Inside the BCM/D

Connecting with God, Each Other, your Community and the World!

Three hundred forty three messengers and 70 guests gathered for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware’s 174th annual meeting, Nov. 8-10 at the Sheraton, Towson. This year’s theme was “Connect…A conference celebrating the Great Commission.” Keynote speakers focused on connecting to God, to one another, to each other, to the community and to the world.

The yearly “family reunion” was shortened and revamped this year, focusing on truly “connecting” through break-out conference sessions, a workshop, special brunches and dinners and fellowship breakfasts and even a Baltimore mission tour where participants climbed to the roof of a Baltimore row home and prayed over the city. There was also a corresponding online devotional focusing on the “Connect” theme, with articles written by various BCM/D staff and church leaders.

Next year the convention will celebrate its 175th anniversary. Wow!

Photos from Connect 2009

More photos can be found online in the BCM/D photo archive, including photos from the Pastor’s Brunch, and the Baltimore Mission Tour.

BCM/D Featured Ministries

We also unveiled 11 new commercials each featuring one of our ministries. They are all featured below and can also be found on the BCM/D Video archive.

Get More Information

To hear more about the Annual Meeting, read the BaptistLIFE article

Posted under Leadership, Training, annual meeting

Listen Now!

 

 Looking Ahead [30:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (166)

Join us as we go inside the BCM/D with two of its key leaders: Dr. David Lee, BCM/D Executive Director and Rev. Byron Day, newly-elected Convention President (Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Laurel, MD).

In this candid interview, Dr. Lee shares what the BCM/D is doing differently in 2009 to be a more effective resource for you and your church; Rev. Day suggests realistic ways you and your church can support/participate in BCM/D cooperative efforts; and together they challenge churches to consider the balance between serving the needs of the local church and cooperative missions.

“What is the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, anyway?” Once you get past that question, I’m convinced you’ll want to be involved prayerfully, financially, and purposefully.

iBCM/D Goodies

• Balance is a Good Word (Dr. Lee’s BaptistLIFE article, includes audio)
• To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before (Rev. Day’s BaptistLIFE article)
• 2008 Annual Meeting Site
• BCM/D Photos (Check out what’s going on at the BCM/D)

Events to Keep on Your Radar

• Uncharted: Youth Evangelism Conference (March 27-29)
• Managing Change: Love it or Lead it (April 7)
• Treasure: Ministers’ Wives Retreat (April 17-18)

Ignore the noise in the background, the air conditioner kicked on for the first few minutes…

Posted under Cooperative Program, Podcasts, annual meeting