BCM/D NEWS
Are Revivals Still Relevant? MBA Pastors Say Yes
The Montgomery Baptist Association’s annual revival, held Oct. 19–22, brought together congregations and guests for a time of refreshment and renewal.
MBA Director of Missions Ron Blankenship said, “It was inspiring. I really believe that the Holy Spirit was moving in the people who were there. And I’m still getting people sharing with me how it touched them and helped them to just be better Christians and have a clear vision and motivation to serve the Lord.
“We’ve got to start with a movement of the Holy Spirit. And really, that’s nothing new. That’s how it’s been throughout history.”
IMB Missionary Home Visit Inspires Renewed Focus on Global Outreach
Ogletown Baptist Church (OBC) member and International Mission Board (IMB) missionary James Edinger visited his home church on Oct. 26 to share updates about his ministry and to introduce his friend, Nancy Ngunjiri, to the congregation. The two fellowship and serve together at the same church in Kenya.
Edinger was appointed as an IMB missionary during an IMB Sending Celebration in 2023 at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
The Gathering: One Body, One Heart, One Mission
The Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware’s 189th Annual Meeting, The Gathering, was held at the Ashore Oceanfront Resort & Beach Club on Nov. 10–11. The theme was unity, based on Psalm 133:1: “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.”
Messengers approved a $6.85 million 2026 budget, including $2.81 million for Skycroft Conference Center, with a 63/37 split between BCM/D and Southern Baptist Convention ministry partners. Ministry priorities will continue to center on church strengthening, formation and health, mobilization and planting, and missional impact.
Tom Stolle: “We are One”
By Tom Stolle
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 12:14, “For the body does not consist of one member but many.”
If you look at your right hand, what does it do? It picks things up, but it’s not just a hand. It has a thumb, fingers, and a palm. Inside are muscles, tendons, blood, and nerves — and the brain has to tell the hand to move. The hand couldn’t function without all those parts working together.
We have different gifts, different talents, and different thoughts — and yet God makes us one. Isn’t that amazing?
Associational Prayer Breakfast
Attendees at the associational prayer breakfast enjoyed the fellowship and time spent praying together.
Participants enjoyed a hearty breakfast and warm fellowship before turning their focus to prayer. Leaders shared specific prayer points, and attendees at each table took turns praying for churches, pastors, and other leaders; the convention; volunteers; The Gathering; ongoing ministries; and missions efforts
Ron Blankenship Unanimously Elected BCM/D President
Messengers at The Gathering, the 189th Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) Annual Meeting, unanimously elected Ron Blankenship as convention president.
Danny Moore, pastor of First Baptist Church of Damascus, nominated Blankenship for the role. He highlighted Blankenship’s long and faithful service as director of missions for the Montgomery Baptist Association (MBA), where the number of affiliated churches has grown from 42 in 1999 to 92 today—representing a remarkable diversity of language groups.