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SUMMARY:Equipped for Every Good Work: The BCM/D Pastors’ Conference
DESCRIPTION:WHEN\n				Thursday\, December 4\, 2025 from 8:30-3:30 \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				WHERE\n				The event will be held at The Church at Severn Run \n8187 Telegraph Rd\, Severn\, MD 21144 \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				WHO\n				Whether you’re a senior pastor\, associate\, or bivocational pastor—this conference is for you. Equipped for Every Good Work: The BCM/D Pastors’ Conference is designed to encourage and equip all pastors serving in the local church. This year’s main session speaker is Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile of Anacostia River Church\, who will share rich\, biblical\, pastoral wisdom. The day will also feature engaging breakout sessions tailored to meet the unique challenges and opportunities faced by pastors in various ministry roles. \nCome be renewed and strengthened for the good work God has called you to! \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				SCHEDULE\n				8:30 -Registration9:30 -Main Session I10:50 -Breakout Session I12 -Lunch1 -Breakout Session II2:30 -Main session II3:30 -Closing \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Keynote Speaker\n				 \nThabiti Anyabwile is one of the pastors for Anacostia River Church. He has served as an elder and pastor in churches in NC\, D.C. and the Cayman Islands. After a few years as a practicing Muslim\, Thabiti was converted under the preaching of the gospel in the Washington\, D.C. 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 Luke (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary). Thabiti also serves as President of The Crete Collective\, a network focused on planting and revitalizing churches in vulnerable and neglected black and brown neighborhoods. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Breakouts\n				Leading with Legacy in MindRev. Bucas Sterling III\, Senior Pastor – Kettering Baptist Church Legacy CenterThis breakout invites senior pastors to reflect on the long-term impact of their leadership. With a focus on legacy\, participants will explore key principles and personal insights that shape how ministry is led today and remembered tomorrow. \nThe Wounded HealerRev. Andy Ehlers\, Senior Pastor – Hide Tide ChurchIn a world where pastors are expected to be strong and unshaken\, where do we go with our wounds\, brokenness\, and suffering? This breakout explores how God uses our own pain—not in spite of it\, but through it—to bring healing to others. Through wisdom gleaned from Scripture and real life experience\, this session invites you to embrace a redemptive vision of ministry where healing and leadership flow from the same sacred place. \nLeading from the Second ChairRev. Jeremy Dickson – BCM/DThis session explores the unique challenges and opportunities of serving in a supporting leadership role. Designed for those who lead without being the lead pastor\, it offers space to consider how to lead with excellence\, influence\, and integrity from where you are. Whether you’re navigating vision\, communication\, or team dynamics\, this conversation will encourage and equip you to lead faithfully from the seat you occupy. \nThe Heart\, Head\, and Hands of MobilizationRev. Jamie Caldwell – Send NetworkThis breakout will help pastors clarify a Christlike focus on mobilization by providing a church-wide framework for discerning\, discovering\, developing\, and deploying leaders from the harvest for the harvest. \nRooted and Renewed: Spiritual Practices that Sustain Pastoral LifeDr. Ron Blankenship – DOM\, Montgomery Baptist AssociationRev. Victor Kirk – Senior Pastor\, Sharon Bible Fellowship ChurchDr. Joel Rainey – Senior Pastor\, Covenant ChurchJoin us to explore the personal spiritual formation practices that ground and sustain pastors amid the demands of ministry and life. Our panel of experienced practitioners will share rhythms\, disciplines\, and habits that help them remain connected to Christ and lead from a place of spiritual vitality. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Oops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://bcmd.org/event/pastors-conference/
LOCATION:The Church at Severn Run\, Run 8187 Telegraph Rd\, Severn\, MD\, 21144\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pastors
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