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2024 Men’s Conference
April 13
The Whole Gospel for the Whole Man
2024 Men’s Conference
Date: April 13, 2024
Event location: Riva Trace Baptist Church
475 W Central Ave, Davidsonville, MD 21035
Cost: $25 (Groups 20+ please contact Megan Jones by 3/1/24 for discounted rate)
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SCHEDULE
8:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:30 Main Session I
10:50 Breakout Session I
11:55 Main Session II
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Worship
2:00 Breakout Session II
3:00 Main Session III
4:00 Close
SPEAKERS
Thabiti Anyabwile
Thabiti Anyabwile is one of the pastors for Anacostia River Church (ARC) in Washington, DC. He has served as an elder and pastor in churches in NC, DC and the Cayman Islands. After a few years as a practicing Muslim, Thabiti was converted under the preaching of the gospel in the Washington DC area. He and his wife, Kristie, have three children. Thabiti is the author of several books, including The Life of God in the Soul of the Church; The Gospel for Muslims; What Is a Healthy Church Member?; The Decline of African-American Theology; The Faithful Preacher; and Exalting Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.
Sean Sears
Sean and his wife, Billie, started Grace Church in 2005 with a couple of their spiritually disconnected neighbors and 3 college students. It took four years to reach 100 people, but then they began to grow rapidly. Grace is now in four locations, has sent out 9 church plants since 2009, and baptized more than 1,300 people in the Boston metro area. They just sent out their last planting resident and are now interviewing for their next one.
Dan Hyun
Dr. Daniel Hyun was raised in the greater Philadelphia area and is passionate for God’s work in the city having served with urban churches in Philadelphia and Baltimore. In 2008, he was privileged to lead a team to start The Village Church in Baltimore, MD with dreams of making God famous through justice, mission, and reconciliation. Dan is honored to serve with the Church Partnership team of the BCM/D.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
A Man and His Sexuality
Bucas Sterling, Senior Pastor – Kettering Baptist Church
The Bible is replete on warnings against sexual immorality and instructions for Christ followers to be Holy as God is Holy. This session is designed to help both single and married men to remain pure and holy in their sexuality.
A Man and His Mental and Emotional Health
Brian Bailey, LCPC – Radical Positivity Consulting, LLC
Mental and Emotional challenges were not foreign to people in the Bible. Men like David and Paul demonstrated mental and emotional anguish over their respective situations. This session will help men to develop and awareness of their mental and emotional state, while provide practical wisdom for moving towards health.
A Man and His Family
Joel Rainey, PhD, Lead Pastor – Covenant Church
The Apostle Paul instructed men to love their wives and raise their children in the admonition and instruction of the Lord. This session will provide practical steps for maintaining a healthy marriage as well as a nourishing relationship with their children.
A Man and His Physical Health
Omari Jackson, PhD. (Sociology), Certified Wellness Coach – Jackson Transformational Wellness and Fitness
The Apostle Paul reminded the Corinthian church that our bodies are the temple of God. This has implications on how men are to steward their bodies for the glory of God and for their own good. This session will help to encourage men to prioritize their own physical health while providing practical steps for growing in this area.
A Man and His Shield
Keith Myer, Director of Missions – Eastern Baptist Association
This breakout session is designed to help men protect their families from the threat of sexual exploitation.
A Man and His Spiritual Rhythms (morning session only)
Jamie Caldwell, State Director, MD/DE – Send Network; Lead Pastor – South Shore Church
Jesus modeled rhythms such as prayer, solitude and rest for his disciples. Our spiritual health is able to thrive when we follow Jesus’s model of such rhythms. This session will help men to identify and implement healthy rhythms into their life in order to grow their spiritual health.
A Man and His Finances (morning session only)
Tom Stolle, Executive Director – BCM/D
Jesus desires his disciples to be good stewards of their possessions. This session will help men to better steward their money by covering financial topics from developing a budget to preparing for the future.
A Man and His Leadership (afternoon session only)
Glenn Swanson, Senior Pastor – Bayside Baptist Church; Former BCM/D President
The Bible places much of the leadership responsibility onto men, particularly when it comes to our family and our church. However, many men will lead outside of these two institutions as well. This session will encourage those men who desire to become better leaders by providing practical steps and wisdom for leadership.
A Man and Mentorship (afternoon session only)
Jeremy Dickson, Church Partnership Missionary – BCM/D
The Apostle Paul mentored Timothy and instructed him to mentor other men who would in turn mentor others also. This session will help men to understand the importance of mentoring younger men and provide practical steps for developing and maintaining mentoring relationships.