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, Stollen Moments
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...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 23, 2024 | Featured, sexual abuse prevention
BCM/D supports the commitment and dedication of the ARITF to help churches effectively prevent and respond to sexual abuse. At BCM/D, we have developed six ways we can help your church in this area: Our “Pathways” resource page on our website; phone consultations;...
by Sharon Mager | Dec 13, 2023 | sexual abuse prevention
At the 2023 Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) Annual Meeting, messengers overwhelmingly passed a constitutional change requiring churches cooperating with the BCM/D to have measures in place to protect the vulnerable. The BCM/D is dedicated to assisting...
