2021 Breakouts

The 4 Relationships You Need to Win in Ministry
You’ve heard it said that ministry is all about relationships, but you know your time is limited. How can you possibly develop meaningful relationships with everyone? Through this breakout we will look at the four relationships you need to invest the majority of your time in to win in ministry.
LEADER: Ben Trueblood, Lifeway, Nashville, TN
ROOM: 2

Impacting Student Ministry on a Global Scale
How can you impact student ministry and student pastors overseas? How can you mobilize your students and adult leaders to have a global influence? In this breakout, we will discuss what you can do to advance the Kingdom as it relates to global student ministry.
LEADER: Dr. Tim McKnight, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
ROOM: 7

Developing a Missional Pipeline in your Student Ministry
One of the greatest joys in ministry is watching the next generation grow up into spiritual maturity and launch into faithful, productive, adult life as followers of Jesus.  Imagine these snapshots in the context of your ministry: children who can’t wait to join the youth group so they can engage in mission trips; middle schoolers who have already begun to share their faith with unbelievers; high schoolers who think like a missionary and put their faith to work through prayer, evangelism, and discipling others; and young adults who are making key decisions in life in the context of God’s mission.  This seminar will give you a perspective and plan to send out year after year students from your church to help start churches and serve God in careers and places all over the world!
LEADER: George Siler, International Mission Board, Richmond, VA
ROOM: 8

Building a Disciple-Making Culture
As we examine our churches, do we see the foundational command to make disciples carried out in all we do? Do our churches make disciples? Are our student ministries marked by a culture of disciple-making? Do our ministry efforts produce life-long Christ followers or short-term Christ seekers? In this session, we will examine practical steps every leader can take in order to establish a culture of disciple-making in the church.
LEADER: Cleve Mallory, Eastmont Baptist Church, Montgomery, AL
ROOM: 9

Missional Family Ministry
Ministry to parents has come a long way, but what is next? In this session we will explore the future of family equipping ministry and learn specific ways we can connect church and home together!
LEADER: Jason Salyer, East Maryville Baptist Church, Maryville, TN
ROOM: 10

Youth Ministry on a Shoe String Budget
“Spend however much you want! You have an unlimited budget.” If you’re a youth pastor and have heard that, I’m almost certain you were dreaming. One of the challenges of ministry is being a good steward of the money entrusted to us as leaders. Some of you are probably tired of being trusted with little money and are ready to be shown trustworthy with bigger finances. Until that time comes, this breakout will help you with some valuable resources and ideas for youth ministry on a shoe string budget.
LEADER: Marcus Elliott, Flint River Baptist Church, Hazel Green, AL
ROOM: 11

From the Whiteboard to the Pew
In student ministry, we are tasked with one of the most challenging callings in the local church- reach, connect, impact, challenge, equip, and share the gospel with students… In this session, we will look at ways that we can connect with our community that are “outside the box.” We will discuss how creativity, teamwork, and the phrase “keep going” is the catalyst for gospel conversations to come to life within the walls of the local church. 
LEADER: Jason Hall, Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken, SC
ROOM: 16

Effective Student Ministry in the Small Church Setting
A small church setting doesn’t have to be a hindrance. It can be an amazing experience and a blessing! No budget, no problem! We will look at effective ways you can minister in a small church and see big results for the Kingdom.
LEADER: Nathan Case, Macedonia Baptist Church, Brookhaven, MS
ROOM: 17

Home Camp: The Nuts and Bolts of Creating a Stay-at-Home Camp for Students
We call it W.O.W.B.S.A.R. (Week of Wild/Wonderful Bible Study and Recreation), and it is the greatest community outreach event for our student ministry.  We’ve been doing it for over 20 years!  This breakout will give you the in’s and out’s of how to plan, prepare, budget, recruit, promote, and host your very own stay-at-home camp for students with as little or as great a budget available.
LEADER: Jeff Glenn, Shirley Hills Baptist Church, Warner Robins, GA
ROOM: 18

Great Commission Apologetics
Learn to incorporate apologetics into your discipleship plan and lead your students to know why they believe what they believe, and how to share it.
LEADER: Jason Burnett, Twelve Oaks Baptist Church, Paducah, KY
ROOM: 19

Celebrating The Plunge
Are you satisfied with the number of lost students that were baptized last year?  If so, this breakout is not for you.  Student ministries all over the country are doing great things except for the one thing Jesus said to do…make disciples (of lost people) baptizing them and teaching them.  In this breakout session, we will focus on the evangelistic work that it takes to start the disciple making process with a lost student and strategies to see your baptisms double next year.
LEADER: Lee Clamp, South Carolina Baptist Convention, Columbia, SC
ROOM: 11

The Outliers
This is not a movie title but the multitude of cascading aspects of ministry in a changing culture. We have active shooter concerns, gender confusion, broken homes, fatherless students and the list goes on. This session will have an open discussion exploring hot topics of our changing culture with practical tips for navigating these areas for safety and security. 
LEADER: Dr. Jody Dean, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA
ROOM: 12

Raising Gender Healthy Students in a Confused World
Is gender really a thing? How is gender developed in students? Discover how gender is formed in students and how youth ministry can play a significant role in the formation and affirmation of God’s created design.
LEADER: Ricky Chelette, Living Hope Ministries, Arlington, TX
ROOM: 13

Leading Your Pastor, Parents, and Congregation to Celebrate Making Young Disciples
Pastors sometimes prioritize attendance in student ministry. Parents sometimes prioritize academics, athletics, and the arts with their children. Congregations sometimes prioritize a positive vibe from the student ministry. This session will equip youth leaders to lead pastors, parents, and the congregation to define what a young disciple is—and then to embrace that vision. The session also will present concrete ways youth leaders can mobilize pastors, parents, and the congregation to shift their energies in the direction of making teenage disciples.
LEADER: Dr. Richard Ross, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX
ROOM: 14

Celebrate Change: Teach and Engage Like Jesus 
Jesus models for us throughout the Gospels how to engage our teens in the teaching/learning process. He was never satisfied with passive listeners. This seminar will present six active learning approaches you can use immediately and train other leaders to use. Prepare to be engaged!
LEADER: Dr. Ken Coley, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
ROOM: 15

Starting Out in Student Ministry: Keys to Effective Ministry in Your First 5 Years
Starting out well in ministry can lay a groundwork for years of success.  In this breakout, we will answer foundational questions such as:

• If ministering to parents is important, how do I get them to follow my leadership?
• What’s a healthy way to find and grow a volunteer base?
• What are proper boundaries for time in and outside the office?
• What’s the role of midweek services in 2020 and beyond? 

LEADER:  Seth Buckley, First Baptist Church Spartanburg, SC
ROOM:  3
NOTE: Prepaid lunch required. Please register here.

Help! I Need a Game!
How many times have you come up with the perfect Bible study and then came to the realization that you students are unfocused and distracted? This is a question that student pastors have struggled with for decades. What you need is a new activity or game that gives purpose and meaning. In this session you can expect to be up and active as you take away current and relative available recreational resources.
LEADERS: Mike Davison, Centrifuge, Nashville, TN & Joe Vinson, Southeast Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, TN
ROOM: 2

Wives’ Breakout Part 1
God is in Himself our greatest reason to celebrate! God has also given us much to celebrate! God takes delight in our celebration. In fact, God created and mandated various times of celebration in Scripture. Join us as we explore biblical celebrations so we may see how we can establish the spiritual discipline of celebration in our daily lives for His glory.
LEADER: Chelsea Kellum, Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery, AL
ROOM: 7

Volunteer Essentials
Want to find, train and keep volunteers in your ministry? Learn how to multiply your time, energy and effectiveness as you lead and make disciples.
LEADER: Billy Lonsberry, Calvary Baptist Church Alexandria, LA
ROOM: 8

7 Things I’ve Learned While Serving on a Large Church Staff
When I started in youth ministry 26 years ago all I had was 6 students! I had always hoped to serve at a large church working alongside a ministry team. I longed to have the time, resources and opportunities those big churches had.  Now that I find myself serving on a large church staff, there are a few things I would tell my younger self. This could get real pretty quick. 
LEADER: Steve Spence, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, TN
ROOM: 9

Reaching and Understanding Generation Z
Who exactly is Gen Z and how are we to reach them? In this session you will learn what is unique about this generation and why that makes a difference in how we help them to know and follow Christ!
LEADER: Jason Salyer, East Maryville Baptist Church, Maryville, TN
ROOM: 10

Celebrating God’s Voice in Message Prep
All sermons and Bible lessons are not created equal. Some are just heady Bible studies. Others, however, help listeners to hear God’s voice. In this session, Dr. Jim Shaddix equips you to put together and prepare messages that do the latter. 
LEADER: Dr. Jim Shaddix, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
ROOM: 11

What Happened?
Keeping track of where students are and what they are doing, whether 12 or 17, is a challenge. The unexpected things from weather to medical emergencies happen but we also have times when mandatory reporting has to be done due to something that comes to our attention. We will explore many topics related to being the adult overseeing an age-graded ministry and some of the safety, security, and surveillance aspects of ministry that we should all know.
LEADER: Dr. Jody Dean, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA
ROOM: 12

Responding Redemptively to the LGBT Community
Most churches have ignored the cultural and sexual revolution we are experiencing. Those who haven’t have either pronounced a greater damnation or compromised God’s Word and blessed gay unions.  Discover how we are to serve as ministers of reconciliation and redemption while holding uncompromisingly to God’s grace and truth.
LEADER: Ricky Chelette, Living Hope Ministries, Arlington, TX
ROOM: 13

Leading Teenage Believers to Embrace Romance and Marriage
Most older teenagers in Western Europe haven’t rejected the concept of marriage—they haven’t even considered the concept of marriage. Marriage is not a construct in their minds. U.S. teenagers quickly are moving in the same direction. Perhaps student ministry has been so focused on confronting immorality that the beauty and wonder of falling in love and marrying have been lost in the shuffle.  In a world of shallow relationships, this session will present practical ways to let teenage believers see, value, and open their hearts to romance and lifetime marriage.
LEADER: Dr. Richard Ross, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX
ROOM: 14

Will Today’s Teaching Connect with Their Tomorrow? 
Does your Bible teaching reflect Deuteronomy 6? This breakout will present five effective teaching principles that are popular 21st century educational ideas that highlight the wisdom of D6. As you follow the D6 model, you will create learning experiences that your teens will understand and remember. Let’s make learning memorable!
LEADER: Dr. Ken Coley, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
ROOM: 15

Help! I Need a Game!
How many times have you come up with the perfect Bible study and then came to the realization that you students are unfocused and distracted? This is a question that student pastors have struggled with for decades. What you need is a new activity or game that gives purpose and meaning. In this session you can expect to be up and active as you take away current and relative available recreational resources.
LEADERS: Mike Davison, Centrifuge, Nashville, TN & Joe Vinson, Southeast Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, TN
ROOM: 2

Wives’ Breakout Part 2
Join us for a CELEBRATION for all that God has done this past year in your ministry, your family, and your life. Even if this past year has been a struggle, please join us in celebration with expectant hope for all God is and all that He will do this coming year.
LEADER: Chelsea Kellum, Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery, AL
ROOM: 7

Volunteer Essentials
Want to find, train and keep volunteers in your ministry? Learn how to multiply your time, energy and effectiveness as you lead and make disciples.
LEADER: Billy Lonsberry, Calvary Baptist Church Alexandria, LA
ROOM: 8

Establishing and Leading a Healthy Intern Program
How do you start an intern program? How do you recruit good interns? What does a healthy intern program look like? What are the risks of having an intern? How long do you keep an intern? Paid? Volunteer? What do you have your interns do?  In this breakout session, we will seek to answer a bunch of these questions. Let’s have a conversation about how we can maximize an intern program and raise up the next generation of ministry leaders.
LEADER: Steve Spence, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, TN
ROOM: 9

The Race for Unity: The Church’s Response to Racial Tension in America
Broken society, broken politics, competing perspectives… all creating more broken hearts. Racial tension plagues our world and is unfortunately pushing more people apart within our country. How should believers position themselves to confront the issues… or better yet, confront our own hearts on the issues? Join us as we dive deep into the discussion with a diverse set of perspectives. Let’s seek to hear God together for the purpose of becoming a unified Body of Christ serving a diverse world of people.

Panel Leaders:

• Marlon Montgomery – Direct Agape Youth and Family Center, Atlanta, GA
• Billy Christol – Youth Pastor, Burning Bush Baptist, Ringgold GA
• Sherronda Raymond-  Social Work, New Orleans LA
• Walter DaSilva – Director of Latino Ministry and Outreach, Cumberland Community Church, Smyrna, GA

ROOM: 10

Celebrating God’s Literature with Illiterate Students
Students today need to be inspired by the great truths that make up the literature of the Bible. Yet, in the age of social media, students are distracted and inclined towards the superficial. In this session, Dr. Jim Shaddix equips you to break through with your students and engage them with the depths of God’s Word. 
LEADER: Dr. Jim Shaddix, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
ROOM: 11

Developing Student Leaders
Every youth ministry needs great student leaders, and this session will combine some research, practical tips, and biblical insight to help you think through how you can invest in the leaders you already have and how you can develop new ones.
LEADER: Mac Johnson, Brentwood Baptist Church, Nashville, TN
ROOM: 16

Managing time, budget and volunteers in a Bi-Vocational World
Are you trying to run a full-time youth ministry as a part-time youth minister? Feel frustrated, tired and never have enough time? In this session, we will discuss ways you can have a full-time youth ministry without cheating ourselves, our jobs, our ministry and of course, our family!
LEADER: Keith Jones, City View Baptist Church, Knoxville, TN
ROOM: 17

Developing a Culture of Evangelism in Your Youth Ministry
How do we equip students to share the Gospel with students outside of our ministry? Join us to learn how one can develop a culture of evangelism in youth ministry to help students engage their friends with the person and promise of Jesus. Determine how to employ a lasting evangelism strategy within your youth ministry. 
LEADER: Jeremy Montgomery, Dauphin Way Baptist Church, Mobile, AL
ROOM: 18

Safe Space: What It Means to Create a Safe Space 
Does your ministry promote a spirit of vulnerability? Do you help foster mental and emotional health within your group? Come discuss strategies for creating a safe space in your youth ministry. 
LEADER: Michael Bozeman, Pathways Professional Counseling, Birmingham, AL
ROOM: 19

What’s Family Got to Do with It?
Have you ever been so caught up in ministry that you neglect the family? Have you ever been so busy being husband and dad that you neglect the ministry? Finding balance between family and ministry is hard to accomplish but finding the balance might be what saves both!
LEADER: Scooter and Chelsea Kellum, Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery, AL
ROOM: 2

Help! Guidance for Youth Leaders in Urban Ministry
Urban settings come with a variety of opportunities and challenges. Join us in discussing practical ways to minister within the urban context.
LEADER: Xavier Raymond, Level Ground Community Church, New Orleans, LA
ROOM: 7

Social Teaching
Social media has changed the way we should teach and preach. Our congregations will be more engaged if they take a more active role in discipleship rather than sitting passively the whole time listening to our sermons and lessons. How can we use social media before, during, and after our lessons to enhance our teaching and extend our reach in the in-between times as much as the main gathering?
LEADER: Dr. Sam Totman, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
ROOM: 8

Youth Ministry for Life
We will explore the value of doing youth ministry into your 60’s and 70’s. We will examine the importance of wellness and fitness in long term service. We will discuss preparing financially to be a youth pastor for all of your working years. We will talk about vacations, days off, and sabbaticals as they relate to longevity. We will explore ways to stay relevant with teenagers. And, we will also discuss spouse and family as part of being a youth pastor for life.     
LEADER: Bill Hughes, Priscilla Baptist Church, Bell, FL
ROOM: 9

Leading Students to Discern Their Calling
As we pray for God to raise up the next generation of ministry leaders, we will explore ways that we can equip students to scripturally and spiritually discern their calling while by providing the necessary guidance they need to faithfully fulfill God’s purpose for their lives. 
LEADER: Dr. Scott Pace, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
ROOM: 10

Crisis Management and Resources
Teens are faced with all kinds of crisis moments: cutting, suicide, depression, and more! Do you know where to turn for help when your students turn to you? Come find out strategies and resources for managing crisis moments in your youth ministry. 
LEADER: Michael Bozeman, Pathways Professional Counseling, Birmingham, AL
ROOM: 11

Girls’ Ministry 101
Have you ever felt overwhelmed in girls’ ministry? You’re not alone! Join Abbie as she talks about the basics of girls’ ministry and what she wishes she would have known before beginning this journey.  She will bring to the table challenges you might face as you walk alongside girls, leaders and parents and how to be strategic during these pivotal years of their lives. The session will end with a prayer experience for the girls, leaders and parents you minister to. Come learn alongside other women just like you and be encouraged about where God has called you to be. 
LEADER: Abbie Johnson, Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL
ROOM: 16

Teens & Tech: How Pornography and Social Media are Destroying our Youth
Today’s children are bombarded by technological issues like never before in the history of humanity. Learn how the church can provide support and the only true antidote, the Gospel.
LEADER: Clint Davis, Clint Davis Counseling, Shreveport, LA
ROOM: 17

Mentoring in Ministry
Mentoring other ministers models our teaching and builds the Kingdom.  Learn how to get started, what to do, and see the benefits in your own life.
LEADER: Steve Coleman, First Baptist Church, Richmond, KY
ROOM: 18

They Graduated…Now What?
Every year students graduate and head to college.  How do we minister to them in this stage of life?  How do we engage college students in our town?
LEADER: Jack Blankenship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
ROOM: 19