Pastor Andrew Hopper interviews Pastor JD Greear from the Summit Church in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Andrew and JD discuss the importance of bringing the conversation of growth and discipleship back together live from the NC Baptist State Convention.

JD Greear Ministries: https://jdgreear.com/

Summit Church: https://summitchurch.com/

Culture eats strategy for lunch. This is a pithy saying.. but it really is true, you can have the best strategy, but if your culture isn't any good, nothing else will be either. We dive into staff culture, and the importance of both values and behaviors.

One of the most common questions we get are around the topic of church mergers. Navigating church mergers is a huge undertaking, and they can be such a huge Kingdom opportunity for the future. However, they can also be detrimental if they aren't navigated correctly. That's exactly what we want to discuss in this conversation!

We explore the role of church planting in fulfilling the Great Commission. We believe that church planting is God’s plan for reaching the world and that every believer should be a part of a local church. We dive into how cultivating a “sending culture” within your church can propel gospel impact, and why the mission to plant churches that plant churches is vital for spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

In this episode, we dive into the reality that every church—whether intentionally or not—creates an impression on its community. We explore what it means to embrace and shape your church’s brand effectively.

Pastor Jonathan Yarboro and Pastor Andrew Hopper continue a conversation (from Episode 32) about what we call the "leadership vacuum." The tension to be managed: development vs opportunity and why you need both, but one shapes leaders more quickly.

5 Takeaways from the Breaking Barriers Conference from Pastor Andrew and Pastor Bobby. Many of these things are 'back stage' conversations' that we are trying to bring to the 'front stage' in the conference circuit.

There is a delicate balance between development and opportunity. In this episode, Pastor Bobby and Pastor Jonathan examine the concept of stressing the organization. We understand this concept in almost every area of our lives: If you work out hard (i.e., stress), that leads to growth! It is often the opportunity for people to step up that leads to growth.

Live from the 2024 Breaking Barriers Conference, we took questions from conference attendees who had questions about the talks. In this episode, Pastor Andrew, Pastor Bobby, and Pastor Jonathan fielded questions about pragmatism, preaching, starting multiple services, serving engagement, and many more! This episode gives you a taste of what the Breaking Barriers Conference and ministry is all about!

Pastor Bobby and Pastor Jonathan discuss some limiting beliefs that prevent churches and leaders from growing and ultimately multiplying.