Deep Impact is the overall youth missions strategy of North Carolina Baptist Men.  The purpose of missions education is to provide the Biblical foundation by which people are motivated to become on mission followers of Jesus Christ.  The Deep Impact study is full of Biblical truths and practical mission opportunities for middle and high school students.  The Deep Impact Study is not a program but rather a tool for youth leaders to develop on mission students in their youth group.  To download a Deep Impact weekly study, click on the lesson title to the left.


Challengers is an organization that targets young men and works to help them encounter God, then lead them to develop an "on-mission" lifestyle with God. Challengers provide an opportunity for building relationships between Christian men and teenagers that will encourage the young men to grow in their Christian commitment through a mentoring process. Challengers is best described as "a mission accountability group for young men." Accountability is a necessary element for any group whose members are to develop an on-mission lifestyle. Accountability assumes a commitment has been made or a goal is required. The Challengers Commitment Statement sets the goal forth in the form of a personal and group commitment that each member signs and then is encouraged, supported, and held accountable to keep.

Challenger Commitment Statement

As a Challengers member, I will . . .

Gather regularly with other youth for fellowship, mission study and mission action.

Encounter God daily through a time of personal prayer and Bible study.

Discover my own calling to and gifts for service, witness and ministry.

Participate in ongoing mission and ministry opportunities through my church.

Give willingly to support missions around the world through the Cooperative Program.

Become an informed and responsible follower of Christ.

Celebrate the Christian life through commitment to weekly worship in my church.

Challengers Membership
The Challengers program provides an arena for meaningful relationship and encourages Christian fellowship. It gives young men a chance to take part in ministry and missions. Through its meetings and activities it gives them a sense of belonging.

Membership in Challengers is generally limited to young men in 7-12 grade or whatever age is considered to be eligible to be included in the youth ministry of their church. Students in junior high or middle school (7-9 grades) are called Younger Challengers and students in high school are called Older Challengers.

Membership requires each student to complete the following:

• Challengers will review the Challengers Commitment Statement and agree to, and sign a commitment statement they will follow as members of a Challenger group.
• Challengers will become familiar with the Challenger logo.
• Challengers will memorize 1 Corinthians 15:58

Challengers will have a personal time alone with God using the Challengers Vigil and show their leader that they have completed the vigil.