by Sharon Mager | Apr 27, 2026 | Children's Ministries, Sexual Abuse Prevention
A Safe Summer Starts Here: 5 Must-Do Safety Steps for Kids & Student Ministry By Kris Buckman Ministry leaders everywhere are fueling up on caffeine and resting as they plan and prepare for the summer ahead! Summer ministry brings longer days full of connection,...
by Sharon Mager | Oct 3, 2025 | Sexual Abuse Prevention
Churches Taking Strides to Protect Children & Vulnerable Adults By Sharon Mager & Kris Buckman CROWNSVILLE, Md. — Protecting children and vulnerable individuals is a top priority for churches in Maryland and Delaware, and Baptist Convention of...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 9, 2025 | Disability ministry, Sexual Abuse Prevention
By Tom Stolle Sexual assault is an epidemic in America. Per The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. That should get your attention! It’s horrifying. It’s...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 13, 2024 | Featured, Sexual Abuse Prevention
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) has launched the curriculum it hopes churches will use to train volunteers in preventing sexual abuse and responding to those who have experienced it. ARITF members Jon Nelson, lead pastor of Soma...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 13, 2024 | Featured, Sexual Abuse Prevention
By Tom Stolle In my role as executive director, I have the honor of working with some of the finest leaders that I’ve ever known. Allow me to invite you on a journey with me as I lift up one of those leaders: my friend, Kris Buckman. In 2020, after June Holland, a...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 4, 2024 | Sexual Abuse Prevention
The Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware stands with many local and national organizations in recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We applaud many of our churches that are taking necessary steps to set up prevention systems to protect...
