NC Baptists

Launching high school students into college and young adulthood

The transition from high school ministries to college and young adult ministries can be jarring for students. As student pastors and leaders, it’s important to ask the question of how can your ministry lay the foundation for students to grow into mature, healthy college and young adult disciples. 

Austin Gentry is the Young Adults Pastor at Second Baptist Church of Houston, Texas. He’s originally from North Carolina, a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is the author of “10 Things Every Christian Should Know For College”.

Listen to a breakout session recording from the 2023 Disciple-Making Conference where Austin shares strategies to prepare your students — and their parents — well.

Pace and Horton answer the college question: How do I choose a college?

Test scores, favorite teams, social life and location often determine a student’s plans after graduation — but is there a better way to discern if, when and where you should go to college?

On this week’s podcast, listen to a breakout session recording from the 2022 N.C. Baptist Annual Meeting, led by Scott Pace with The College at Southeastern and David Horton with Fruitland Baptist Bible College.

Learn how families should think about college education, how to choose the right school for them, and how their faith can be strengthened and leveraged while they’re in college.

Go2Years: How to Lose Students for the Right Reasons

 

How can churches lose students for the right reasons? N.C. Baptists' Alex Hugo sits down with missionary Alicia Jones and Baptists on Mission's Teresa Jones — a mother and daughter duo serving on mission together — to discuss student mobilization.

 

Learn more and connect with our collegiate ministry at ncbaptist.org/college.

When Andy Griffith Meets Stranger Things

This panel discussion featuring several leaders from across North Carolina will demonstrate how some churches have integrated college ministries throughout their churches so that they are more effectively joining “God’s Great Work.” Speakers: Darrick Smith, Chase Jenkins, Danella Kish, Mark Navey, Savannah Wood

A Toddling College Ministry

Do you want to start a college ministry through your church but have no idea how or where to begin? This session shared the basics of starting a college ministry, providing the tools needed to mobilize your members to reach college students and help you identify resources you already have to meet the needs of college students. Speaker: Yana Conner

Making Disciples on the College Campus

Our culture is rapidly changing, and there is nowhere this is more evident than on the college campus. Hear from the Baptist State Convention’s Collegiate Partnerships Team about the current North Carolina collegiate landscape and how your church can be part of impacting lostness on the college campus. Speaker: Darrick Smith

How to Reach International Students

For the second year in a row, more than 1 million international students have chosen to study in the United States. Many of these students enrolled in our colleges come from countries that are hostile to Christians, and many have never heard the gospel. Yet, many churches do not think of international students when they think of missions. This breakout session will help you and your church learn practical steps in understanding international students and sharing the gospel with love, friendship and cultural awareness. Speakers: Tom Knight & Vana Conner

Living in a Culture of Compromise

Living in a culture where living "set apart" can seem difficult, society communicates it is acceptable to step over boundaries and live as you want. Compromise seems like the only way to function in the world. But Scripture tells believers something different. This session will focus on how those who name the name of Christ can still live according to biblical absolutes without compromising the truth of Scripture. Speaker: Missie Branch