Baptist Convention of Maryland & Delaware

Preschool Mini-Con
2024-08-10 09:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | MIddle River Baptist Church, 610 Middle River Rd., Middle River, MD, 21220, United States
Preschool Mini-Con
Saturday, August 109 AM – 1:30 PM
Middle River Baptist Church610 Middle River Rd.Middle River, MD 21220
BCM/D, together with the Baltimore Baptist Association, is excited to bring you a training opportunity for all those who work with preschoolers in our weekday educator roles or ministry roles!
Bring your entire staff to a day of equipping and encouraging! After three main sessions (and lunch!), each school or ministry will be given time (and space) to meet with their team for any back-to school that needs to be done. If you were planning on gathering your team together for a back-to-school meeting, use this opportunity to do just that, with an extra helping of exciting training in the morning!
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome/Check-In9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Session 1 Josh Zello10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break10:15 AM – 11:00 Session 2 Katie Matthews11:00 AM – 11:15 Break11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Session 3 Josh Zello12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Individual School planning sessions (a private space will be provided for your team!)
Session 1: “Jesus Loves Preschoolers”Jesus calls us to welcome children in his name. By doing so, we are following his command. But what does it mean to truly welcome preschoolers? By understanding the reasons and methods behind this important task, we can discover ways to fulfill Jesus’ call.
Session 2: “Meeting Everyone’s Needs in the Classroom”Each child is uniquely designed according to His purpose. This session will equip teachers with tools and resources to meet the unique needs of preschoolers affected by disabilities.
Session 3: “Classroom Management 101”Learn practical techniques to handle everyday challenges, ensuring smooth and productive days for both teachers and students. This session is designed to equip you with the tools and confidence needed to foster a harmonious and engaging classroom.
Meet the speakers:

Josh Zello
Family Ministry Director / Redemption City Church
Josh Zello has been married to his best friend, Hannah, for five years, and they have a two-year-old little girl named Avery. Early childhood proves to be a critical stage of life. Preschoolers learn an incredible amount in such a short span, presenting a prime opportunity to present the teachings of Jesus in tangible and pragmatic ways. Due to this, he has dedicated over ten years to serving in preschool ministry, lending his efforts to churches ranging in size from 17,000 attendees to as few as 250. His passion lies in crafting gospel-centered, developmentally appropriate, and thriving preschool ministries.

Katie Matthews
BCM/D Disability Ministry Missionary
Katie Matthews is a mom of two, a pastors wife, and BCM/D’s Disability Ministry Missionary. At her home church, she serves as the codirector of children’s ministry and leads a disability ministry called Bethany Blessings. She is passionate about bringing the gospel to families of individuals with disabilities and seeks to train other church members on how to minister to these families. Her desire is for the church to love individuals who have disabilities as best as they can so that both the church and the families can experience the blessing of church inclusion.

Cost: $10

Please complete the form below to register.

Send Locals
2024-08-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-23 10:00 - 12:00
Send Local Prayer Gatherings for BCMD pastors and church planters
8.20.24 – Canvas Church, Salisbury MD | 10am

8.21.24 – Lifehouse Church, Townsend DE | 10am
8.22.24 – South Shore Church, Crownsville MD | 10am
8.23.24 – Hagerstown Church, Hagerstown MD | 10am

Connect Lunches with Kris
2024-08-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-10-23 12:00 - 14:00
When: NoonDates & Locations:

Jan. 31     Noodles & Company 552B Gov. Ritchie Hwy Severna Park, MD 21146
Feb. 21     Noodles & Company 5350 Campbell Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21236
Mar. 6      Noodles & Company 5221 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD 21704
Mar. 20     Noodles & Company 1728 Valley Mall Rd. Hagerstown, MD 21740
Apr. 17     Applebee’s 4110 S. Dupont Hwy, Camden, DE 19934
May 15     Applebee’s 2703 N. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury, MD 21801
Aug. 21     Noodles & Company 6400F Ridge Rd., Sykesville, MD 21784
Sept. 11    Noodles & Company 177 Kentlands Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Sept. 25    Noodles & Company 2801 Campus Way North, Lanham, MD 20706
Oct. 23     Noodles & Company 3055 Waldorf Market Place, Waldorf, MD 20603
Oct. 30     Applebee’s 12201 Winchester Road SW, LaVale, MD 21502
Nov. 13     Noodles & Company 621 Bel Air Rd. Bel Air, MD 21014

This Event Has Been Postponed
2024-08-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Clinton Baptist Church, 8701 Woodyard Rd, Clinton, MD, 20735, United States
The Evangelism Conference has been postponed. Stay tuned for more information!

Labor Day
2024-09-02
The Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware will be closed to celebrate the holiday with friends and family.

Ministry Safe Webinar: Background Checks – What you DON'T know can lead you into a ditch!
2024-09-05 11:00 - 12:00
BCM/D and MinistrySafe are proud to work together to protect children and those who serve them!
Many churches rely heavily on background checks as the solution for child sexual abuse risk. Is this heavy reliance well-founded? In this session, Gregory Love will address the realities of background check effectiveness. Love will also explain other factors that further impact background check effectiveness that are unknown to ministry leaders: federal and state legislative limits on search scopes and reports, state record purges, corners cut by background check vendors, and more. BCM/D and MinistrySafe are excited to partner together for this informative webinar.
Date | Thursday, September 5, 2024
Time | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
REGISTER TODAY!

Healthier Pastors Healthier Churches Lunch
2024-09-05 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-03 11:00 - 13:00
When: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dates & Locations:

August 1: Faith Glen Burnie Glen Burnie, MD
September 5th: Faith Baptist Fellowship Cambridge, MD
October 3rd: Covenant Church Shepherdstown, WV
December 5th: Bayside Baptist Church, Chesapeake Beach, MD

A safe gathering for pastors to nourish and refresh the spirit, because a healthier pastor leads to a healthier church.

Healthier Pastors Healthier Churches: Lunch

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SMO Week of Prayer
2024-09-08, 2024-09-09, 2024-09-10, 2024-09-11, 2024-09-12, 2024-09-13, 2024-09-14, 2024-09-15
Join us in praying for the State Missions Offering this week, September 8th-15th.
The annual Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware State Missions is designed to mobilize our churches for mission by resourcing BCM/D churches with grants to collaborate with one another as we seek to ensure that every church is mobilized for mission in the BCM/D.
To find out more information, click here!

Connect Lunches with Kris
2024-09-11 12:00 - 14:00
When: NoonDates & Locations:

Jan. 31     Noodles & Company 552B Gov. Ritchie Hwy Severna Park, MD 21146
Feb. 21     Noodles & Company 5350 Campbell Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21236
Mar. 6      Noodles & Company 5221 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD 21704
Mar. 20     Noodles & Company 1728 Valley Mall Rd. Hagerstown, MD 21740
Apr. 17     Applebee’s 4110 S. Dupont Hwy, Camden, DE 19934
May 15     Applebee’s 2703 N. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury, MD 21801
Aug. 21     Noodles & Company 6400F Ridge Rd., Sykesville, MD 21784
Sept. 11    Noodles & Company 177 Kentlands Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Oct. 23     Noodles & Company 3055 Waldorf Market Place, Waldorf, MD 20603
Oct. 30     Applebee’s 12201 Winchester Road SW, LaVale, MD 21502
Nov. 13     Noodles & Company 621 Bel Air Rd. Bel Air, MD 21014

DR Chaplain Training (incl. Operational Stress First Aid) **EVENT UPDATE
2024-09-12 08:00 - 2024-09-13 17:00 | South Shore Church, 725 Herald Harbor Rd, Crownsville, MD, 21032, United States
**This event has been cancelled. If you have any questions please email info@bcmd.org.

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Chaplain Training
September 12 & 13 / 8:00 am—6:00 pm

Women In Ministry (WIM) Leadership Conference
2024-09-14 09:00 - 14:00 | South Shore Church, 725 Herald Harbor Rd, Crownsville, MD, 21032, United States
Join us at this year’s Fall WIM Conference designed for women leading in ministry. Experience inspiring speakers, heartfelt worship, and invaluable resources tailored to equip you for the work God has created you for. Whether you’re actively in ministry or sensing a call to serve (full-time or part-time), this conference is for you. Let’s come ready for God to empower His daughters to confidently walk in their divine calling and purpose. We have limited space so register today!

George Liele Leadership Institute Fall 2024
2024-09-16 | New Song Bible Fellowship Church, 8401 Good Luck Rd, Lanham, MD, 20706, United States
MONDAY CLASSES:
How to Read & Study the Bible: This course is to help the student to develop skills for reading and studying the Bible. The Bible is a critical component of the Christian life. Every believer should study the history as well as understand the context, and the meaning of the Word of God. Knowing how to read it, what is its main themes, and how to use its teachings in our lives daily; ensures sound doctrine, growth, direction, and a closer walk with the Lord so that we fulfill our purpose in this life.
The Book of Romans II: This course is a survey of the second half of the book of Romans. The student must have already completed Romans I to enroll in this class.
TUESDAY CLASSES:
Master Life I & II: This course is designed to help students discover and understand what it means to be a Disciple of Jesus Christ. In Book 1, The Disciple’s Cross, you develop a deeper relationship with Christ as you practice the six biblical disciplines of a disciple.. In Book 2, The Disciple’s Personality, you develop the Christlikeness in character as you learn to live in the Spirit of Christ. (Books 3 & 4 are offered the following semester).
Old Testament Survey III & IV: This course is a survey of the last 22 books of the Old Testament (Job to Malachi). The student will learn the central theme, general contents, purpose, and historical settings of each book as it is examined and applied to contemporary life.

Disaster Relief Training Hagerstown Church
2024-09-21 09:00 - 16:00 | Hagerstown Church, 15 High Street, Hagerstown, 21740, United States
Cost:New Volunteer – $30Returning Volunteer/Need New DR Badge – $20Returning Volunteer/No Badge Needed – Free
Classes Offered:
Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Feeding Team
Recovery Team
Laundry Team
Select up to 3 classes (new volunteers must take Intro to Disaster Relief as one of their selections)
Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
This class is required for all new volunteers. The class will give an overview of the work of Disaster Relief and ministry with disaster survivors. We will also cover what to expect on a disaster response, what to bring, etc.
Feeding Team
This class will provide an overview of mass care feeding, whether using a church kitchen to prepare meals to support volunteers responding to a disaster or using a kitchen trailer unit to prepare meals for the impacted community. Emphasis will be given to operating procedures and food safety. This class will include classroom and hands-on kitchen work as well as online videos to be viewed prior to training day.
Laundry Team
The laundry team provides important support to our volunteers, other responders and the community during disaster response. Volunteers will learn procedures for all stages of the laundry process from initial guest contact to returning clean laundry, with an emphasis on safe operation of equipment and spiritual care ministry.
Recovery Team
This class will overview the work of the flood recovery and chainsaw teams beginning with the assessment process for what we do when we arrive on site to when we depart with emphasis given to safety. Although this is a physical ministry, many tasks do not require physical strength.

In-Person Sexual Abuse Awareness Training
2024-09-28 09:00 - 10:30
For: Church leadership, staff, and volunteers
YOU ASKED AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN!
Many churches have asked for in-person sexual abuse awareness training for their church staff and volunteers. Kris Buckman is now a certified sexual abuse awareness trainer through Plan to Protect®! If your church does not use an online provider for sexual abuse awareness training, such as MinistrySafe or Protect My Ministry, BCM/D is pleased to offer an in-person alternative. It is strongly recommended that church leadership and anyone serving children, youth, and vulnerable adults are trained in abuse awareness.
Sexual abuse awareness training is the first line of defense in preventing and responding to sexual abuse and sets the foundation for a church’s policies and procedures. Anyone working with children must be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of abuse, understand the grooming process of predators, and know how to appropriately respond when abuse is suspected, witnessed, or disclosed. All of which will be covered in this training.
Participants will be quizzed on the material at the end of the session, and upon successfully passing, they will receive a certificate of completion (good for one year). Certificates should be placed in the participants’ personnel file.
This is the first recommended essential in BCM/D’s Pathways process: TRAIN, SCREEN, PROTECT, REPORT, CARE.
When: Choose from three dates: January 13, May 18, September 28 9 – 10:30 am
Where: BCM/D office 10255 Old Columbia Rd. Columbia, MD 21046
Cost: $5 per person (Not to exceed $50 per church. If your church sends over ten people, the cost will only be $50).
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Evangelism Encouragement Lunches with Mark
2024-10-24 11:30 - 13:00
When: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Dates & Locations:

6/5/25 – Western Association – The Casselman Inn (113 Main Street, Grantsville, MD)
7/17/25 – Mid-Maryland Association – Chili’s Grill and Bar (1312 Londontown Blvd, Eldersburg, MD)
8/14/25 – Blue Ridge Association – Cracker Barrel (18214 Col. HK Douglas Dr., Hagerstown)
9/18/25 – Eastern Association – Roadie Joes (525 S. Main St., Berlin, MD)
10/16/25 – Susquehanna Association – Mission BBQ (627 Bel Air Road Bel Air, MD 21014)
11/20/25 – Montgomery Association – Gentleman Jim’s (18257 Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg, MD)
12/01/25 – Baltimore Association – Kooper’s North (12240 Tullamore Rd., Timonium, MD)
1/15/26 – Arundel Association – Romilo’s Restaurant (478 Ritchie Hwy., Severna Park, MD)

*Future Associational locations to be determined. Stay tuned!*

Pastor… we want to connect with you and talk about evangelism. Mark Dooley, BCM/D Associate Executive Director and State Director of Evangelism would love to treat the pastors of the BCM/D churches to lunch. We will talk about evangelism efforts taking place in our churches and seek to, as the Scripture says, “encourage one another.” Complete the form below if you plan to attend!

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BCM/D 2024 Youth Summit
2024-10-26
Save the Date… More info to come

2024 Youth Summit
2024-10-26 09:00 - 13:00 | South Shore Church, 725 Herald Harbor Rd, Crownsville, MD, 21032, United States
The 2024 BCM/D Youth Leader Summit is excited to host the National Day of Volunteer Youth Ministry Training from Download Youth Ministry!
Bring your whole team for a day of training, networking, food, and fun! Six training sessions include Effective Up-Close Discipleship, Navigating Youth Group Drama, Faith Formation in the iPhone Generation, The Power of Asking Questions, When Interruptions Become Ministry Opportunities, and The Anxious Teen: Ministry That Builds Resilience and Connection to God. Volunteers will learn from industry leaders such as Sean McDowell, and Zach Luben.

Disaster Relief Training: Lynnhaven Baptist Church
2024-10-26 09:00 - 15:00
Disaster Relief Training Lynnhaven Baptist Church
October 26 // 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Lynnhaven Baptist Church
1200 Lynnhaven Dr
Pocomoke City, MD 21851

Cost:
New Volunteer – $30
Returning Volunteer/Need New DR Badge – $20
Returning Volunteer/No Badge Needed – Free
Classes Offered:
Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Orientation to Recovery Team
Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
This class is required for all new volunteers. The class will give an overview of the work of Disaster Relief and ministry with disaster survivors. We will also cover what to expect on a disaster response, what to bring, etc.
Orientation to Recovery Team
This class will overview the work of the flood recovery and chainsaw teams with emphasis given to safety. Although this is a physical ministry, there are roles on the recovery team that do not require physical strength.
Please note: New volunteers must complete both classes to receive their Disaster Relief badge. Although training is open to anyone, only those at least 18 years old and members of a BCM/D affiliated church are eligible to receive Disaster Relief badges.

Please complete the below form to register for the Disaster Relief Training at Lynnhaven Baptist Church.
