by Sharon Mager | May 8, 2024 | Featured
By Madison Wells-James UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — As the usher opened the door to the sanctuary, the boisterous sound of Kettering Baptist Church’s mass choir permeated throughout the room. With their hands lifted high, the choir led the congregation in joyous worship to...
by Sharon Mager | May 6, 2024 | Prayer Ministry
Download this week’s THE PRAYER BANNER, designed by BCM/D Prayer Ministry Missionary Adron Dozat. The banner is a weekly handout you can give the church to inspire and coach their prayer. It is perfect for a prayer season or an ongoing prayer culture. THE PRAYER...
by Sharon Mager | May 2, 2024 | Prayer Ministry
By Adron Dozat Have you ever considered a Prayer Blitz? Sometimes, we need a season of prayer, such as 40 days for revival or a week-long prayer campaign while the kids are at camp. But sometimes, you might want to consider a “Prayer Blitz.” For example,...
by Sharon Mager | May 2, 2024 | Featured
There’s lots happening in Maryland/Delaware as churches gear up for the summer ahead! Refresh ConferencePastors and wives from over 15 states converged at the Lowes Hotel in the heart of Philadelphia, PA over a three-day retreat sponsored by the North American...
by Sharon Mager | May 2, 2024 | Disability ministry, Featured
By Sharon Mager COLUMBIA, Md. — Each Monday, school buses filled with excited young people arrive at two Mid-Maryland Baptist churches — Bethany Church, Ellicott City, and Bethany Church, Columbia. Youth and young adults affected by varying levels of disability have...
by Sharon Mager | May 2, 2024 | BCM/D Ready, Internationals
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ of the Maryland and Delaware Baptist Convention, My name is Roman Kapran, and I am president of the Ukrainian Baptist Convention in the U.S. Personally, and on behalf of Ukrainian Christians, I want to thank all American churches...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Download this week’s PRAYER BANNER designed by BCM/D Prayer Ministry Missionary Adron Dozat. The banner is a weekly handout you can give the church to inspire and coach their prayer. It is perfect for a prayer season or an ongoing prayer culture. THE PRAYER...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 24, 2024 | Youth
By Scott Barkley NASHVILLE (BP) — Over the next month, churches will hold the annual event known as Graduate Sunday. Those days may include tables of photos in the foyer, graduates in their caps and gowns, a meal for seniors, and a sermon by the youth pastor, leaving...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 24, 2024 | Featured
By Keith Holland I cringe with every remembrance of an occasion when I was the new pastor at First Baptist Church of Beltsville. David Lee, then the BCM/D executive director, invited convention pastors, along with their families, to a getaway weekend at a beautiful...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 21, 2024 | Prayer Ministry
Download this week’s PRAYER BANNER designed by BCM/D Prayer Ministry Missionary Adron Dozat. The banner is a weekly handout you can give the church to inspire and coach their prayer. It is perfect for a prayer season or an ongoing prayer culture. THE PRAYER...
