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Pastor, could you and your leaders use a couple of days of biblical encouragement and a clear picture of a healthy, Great Commission church?
We’ve invited our most requested speaker, Brian Croft, to return — and with him JimBo and Audrea Stewart from NAMB’s Replant team and Matthew Spandler-Davison of Practical Shepherding.
Whether you’re leading an established church, walking through revitalization, or planting a church to have a strong foundation, these two days will give you and your team a shared framework for church health rooted in the Great Commission.
Bring your wife, your elders, deacons, team leaders, decision-makers, and influencers. Bring the people in your church who others actually follow.
Come together, leave with clarity.
Friday evening
Session 1: Healthy Churches Fulfill the Great Commission with Jesus with Brian Croft
An opening session that sets the biblical framework and pastoral responsibility in Matthew 28:18-20.
Matthew Spandler-Davison testimony
Matthew is a church planter and preaching pastor now in Kentucky. He’s originally from Scotland. This is our first time meeting him in Hawaii!
Session 2: Healthy Churches Lead Like Jesus with Dr. JimBo Stewart
Christ’s supremacy and what it means for leaders to serve as under-shepherds under the Chief Shepherd.
Saturday morning
Session 3: Healthy Churches Make Disciples Like Jesus with Dr. JimBo Stewart
Discipleship is the central task of Christian leaders—personally following Jesus and intentionally forming others to follow him, so the church becomes a community shaped by Christ in everyday life and mission.
Breakouts
- Healthy Churches Have a Simple Process to Raise Up Leaders (Brian Croft)
- Healthy Churches Cultivate a Culture of Disciplemaking (Dr. JimBo Stewart)
- Healthy Churches Cultivate a Culture of Discipleship Among Women (Audrea Stewart)
- Healthy Churches Raise Up Long-Term Leaders (Dr. Matthew Spandler-Davison)
Session 4: Healthy Churches Go With Jesus’ Authority and Power (Brian Croft)
A strengthening, encouraging close: the promise of Christ’s presence for mission and leadership.
Saturday after lunch
Question & Answer with our speakers
You’ll have a chance to submit questions to Robert Miller ahead of time, and we will cover as many as possible! We always get so much extra wisdom in this session.
Debrief meetings with your leaders
This may be the most valuable part of the whole event. This is where you and your leaders take one hour to debrief what you heard, what it means for the health of your church, and next steps each of you will be responsible for.
Conference begins Friday at 5:30 pm with registration and ends Saturday at 3 pm.
This conference is hosted by the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention and supported through a North American Mission Board grant. Your Hawaii Pacific Baptist church has supported it through your church’s gifts through the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions. Thank you!
HPBC pastors on Kauai, Hawaii Island, Lanai, Molokai, and Maui. HPBC’s Robert Miller has resources to help with flights to Oahu for the conference for you, your wife, and one or two leaders. Email him here, and he’ll get back to you ASAP!
Event Information
September 18 @ 5:30 pm
Olivet Baptist Church
1775 S. Beretania StHonolulu, HI
Conference Speakers
Brian Croft
Founder and Executive Director of Practical Shepherding
Brian founded Practical Shepherding over 17 years ago and leads the ministry's development, vision, and direction. He served as Senior Pastor at Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville, KY (2003-2020) and now serves full-time as Executive Director. He also serves as Senior Fellow for the Mathena Center for Church Revitalization at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Brian is married to Cara and they have four children.
Dr. JimBo Stewart
Associate Director of Replant at the North American Mission Board
JimBo serves as Associate Director of Replant at the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and as Replanting and Revitalization Strategist for First Coast Churches in Jacksonville, FL. He is co-founder of replantbootcamp.com and holds a D.Min. in Church Revitalization and an M.Div. in Urban Missions from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. JimBo is married to Audrea and they have three children.
Audrea Stewart
Pastor's wife, homeschooling mom of three, and passionate encourager of women in ministry
Audrea is a pastor's wife, homeschooling mom of three, and passionate encourager of women in ministry. She served a church replant in Jacksonville, Florida (2014-2020) alongside her husband JimBo. A pastor's daughter since age two and pastor's wife since 2004, Audrea has spoken at various North American Mission Board (NAMB) events including Am I A Replanter and the Replant Summit. She and her husband, JimBo, both hold degrees in theatre from William Carey University. She and JimBo have three children.
Matthew Spandler-Davison
Church Planter, Preaching Pastor, Ministry Director for Practical Shepherding, Co-founder/Executive Director of 20schemes
Matthew serves as Ministry Director for Practical Shepherding, overseeing Church in Hard Places, The Shepherd's House, Practical Shepherding Women, Replant Cohorts, and international ministries. He is church planter and preaching pastor of Redeemer Fellowship Church in Bardstown, Kentucky, and co-founder/Executive Director of 20schemes, a church-planting ministry in Scotland's poorest communities. He holds a doctorate from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Originally from Scotland, Matthew is married to Tracy and has two daughters.
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