Chris Kerns shares an approach to theodicy, or the problem of evil in the world, in this breakout session

Dr. David Calvert gives some categories to help understand what is going on in the background of language and apologetics

Conversations with the Young Adult team who went to Italy and the Student Ministry team who went to Cuba on short-term mission trips in July 2023

After viewing a short film developed by TWR Motion, David Calvert facilitates a discussion with TWR staff/missionaries on the ways media is changing, the ways we share the gospel, and what it's like in Bonaire. Check out the short film, The Best Possible Idea, on YouTube or by clicking the link in the description notes.

David catches up with Stephen and Rebecca Kelly, members of the FAM Leadership Team, to talk about lingering questions from the FAM Panel Conversation and hear some of their story in the journey of fostering.

This panel discussion introduces the FAM team, with special guests from Baptist Children's Homes of NC. More info will be coming for the Foster & Adoption Ministry throughout 2023

Neal Manning facilitates a discussion with Lee Williford and Mike Sowers (Great Commission Catalyst for NC Baptists) about the demographics in the specific areas around Grace Community Church. See the attached files for all the nitty-gritty details and numbers.

This Grace Matters panel discussion focuses on how our local church might respond to life after the Roe v. Wade and Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court. Guests include Tonya Baker Nelson, CEO of Hand of Hope Pregnancy Resource Centers, Mike Sowers, Great Commission Catalyst for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and Neal Manning, one of our elders and father to an adopted son.

Our Grace Matters panel discussion welcomed Rick Gutierrez from Anthem Church and Dr. Edward Fubara from New Breed Church. Through our conversations, we challenged assumptions, questioned narratives, and sought to listen well to each other as we focused on the centrality of the gospel.

In this month's Grace Matters panel discussion, Neal Manning moderates a discussion around the issue of domestic abuse. Jamie Criswell, Stacey Thompson, and Pastor Brad Talley are the panelists, who share personal and professional experience with the topic at hand. Attached to the episode on graceccnc.org is the PDF of the resources referenced and shared during the panel