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Episode 3: The Role of Fostering in Church Revitalization with Sam Rainer

The “RevitalizeNC” podcast is hosted by Terry Long, senior consultant for church revitalization with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Each episode includes an interview with a leading expert in the field of church revitalization to offer help, hope and encouragement to pastors and ministry leaders.

This third episode that came out today (Sept 20, 2021) features Sam Rainer, President of Church Answers, the co-founder and co-owner of Rainer Publishing, and the president of Revitalize Network, discussing the role of church fostering in church revitalization.

Episode 2: The role of pastoral health in church revitalization

What role does pastoral health play in church revitalization? Hear Tate Cockrell, associate professor of counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. revitalizenc.org

Episode 1: The role of spiritual warfare in church growth & revitalization

Terry Long and Hannah Nelson from RevitalizeNC discuss the role of spiritual warfare in church growth and revitalization with Chuck Lawless, vice president of Spiritual Formation at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Current Disciple-Making Practices in the Charlotte Area

This episode discusses stories of where God is at work and learn best practices for making disciples in and around the Charlotte area. Speaker: Caleb Sprinkle

Prayer, Revival and Spiritual Awakening

This episode highlights the key role that prayer, revival and spiritual awakening play in a church’s ability to join Christ in accomplishing the Great Commission and the Great Commandment in their community and the world. Speakers: Mark Harris, Chris Schofield

Lay of the Land: Religious Liberty & Implications for Your Church

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) joins with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) to discuss the most pressing issues of religious liberty and religious freedom churches are facing today. In this episode, they also look forward to issues, challenges and opportunities on the horizon. Speakers: Dan Darling, Tonya Shellnut, Josh Wester

Hero Maker: 5 Essential Practices to Multiply Godly Leaders

Learn strategies to multiply your dreams, initiate permission-giving, develop an apprenticeship system that works, activate your leaders’ gifts and develop a simple scoreboard that measures kingdom-building progress. Speakers: Corey Alley, Quintell Hill, Donnie Paschall, Billy Roy

Family Crisis, Sexual Abuse & Trauma

This episode provides evidence-based information on how to work with youth who have experienced family crisis, sexual abuse and trauma, as well as offer tips on how the public can be more aware and responsive to the needs of children, and how our youth can be taught to avoid abusive relationships. Speakers: Regina Keener, Sandy Perry

Equipping Your Church for ‘God’s Great Work’ Through the Church Renewal Journey

This episode shares the vision for the Awakening Renewal Weekend, the Equipping Renewal Weekend, and the Commissioning Renewal Weekend, all of which are designed to equip church members to see God's vision and purpose for His people as they serve God's Kingdom and reach their communities as missionaries. Speakers: Bob & Phyllis Foy

Could God Use You as a Missionary to Your Community?

Using principles from Scripture and practical wisdom from the field, this episode aims to teach you how to think and act like missionaries in your community. Develop a missional plan to actively care for, share the gospel with and make disciples of those who live around you. Speakers: Jason Ledford, Joe Maye

Caring for Our Youngest Members: Preventing, Identifying and Responding to Sexual Assault

This episode centers around a conversation about how church leaders can care for our youngest members by identifying, preventing and responding to sexual assault, and provides tools and reflections that provide spiritual and emotional care to the most vulnerable. Speakers: Nathan Blake, Alison Keene

When the American Church Meets the Hispanic Church

This episode explores how to build bridges, break down barriers, and where our responsibility and God’s will come together to transform and impact our churches and communities for God’s kingdom and His glory. Speakers: William Neira, Ligia Neira

Sharing the Gospel With Neighbors of Other Faiths

God is bringing unreached peoples from around the world to be our neighbors, which provides amazing opportunities for the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. This episode will teach you how to use the “3 Circles” evangelism tool and adapt it to share with people from other world religions. Speakers: James Cooper, Jonathan Derbyshire, John Messiah

Revitalize Your Church in 4 Days

Developing an intentional rhythm for preaching, discipling, shepherding and leading for the workdays can make a tremendous impact toward revitalizing your church. This episode explores the weekly rhythms of a pastor as they relate to church revitalization. Speakers: Sandy Marks, Russ Reaves

Protecting Children in Missions & Camp Settings

Mission and camp settings are expected to be safe environments for our children, but they can be a place of vulnerability if safety precautions are not in place. This episode will share more about how you can be proactive in protecting your church’s most valuable asset — your children. Speakers: Tom Beam, Dollie Noa

Current Disciple-Making Practices in the Charlotte Area

Hear stories of where God is working and know the best practices for making disciples in and around the Greater Charlotte area. Speaker: Caleb Sprinkle 

Equipping Parents to be Missional in Their Homes and Neighborhoods

Do families in your congregation see their homes or neighborhoods as a mission field? Are parents equipped to engage their homes and communities with the gospel? In this podcast, hear about how the N.C. Baptist Faith at Home Ministry has developed a new resource called “Acts 2:39 Missional Families,” a seven-week small group study written intentionally for parents. Speakers: Eric Simmons, Jamie Burkett and Mark Smith

Current Disciple-Making Practices in the Boone Area

Hear stories of where God is at work and learn best strategies for making disciples in and around Boone. Speaker: Seth Norris

Current Disciple-Making Practices in the Triangle Area

Hear stories of where God is at work and learn the best practices for making disciples in and around this the Triangle area. Speaker: Josh Reed

Revival, Spiritual Awakening and Making Disciples

Using James 4 as the biblical backdrop, this session will explore the key roles that revival and spiritual awakening play in making disciples who make disciples. Speaker: Chris Schofield 

Living the D-Life: Disciple-Making. Anytime. Anywhere.

What if you could successfully equip and empower everyone in your ministry for a lifestyle of disciple-making? What if everyone embraced disciple-making as a way of life instead of a program of the church? D-Life is a simple, biblical, missional and reproducible process for equipping every believer for a lifestyle of disciple-making. With the Bible as your only textbook, it is a process that will work in any size congregation. Speaker: Barry Owen

Five Steps to Reaching the Unreached Through Sending

Want your church to have a greater kingdom impact? Have you been given eyes to see the unreached? Can any size church become a sending church? Come discover five steps to reach the unreached through new initiatives. All participants will receive a free resource. Speakers: Mark Gray and Corey Alley

Ministry Excellence in a Culture of 'Good Enough'

The local church is charged to make disciples — women and men who say “yes” to the gospel, grow in the gospel, and go with the gospel. However, if the gospel is the greatest message ever known, why does the church often operate as if it's just another scrolling message on a Twitter feed? From environments and systems to sending out the church, details matter for the sake of gospel and the effectiveness of “God’s Plan A,” the local church. Speaker: Josh Hill

La Obra Grande de Dios en Hoyos de Perdición [In Spanish]

En esta sesión vamos a examinar las concentraciones de personas viviendo en los “Hoyos de Perdición” (pockets of lostness) en Carolina del Norte. Al entender la demografía buscaremos puntos de contacto para iglesias hispanas. Veremos cómo está obrando nuestro Señor, y las oportunidades que tenemos como iglesias si estamos dispuestos a llevar el evangelio adónde Él nos manda. Con ese desafío, queremos preguntarnos qué pasos podemos tomar para impactar esa perdición con la estrategia de hacer discípulos. Oradores: John Davenport and Amaury Santos

Using Technologies for Disciple-Making

In this session, you will hear how modern technologies such as podcasts and YouTube can be used to multiply efforts to make disciples of all nations. Speakers: Sammy Joo and Simom Touprong

‘God’s Great Work’ Through Immigration Issues

In this episode, we invite you to learn what the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina is doing on the immigration front to assist churches in loving their neighbors in different cultural contexts. Speakers: John Faison, Larry Phillips, Amaury Santos

‘God’s Great Work’ in Your Neighborhood

Understanding one’s neighborhood allows us to proclaim the gospel in contextualized and relevant ways. This episode shares how you can join “God’s Great Work” in your community. Speakers: Chuck Campbell, Mike Boarts

An Intentional Church Revitalization Process

This episode will equip you to begin the conversation about church revitalization. This process will focus on discovering whether your church is in a state of incline, recline or decline and what steps are most immediate for your congregation moving forward. Speaker: Sandy Marks

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

Moving People From ‘Doing Church’ to ‘Being’ the Church

What does organic disciple-making look like within a group? This episode focuses on how to love people where they are in life. Speaker: Andy Hughes