Why are young adults turning away from flashy church productions and seeking out deeper, ancient roots?

Pastor Alex flips the traditional church growth playbook on its head. Rather than trying to attract young adults with top-tier production or modern trends, he explains why Gen Z is actually looking for genuine relationships, historical roots, unvarnished gospel truth, and a sense of sacred transcendence in corporate worship.

How do you move beyond online content to create deep, lasting connections with young adults in your community?

In this episode of the One Mission Podcast, the second episode in our three-part series on reaching young families, host Rod Zwemke sits down with Mark Thomas, Pastor at Hagen Creek Community Church. Mark shares how a young church plant approaches discipling young adults not through flashy presentations, but through authentic relationships, intergenerational wisdom, and meeting people right where they are.

Rod and Mark discuss the reality that young adults aren't just looking for more information. They're starving for true connection, sound doctrine, and practical community.

Why are so many young families looking for a church home, and why do traditional outreach models keep missing the mark?

In this episode of the One Mission Podcast, the first in a three-part series dedicated to reaching young families, host Rod Zwemke sits down with David Wenger, Lead Pastor at Hopewell Baptist Church. Together, they discuss what it actually takes to engage the next generation in today's culture.

Rod and David strip away the pressure of trying to copy big-budget mega-churches and focus on what truly matters: genuine relationships, clear digital communication, and authentic community.

Welcome to the One Mission Podcast! One Mission is the podcast of the Chattahoochee Baptist Association, which brings together ministry leaders and pastors from across Northeast Georgia for conversations that will encourage and equip you. This podcast is a reminder that even though we're many churches, we really just have one mission, and that is to reshape the spiritual direction of Northeast Georgia. So please join us for these critical conversations that are really relevant to today, to help us grow the kingdom of God and the gospel influence for generations to come.