by Brentwood Baptist | Jun 20, 2025 | Elevate Church Conference Blog
How to Prepare Your Students for Missions—Before, During, and After the Trip We were never just planning trips. That might’ve been how it looked from the outside—students boarding buses, passport packets, group t-shirts. But underneath all that movement was a much...
by Brentwood Baptist | Jun 18, 2025 | Podcast
Preaching the Whole Gospel to the Whole Church: Balancing Theology and Accessibility Can a sermon be both theologically rich and crystal clear? In this episode, Elevate host Brandon Abbott sits down with Senior Pastor Jay Strother and Harpeth Heights Campus Pastor...
by Brentwood Baptist | Jun 11, 2025 | Elevate Church Conference Blog
Moving from Friend to Leader: Navigating the Shift in Ministry Roles I’ll never forget when it hit me. I was in a living room with a group of people I really liked—folks full of good ideas about where our ministry could go next. There was a lot of energy, plenty of...
by Brentwood Baptist | Jun 11, 2025 | Podcast
Mobilizing the Next Generation: How Student Missions Shape Lifelong Discipleship Is your student ministry just taking trips—or forming missionaries? In this episode, Elevate host Evan Kunz sits down with Amy-Jo Girardier and Mac Johnson to explore how student mission...
by Brentwood Baptist | Jun 4, 2025 | Podcast
Transition Without Tension: A Roadmap for Passing the Pastoral Baton Is your church ready to talk about leadership succession? In this episode, Elevate host Darrel Girardier sits down with Dr. Mike Glenn (Executive Director, Engaged Church Network and former Senior...
