5 Essentials for a Great Small Group/Sunday School Leader led by Scott Sullivan

Learn five key characteristics of group leaders who excel every week at teaching and leading. This session is packed with practical content to help you take the next step in making disciple makers in a group setting.

Being a Single-Friendly Church led by PJ Dunn

One-third of families are single-parent households. Over half the adults in America today are single adults. Forty percent of marriages end in divorce, and the average age for marriage is now 30 for men and 29 for women. Churches that embraces singles of all backgrounds will be the church that reaches the community. Learn simple and easy ways to connect with singles around you without starting a program or ministry.

Building a Culture of Discipleship led by PJ Dunn

What really changes the culture of discipleship in a church? A program? A pastor? Curriculum? Only when we change the culture of discipleship at our church will we see our church make disciples.

Don't Complicate Discipleship led by Todd Crosby

Discipleship is the mission of every believer and it doesn’t have to be difficult or take hours of preparation.  Learn how any believer can disciple others by developing relationships and focusing on 3 key areas: Bible intake, prayer and service.  

The Disciple Making Pastor led by Jim Perdue

In this session Jim shares his own experience as a personal disciple maker as well how to cast a vision for becoming a disciple making church. Learn how to create margin in your live for personal disciple making and the keys to developing a strategy and vision for creating a culture of disciple making at your church.

The Watershed Principle: Life Change That Leads to World-Impacting Disciple Makers led by Matthew Gibbs

In this session, you will learn about the Watershed Principle and how to use this resource as an evaluation tool and spring board for developing a disciple making pathway with alignment in all areas of your church ministry. Along with a commitment to personal disciple making this is one of the next best steps to becoming a world-impacting disciple making church.

Four "Must Haves" for Leading a Disciple Making Men's Ministry led by Ray Sullivan

Whether you are starting or restarting a ministry to men in your church, this breakout will introduce you to four key elements that must be present in order for your ministry to be faithful to the Great Commission. Let’s move beyond the pancake breakfast and wild game dinner to engage men in 2 Timothy 2:2 living that leads to world-impacting disciple-makers.

Developing and Sustaining a Leadership Pipeline led by Carl Johnson

There are very few churches who boast of having enough leaders. The ones who do probably have a plan for developing leaders and maintaining a leadership pipeline. This session will cover some foundational elements for identifying potential leaders and developing them to equip others for ministry and leadership.

Tasting Grace: A Mentoring-in-the-Kitchen Ministry led by Jan Morton

The idea of women gathering together is as old as time, and in our fast-paced social media driven society, face-to-face genuine encounters are so vital. The Titus 2 model of this ministry offers nourishment for spiritual and emotional needs as women gather and share together. New culinary skills and confidence, as well as delicious recipes are gained as women share life together. The bonds that are formed are precious and something many young women are missing in their day-to-day lives. Come and learn how you can utilize Tasting Grace in your own church as an outreach and a mentoring ministry for the women in your church and community. 

Creating a Missional Leadership Pipeline in Your Church led by Buck Burch

Do you have a workable way to help your church members understand God’s call on their lives for missions? Buck will walk through developing a plan for developing missional leaders from their very first trip to the varied course material available through IMB, NAMB, and GBMB, and the process for making applications as short-term, mid-term, or long-term missionaries. You’ll have an overview for creating a simple, clear vision for growing global missionaries in your church.

Before You Go: Preparing and Planning for a Mission Trip led by Jimmy Moneypenny

To “go” is a command. To go prepared is a choice. There are so many things to consider as you plan and prepare for a mission trip.  When it comes to mission trips, building a team is not difficult, but becoming a team can be a challenge. From prayer to packing and everything in between, training your team spiritually, emotionally and physically is crucial for what lie ahead. This session will help you to think about how to frame a process of discovery, design and deployment for short-term missions.   By learning, growing and working together, we can successfully seize the opportunities that God keeps placing before us.

Ages and Stages Discipleship for Home and Church led by Landry Holmes

Today’s parents feel ill-equipped to spiritually train and educate their preschoolers and elementary-aged kids. Based on the principle that preschoolers and kids learn and comprehend concepts differently as they grow in maturity, we will look at how to provide an age-suitable discipleship approach at home and at church.

Tired Youth Worker? Comeback after COVID! led by Todd Jones

The dropout rate is at an all-time high! This is usually said about students, but we are seeing this with adult leaders as well. God is not done with you! Stay in the fight! Lead with passion again!

Lunch and Learn: Our Christian Witness in the Public Square led by Timothy Head

but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect…” 1 Peter 3:15. In our post-Christian, politically and socially polarized world, it’s sometimes difficult to know how to honor and obey the above-mentioned Scripture passage. There seems to be little room for conservative thought and biblical truth in our society. So, what are we to do? How do we continue to stand for truth, fight for truth and honor Christ? In this session you will discover ways you and your church can make an impact for Christ in the public square.

Ear to the Next Generation led by Lee Chitwood

In this session you will learn the importance of listening to and training those who are coming behind us in worship and music Ministry. "Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure His greatness. Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power." - Psalms 145:3-4

Mission Georgia: Moving Your Church to the Frontlines led by Lorna Bius

Developing a Church Security Plan and Security Team led by Chris Rooks

Church Security is a vital part of a successful ministry plan in our current culture, but many churches don’t really have a plan. They hope that nothing bad will happen, but hope is not a strategy. In this session you will learn the essentials of how to begin the process of developing a church security plan and security team.

How Can Our Church Get Involved in Church Planting? led by Rolando Castro

Rolando has been involved in church multiplication for more than 18 years. A native of Costa Rica, he has experience as a church planter there as well as in Maryland. He served 14 years at the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware as the church planting and church development strategist. Rolando has a master’s degree in leadership from Liberty University and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological. Seminary. He is married to Zulma, and together they have two children and three grandchildren.