriculum is about preparing your local church to be community focused and how to make a difference quickly if a crisis event occurs and explores the possibility of your church becoming a GBDR hosting church during a disaster response.

Baptism is a beginning—not the finish line. This breakout will equip church leaders with a simple, reproducible pathway to help new believers take clear next steps toward spiritual maturity, meaningful connection, and multiplying discipleship in any size church.

Every teacher encounters barriers that hinder effective learning and spiritual growth. Some learners are distracted, disengaged, skeptical, overwhelmed, or coming from vastly different life experiences. In this practical breakout session, discover how to identify common obstacles that prevent biblical truth from taking root and learn strategies for creating engaging, Christ-centered learning environments that connect. In this session, you will be equipped to teach beyond the barriers and help learners move from information to transformation.

Using biblical patterns, learn practical steps senior adults can use to naturally share their faith in Christ. These simple, repeatable practices can help re-energize groups and help more people come to know Jesus.

This breakout helps church leaders design a clear, reproducible discipleship pathway that moves people from first connection to mature, multiplying disciples. Learn directly from practitioners who have successfully built and implemented a working pathway in their own church as they share models, tools, and lessons learned.

Effective Bible teaching is about more than delivering information—it is about earning the trust that allows truth to be received. In this practical breakout session, discover how character, consistency, authenticity, and genuine care create credibility in the classroom. Learn how to build meaningful relationships with learners, navigate difficult questions with integrity, and create an environment where people feel safe to engage, grow, and apply God's Word. Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned leader, this session will help you strengthen the relational foundation that makes teaching impactful.

This breakout shows how to build environments where young adults move from small talk to soul talk, from attendance to belonging, and from spectators to disciples on mission. Learn practical, culture-aware strategies for creating spaces where people are genuinely known, spiritually formed, and meaningfully connected. Walk away with simple frameworks, clear next steps, and replicable ideas you can implement immediately in your ministry context.

This breakout equips assimilation and first impressions volunteers with simple, practical tools to move people from their first visit to meaningful connection in the life of the church. Learn how every greeting, conversation, and follow-up step can become a Spirit-led moment that helps guests become engaged disciples—not just repeat attenders.

Every church has a built-in mission field they are called to reach. It is the area where the church is located. It is not the church's only mission field, but many times it is neglected as more members live outside the immediate field. Leaders must have an intentional plan if they are going to impact this area and mobilize their members to be involved. This breakout will help you develop a plan to impact your mission field for Christ.

Men, join us for a transformative experience designed to help you step into the life God has called you to. This session will blend practical strategies with spiritual growth and provide you with tools and confidence to share the gospel effectively.

Pastor Arnaldo Silva will encourage leaders to think beyond language and culture and pursue a church vision that intentionally reaches multiple generations. This breakout will offer biblical and practical principles for building a multicultural ministry where families, young adults, and older generations can serve together for the advance of the gospel.

This breakout will explore biblical principles for collaboration among churches, leaders, and ministry networks from a Kingdom perspective. Pastor Arnaldo Silva will help participants think practically about how unity, trust, shared vision, and kingdom partnership can strengthen the mission of the church and advance the gospel together.

This session will focus on the importance of caring for the heart and mind from a biblical perspective. It will encourage women to recognize the condition of their hearts, renew their thoughts according to God’s truth, and learn how to guard their inner life while walking faithfully with the Lord.

This session will encourage women to serve with emotional and spiritual health in the different roles they carry in life, such as family, ministry, work, and community. The goal is to help women serve others without neglecting their own hearts, learning to depend on God’s grace, wisdom, and strength.

Strong churches are built on strong, spiritually connected men. Discover how to create a disciple-making culture that moves beyond fellowship and forms a brotherhood committed to accountability, spiritual growth, and multiplying leaders over a 12-month cycle.

Men don’t just need events—they need environments where they are known, challenged, and mobilized for gospel impact. Attend this session to learn six keys to building a ministry to men that will help them win at work, home, church, and play.

In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to leverage Artificial Intelligence to dive deeper into Scripture, draft ministry emails and content in minutes, as well as outline Bible studies and curriculum with clarity and speed. You’ll also see how AI can take "repurpose" your existing content—like sermon notes—and turn it into everything from small group questions to social posts. Discover how AI can help you break down complex problems and simplify decision-making in your ministry work—offering structured thinking, fresh ideas, and fast solutions when you feel stuck or overwhelmed. We’ll also discuss how to use AI responsibly, including how to detect and correct biased or inaccurate responses. You’ll leave this session with practical skills, a clear roadmap, and the confidence to begin using AI immediately in your daily ministry life.

Together, we’ll explore ways a simple backpack can become a powerful tool for sharing hope in Christ. Through stories, practical training, and collaborative ideas, participants will learn how backpacks filled with essentials can open doors to serve foster children, struggling families, single moms, those reentering society and more. You’ll leave encouraged, equipped, and ready to make a tangible difference—one backpack at a time.

Discover the power of literacy to change lives! Literacy Missions Ministries can inspire and equip churches to make a meaningful impact in their communities. Learn how volunteers can support new English speakers, low-level adult readers, and children who are struggling in school—while building relationships that open doors for sharing the gospel.

Practical steps in the administration of local missions partnerships by using the principle of “Relational Missions Strategies: The Time and Space of Missions.”

Hear from current practitioners about effective ways to set up, maintain, manage, evaluate, and successfully end partnerships that make up a local church’s community missions profile.

Discover the five essential characteristics that make a children’s ministry truly unforgettable. This practical breakout will equip you with simple strategies to build a ministry kids love, parents trust, and volunteers are excited to serve in.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Our churches need to be equipped to reach one of the most unreached people groups in every community - families with disabilities. This breakout will help equip you to fully engage with every child that enters your ministry by sharing ways to handle common situations that can arise as you become a Buddy for a special child in your kids’ ministry space.

Each child learns and experiences God’s truth in unique ways. We’ll look at how kids think, learn and grow; covering Gen Alpha research, brain development, and faith formation. You’ll gain practical insight to connect with kids right where they are and help them see Jesus clearly.

Youth ministry volunteers are the backbone of an effective ministry to teenagers. Serving in youth ministry as a volunteer is both an incredible opportunity and a real challenge. Teenagers need adults who will show up, build relationships, and point them to Jesus. In this breakout, we’ll share practical ideas and encouragement to help you connect with students, build trust, and make a lasting spiritual impact in their lives.

How does a church begin ministering to kids and students who have disabilities? In this breakout session, churches will be given steps on how to minister to kids and students who have a significant diagnosis or hidden disability (learning, behavior, emotional, etc.). Churches of all sizes can make a lasting impact by ministering to every kid, student, and their family.

Gen Alpha is the first generation to grow up fully immersed in smartphones, social media, AI, and constant digital connection. Their worldview, relationships, and questions about faith have been shaped by a culture unlike any previous generation. In this breakout, we'll explore the defining characteristics, greatest challenges, and unique strengths of Gen Alpha while discussing practical ways churches, parents, and ministry leaders can build authentic relationships that point them to Christ.

Ministry life carries weight that is often unseen but deeply felt. In this session, we’ll reflect on Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 and consider what it means to lay down heavy expectations and take on His gentle yoke. This breakout offers space to slow down, learn from Christ, and walk away carrying only what He asks you to carry.

According to Scripture, Deacons have a special role in meeting important needs in the church. In this breakout, Pastor Patrick Latham will examine Acts 6:1-3 to discover how deacons might identify and meet such needs within their church. Through such a ministry, deacons help free their pastor and ministers from unnecessary burdens that distract from the pastor’s main work — prayer, preaching, and leading the work of ministry. When deacons fulfill their God-given role, pastors can be encouraged and the church can grow for God’s glory!

Preaching is the Pastor’s most critical weekly assignment. The calling is high. The preparation is constant. And the work is weighty. What if you had a simple process enabling you to prepare and preach the Bible faithfully and with confidence week after week? This two-part workshop will provide and explain part one of this process.

Acts 6:7 contains a wonderful promise for deacons who serve well. When the first deacons committed themselves to the work God had given them, many people came to know Christ as Savior. Scripture says, "And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.” In this session, Pastor Patrick Latham will focus on the Bible’s explanation of how a strong deacon ministry can help a church grow.

Preaching is the Pastor’s most critical weekly assignment. The calling is high. The preparation is constant. And the work is weighty. What if you had a simple process enabling you to prepare and preach the Bible faithfully and with confidence week after week? This two-part workshop will provide and explain part two of this process.

This class is about the importance of being reminded of God's view of human life, especially during a post-Roe era. Just the mere Biblical facts on life can inspire, motivate, and activate our churches to help make abortion unthinkable in our culture.

This class is about what the church can do to protect our children against sexual abuse. It is important that every church understands the risks and has in place policies and procedures that create a safe environment for their children and those who serve them.

Designed for women, this breakout will help you cultivate a personal lifestyle of sharing the gospel with confidence and intentionality. Together we’ll explore how to build rhythms, habits, and heart-postures that naturally create a culture of evangelism in your everyday life. You’ll also be equipped to lead and inspire other women to make gospel conversations a joyful, consistent priority.

Have you ever planned an event and were disappointed by the lack of participation? Is there a disconnect with young women, or do women say they're simply too busy? This session will help you identify possible pitfalls and tailor your Women's Ministry for the needs and challenges women are currently facing.

What do you do when you don’t have a band—but still want strong, engaging congregational worship in a modern setting? This breakout session explores practical ways to lead meaningful singing using available tools such as lyric presentation, backing tracks, simple loops, or minimal tech setups—without losing the heart of live leadership.

Have you ever thought or said, “I volunteer in the sound booth, but I’m not sure what I’m doing!” Every worship service depends on faithful volunteers who serve behind the scenes: running sound, advancing lyrics, managing lights, and supporting the technical flow of the worship gathering. This breakout session is designed specifically for church A/V volunteers who want to grow in both skill and confidence.

Every leader carries a core emotional question that shapes how they respond to pressure, conflict, success, and failure. In this breakout session, designed specifically for ministry leaders, we’ll explore the concept of the “Primal Question” — the deepest emotional need that drives our reactions and leadership patterns.