In this episode of The Grind, Neal and Chanson sit down with Charles Simmons of Connect Church in Conway. Simmons talks to them about how he came to Christ and what led a Texas man to plant churches in central Arkansas. 

The Grind is back, and in this episode we're getting to know our new co-host, Chanson Newborn!

Arkansas has around 1300 churches without vocational student pastors. To reach students, what if churches created a plan, built on small groups, that allowed for older generations to interact with younger generations with the purpose of creating a more cohesive church? What if the church family was strengthened by doing discipleship, missions, fellowship, and evangelism across age groups?

In this throwback episode from 2019, Dave & Neal talk with Charles Campbell from the North America Mission Board (NAMB). Charles Campbell is the Send Network Director of Church Planter Training at the North American Mission Board. Charles has worked with tons of church planters across the county and used this to shape his ministry concept.

In this throwback episode from 2019, Dave & Neal talk with Tim Wheat from the North America Mission Board (NAMB). Dave learned a thing or two from Tim in the past and is sharing that with us on The Grind.

People who are students of church trends are making dire predictions about what church life will be like after the pandemic.  Many predictions have to do with what will happen to church leaders.  One person predicted that one-half of our pastors will leave the ministry because of the pressures imposed on them by the impact of the pandemic

In this episode of The Grind, we have Greg Addison sit in one more time before he goes off to his new position at the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Neal also introduces his new co-host, Chanson Newborn! 

The Institute, formerly known as the Delta Institute, is a ministry offered for Arkansas Baptists to further their biblical knowledge through an accredited program of the Seminary Extension.

Every year lives are forever changed, and the staffers of Super Summer Arkansas are vital to the camp experience. God uses staffers. Super Summer is thankful for their time, energy, and passion for pouring into the next generation.

In this episode of The Grind, Neal talks to friend, Kevin Sartin from First Baptist Church in Nashville, Arkansas. They talk about Sartin's '555' plan to establishing partnerships with local, state, national, and international churches. They also talk about how easy it really is to partner with a church plant and that it's not always as scary as it seems.