Episode Title: Dig the Ditches — Preparing for the Miracle

In this session from Pastor CT Townsend, we dive into a timeless leadership principle drawn from 2 Kings 3:16–17: God sends the miracle, but we prepare the capacity to hold it.

In this episode, Pastor CT unpacks why every church already has systems—whether they were intentionally designed or accidentally inherited. From assimilation to discipleship, from volunteer culture to pastoral health, Pastor CT challenges leaders to stop waiting for signs and start digging the “ditches” that make room for supernatural movement.

You’ll learn:

Why obedience and preparation always precede provision

How systems don’t create revival but they sustain it

The difference between moments that excite people and movement that develops people

The five essential “ditches” every church must build to see long-term growth

How Victory Baptist Church structures ministry to help people know God, discover purpose, and live the life of victory

This is a call to action for every pastor, leader, and church builder: Dig your ditches. Create capacity. Prepare for God to move.

Because when the water comes…will your church be ready to hold it?

In this powerful message from the 2026 LEAD Conference, Pastor Kenny Baldwin preaches from Psalm 5, where David pleads with God to make his way straight in the middle of opposition. Pastor Baldwin walks us through David’s desperate cry for help, his confidence in God, his clear plan for living, the enemies he faced, and the specific requests he brought before the Lord. This encouraging message reminds us that when our path feels uncertain, God can still lead us step by step.

In this message from the 2026 LEAD Conference at Victory Baptist Church, Pastor Jonathon McNeese shows how the story of Samson actually points us to Jesus — a truth we often miss because we focus more on Samson than on Christ. Pastor McNeese also encourages us to live in a way that points others to Jesus. This clear, practical message will help you see Christ in Scripture and reflect Him in your daily life! 

In Part One of the Better Together series, Pastor CT Townsend delivers a powerful message from Ephesians 2 that reminds us of a life-changing truth: you belong here.

This sermon calls us to remember where we once stood outsiders, separated, and without hope and to rejoice in what Christ has done through the cross. Because of Jesus, we are no longer strangers or foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.

In this sermon, Pastor CT reminds us that we are not just a crowd of people...a crowd watches, a family commits. And being planted in a local church matters. Make it a priority to bring you and your family to church. He is worthy of our praise! 

In “Better Is Coming,” Pastor CT Townsend challenges listeners to guard their words, their confidence, and their awareness of God’s work in progress. Preaching from 2 Kings 4, he reminds us that faith and fear battle first in what we say, calling believers to pause before speaking, replace worst-case language with faith-filled trust, and talk more about God than the problem. Drawing from the Shunammite woman’s unwavering declaration—“It is well”—he emphasizes that true confidence is rooted in who God is and settled before the outcome is visible. Finally, Pastor CT teaches us to watch for the “sneezes”—small signs of life and restoration that signal God is already at work beneath the surface. Better is coming, and faith learns to praise God not just for the miracle, but for the early signs that resurrection has begun.

As a new year begins, Pastor CT Townsend delivers a timely and challenging message from 2 Kings 18, calling every believer to take ownership of their walk with God. This message is a reminder that a new year is an opportunity for renewed commitment, personal growth, and intentional living. We are encouraged to leave behind compromise, pursue obedience, and become the person God desires us to be. When we choose to trust the Lord and live with purpose, He empowers us to write a better chapter and move forward with clarity, faith, and resolve.

At Arise 2025, we were thrilled to welcome Dr. Johnny Pope to preach this powerful message out of John 10! We pray that it will be a blessing to you! 

Take a listen to this powerful message out of Judges 16 preached by Pastor CT on Tuesday Night of Arise 2025 at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN! 

Take a moment to listen to this powerful message preached by Pastor Kenny Baldwin at Arise Youth Conference at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee!