by Brentwood Baptist | May 15, 2025 | Elevate Church Conference Blog
4 Ways to Strengthen Your Connections Ministry Churches don’t drift toward connection. In fact, the larger or busier a church becomes, the easier it is for people to slip in, slip out, and never find a place to belong. That’s why connection ministry matters so deeply....
by Brentwood Baptist | May 14, 2025 | Podcast
Beyond Greeters: How Connections Ministry Disciples Your Church What if your church’s membership process wasn’t just paperwork and classes—but the start of real discipleship? In this episode, Elevate host and Connections Minister Michele Dyer (Connections Minister at...
by Brentwood Baptist | May 12, 2025 | Elevate Church Conference Blog
Fighting Isolation: Why Preschool Families Need the Church Now If you’re serving in preschool or kids ministry, you know the early years of parenting are full of change. Overnight, a family’s rhythms shift. Simple things like grabbing dinner with friends,...
by Brentwood Baptist | May 7, 2025 | Podcast
The Sound of Discipleship: What Your Worship Set Is Teaching Register Now for the Elevate Conference on September 9, 2025 Join us in Nashville, TN, for a one-day event designed to equip church leaders with practical strategies for sustainable ministry. Learn more at...
by Brentwood Baptist | May 1, 2025 | Elevate Church Conference Blog
Preaching Pitfalls: 5 Common Mistakes New Preachers Make (and How to Avoid Them) It was the Sunday following the horrific events of September 11th, 2001. I had been pastoring all of five months. I was in the middle of a sermon series on Matthew’s Beautitudes. On...
