182nd Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware Kettering Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro, Md. Nov. 12-13, 2017
SUNDAY & MONDAY SESSIONS Session 1 - Sunday Evening, Nov. 12 Kettering Baptist Church Sanctuary 6:00 pm 6:10 pm 6:40 pm 7:25 pm 7:40 pm 8:55 pm Call to Worship... Kevin Smith Worship... The Nelons Message... D.A. Horton Partner Greeting... Time of Prayer and Unity... Closing Prayer... David Orr 9:00 pm-10:30 pm (Optional) Late Night Panel and Dessert: The Church and Millennials... D.A. Horton, Bobby Manning, Van-Kim Bui Lin, Clint Clifton, mod: Kevin Smith (Multipurpose Rm) Breakout Sessions - Monday Morning, Nov. 13 Comfort Inn Conference Center, Bowie 8:00-9:15 am Breakout Sessions Financial Issues Affecting Churches and Pastors (Tom Stolle, CFO/COO, BCM/D) Philosophical & Religious Challenges to Evangelism (D.A. Horton, Pastor, Reach Fellowship) Mobilizing your Members for Ministry (Jarrett Stephens, Teaching Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist) Pastor s Conference (Jeff Christopherson, Vice President of the Send Network, NAMB) Session 2 - Monday Morning, Nov. 13 Kettering Baptist Church Sanctuary 10:00 am Call to Worship... Kevin Smith/The Nelons 10:15 am Greetings from Host Pastor... Bucas Sterling 10:20 am Business Session #1 Call to Order...Michael Trammell Enrollment of Messengers...Theresa Sassard John 17 Devotion... Dave Helton Introduction of Business...Michael Trammell Resolution Committee Report... Helen Corrothers General Mission Board Report... Curtis Hill 11:15 am President s Address...Michael Trammell 11:35 am Election of President... Rick Hancock 11:55 am Closing Prayer... Keith Corrick Unity Luncheon Kettering Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Room 12:00 pm -1:30 pm...jarrett Stephens 46
MONDAY SESSIONS Session 3 - Monday Afternoon, Nov. 13 Note: Separate tracks in Korean and Spanish are also available 2:00 pm Business Session #2 Enrollment of Messengers...Theresa Sassard John 17 Devotion... Jim Testerman Election of Remaining Officers...Michael Trammell President s Committee Appointments...Michael Trammell Committee to Nominate... Gary Glanville Committee on Committees... David Burt Miscellaneous Business...Michael Trammell Baptist Foundation Report... Bill Peacock Recognition of Outgoing Officers... Kevin Smith 3:50 pm Closing Prayer... Ron Blankenship 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Dinners (Reservations required) African American Fellowship...(FBCUM Multipurpose Room) Cena de Companerismo Hispano... Rolando Castro (Kettering Rm 148) 한국목사님을 위한 친교식사... Stephen J. Kim (FBCUM Youth Room) Pastors/Lay Leaders Dinner (Men Only)...Mike Cooper, Ben Holland, Paul Martin, Frank Page, Kevin Smith (Kettering Multipurpose Room) Ladies Only Dinner... Deb Glanville, Jena-Marie O Brien (FBCUM Sanctuary) Session 4 - Monday Evening, Nov. 13 Kettering Baptist Church Sanctuary 6:15 pm 6:35 pm 7:15 pm 8:00 pm Worship... Martin Gureasko Message...Kevin Smith Message... Frank Page Benediction... Incoming President Exhibits and LifeWay Bookstore will close at 6 pm 47
CHURCH MAPS Kettering Baptist Church BCM/D Exhibit Hall and Unity Lunch LifeWay Bookstore First Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro
CHURCH MAPS OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION COMMITTEE ON ORDER OF BUSINESS Michael Trammell, President Rick Hancock, First Vice President Keith Myer, Second Vice President David Gaines, Recording Secretary Tracey Gaines, Assistant Recording Secretary Rev. Dave Tierney, CHAIR, White Marsh BC Rev. Duane Musgrove, Faith Baptist, Knoxville Rev. Jim McBride, New Harvest Rev. Justin Runyan, Burtonsville Rev. Anthony Minter, First Rock Rev. David Hemphill, Riva Trace Dr. Kevin Smith - Staff Liaison 49 THANK YOU BaptistLIFE Childcare Staff First Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro Kettering Baptist Church LifeWay Christian Resources Parliamentarian Ken Moss Yellow Brick Events
PROGRAM PERSONALITIES. Blankenship, Ron... Director of Missions, Montgomery Baptist Association Burt, David... Pastor, First Baptist Church, Thurmont, Md.; Chair, Committee on Committees Castro, Rolando... Church Planting Catalyst, Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware Clifton, Clint... Send City Coordinator, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., North American Mission Board Choi, James... Church Planting Catalyst, BCM/D Christopherson, Jeff... Vice President of the Send Network, North American Mission Board Cooper, Mike... Pastor, South End Baptist Church, Frederick, Md. Corrick, Keith... Director of Missions, Potomac Baptist Association Corrothers, Helen...Georgia Avenue Baptist Church, Silver Spring, Md. Crawford, Michael... Church Planting; State Director of Missions, BCM/D Croston, Mark...National Director of Black Church Partnerships, LifeWay Christian Resources DuBois, Doug...State Director of Evangelism; State Director of Disaster Relief; Director, Skycroft, BCM/D Freeman, Kevin.. Assoc.Pastor, Redland Baptist Church, Rockville, Md.; Chair, Christian Life & Public Affairs, BCM/D Horton, D.A.... Pastor, Reach Fellowship, North Long Beach, Calif. Gaines, David... Senior Pastor, Manna Bible Baptist Church, Baltimore, Md.; Recording Secretary, BCM/D Gaines, Tracey... Manna Bible Baptist Church, Assistant Recording Secretary, BCM/D Glanville, Deb... Minister s Wife, Mid-Maryland Baptist Association, Eldersburg, Md. Glanville, Gary...Interim Director of Missions, Mid-Maryland Baptist Association; Chair, Committee to Nominate Guraesko, Martin... Worship Pastor, First Baptist Church of Delaware, New Castle Hancock, Rick... Associate Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Huntingtown, Md.; First Vice President, BCM/D Harris, Steven... Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Helton, Dave... Pastor, Deep Creek Baptist Church, Oakland, Md. Hill, Curtis... Pastor, Ogletown Baptist Church; President, General Mission Board, BCM/D Holland, Ben... Senior Pastor, Dunkirk Baptist Church, Md. Kim, Stephen Jaehak... Pastor, Jesus Community Baptist Church; Maryland/Delaware Korean Baptist Association Knox, Melody... WMU Executive Director, BCM/D Lin, Van-Kim Bui... Village Church, Baltimore, Md. Manning, Bobby... Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of District Heights, Md. Martins, Paul... Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Easton, Md. Matney, Barbara... President, Maryland/Delaware Woman s Missionary Union Millwood, Randy... Consultant, Church Services: Church Strengthening, BCM/D Moon, Seok Won (Paul)... Pastor, True Light Korean Baptist Church, Sandy Spring, Md. Myer, Keith... Senior Pastor, Harvest Baptist Church, Salisbury, Md.; Second Vice President, BCM/D O Brien, Jena-Marie... Minister s Wife, Jesus Our Redeemer Church, Baltimore, Md. Orr, David... Pastor, Weems Creek Baptist Church, Annapolis, Md. Page, Frank...President, CEO, SBC Executive Committee Patterson, Troy... GuideStone Financial Resources Peacock, Bill...President, Baptist Foundation of Maryland/Delaware Pumpelly, Larry... International Mission Board Sassard, Theresa...Middle River Baptist Church, Middle River, Md.; Chair, Credentials Committee, BCM/D Smith, Kevin... Executive Director, Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware Stephens, Jarrett... Teaching Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas Sterling, Bucas... Senior Pastor, Kettering Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro, Md. Stolle, Tom... Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operation Officer, Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware Suarez, Gustavo...Associate Pastor of Hispanic Ministries, First Baptist Church of Laurel, Md. Testerman, Jim...Senior Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Bel Air, Md. Trammell, Michael...Pastor, Mt. Airy Baptist Church, Md.; President, Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware Udovich, Ellen... Church Services: Community Engagement Consultant, BCM/D Woods, Justin... Baptist Campus Ministries Director, U.S. Naval Academy 50
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTIONS African American Fellowship At the African American Fellowship table you can meet your AAF Leadership Team, find resource material on who Southern Baptists are, insight into the joys and benefits of participating in the Cooperative Program. Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware Come meet the staff at the centrally-located Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware booth, where you can learn about the myriad of services we provide to help strengthen and start churches throughout Maryland and Delaware. www.bcmd.org Baptist Foundation/Capture the Vision Our mission is to help individuals, families and churches know about opportunities to advance Christ s Kingdom through gifts given to support the benevolent and missionary enterprises of the BCM/D. Capture the Vision is a 13-week, consultant-led, capital fund-raising campaign for churches, many of whom have experienced great success using it. Resources bookstore with Bibles, Bible studies, church music and a whole range of books and gifts related to church ministry. North American Mission Board (NAMB)/SEND Baltimore NAMB partners with churches, associations and state conventions in mobilizing Southern Baptists as a missional force to impact North America with the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism and church planting. www.namb.net. ONE HOPE Do we serve the poor or make disciples of the poor? There s a difference. Come visit us at our booth to learn about ONE HOPE and its ministry to develop and train disciples from the community for the urban church. www.onehope.gives Sherwood Baptist Church Under the leadership of Pastor Michael Catt, Sherwood Baptist Church seeks to reach the world from Albany, Ga. In so doing, the church successfully produced the popular movies, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, and Courageous. More recently, church leaders have hosted refresh conferences for pastors and their wives throughout the country. Bridging the Nations, Int l: Cuba Mission (Riva Trace) The mission of Bridging the Nations Ministries International, in partnership with Riva Trace Baptist Church, is to assist American churches in developing partnerships and long-term relationships between churches in the U.S. and in Cuba, among other nations. www.bridgingthenations.org Skycroft Camps and Events Skycroft offers a number of camps and special retreats throughout the year that minister to a variety of age groups and special interests, including youth ministry, leadership training, mission opportunities, student camps, senior adult retreats and more. www.skycroft.org CentrePointe Counseling CentrePointe is a faith-based, non-profit agency that provides professional, Christian counseling at over 20 offices throughout Maryland. They serve all in need regardless of their ability to pay standard fees and this is only made possible by the many that support the ministry financially. Pastors, missionaries, church leaders, church members, and local community residents are all welcome to come and receive services. www.centrepointecounseling.org. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) SEBTS affords Maryland/Delaware Baptists the opportunity to pursue further academic training tailored to ministry in the Northeast. Massive Open Online Courses and specialized Doctor of Ministry study for local pastors are but two ways we partner together. www.sebts.edu. The Banquet Network (Special Needs Ministry) People with disabilities remain culturally hidden and the least evangelized population in the United States. Did you know 62 million Americans have a disabling condition, yet less than 2% of American churches have any kind of disability outreach? Jesus is calling you to preach the good news to them! Come visit our booth to learn how to make a difference. www.thebanquetnetwork.com D.A. Horton D.A. serves as Pastor of Reach Fellowship a church plant in North Long Beach, Calif., & as Chief Evangelist for the Urban Youth Workers Institute (UYWI). He also has served as an urban church planter/pastor in Kansas City, Mo., and a National Coordinator of Urban Student Ministries at the North American Mission Board. Disaster Relief Disaster ministry brings help, healing and hope to individuals and communities affected by disasters. Disaster Relief trains volunteers to serve on regional quick-response teams; Ready Church equips local congregations seeking to minister to their neighbors in times of crisis. The Nelons Standing on the legacy of founder and patriarch Rex Nelon; Kelly, Jason, Amber and Autumn continue the family s music tradition and have recorded more than 35 albums with chart-topping Southern Gospel classics like We Shall Wear a Robe and Crown, Come Morning, and O For a Thousand Tongues. www. thenelons.com GuideStone Financial Resources GuideStone Financial Services provides many financial services, such as retirement, insurance, investments, property and casualty, and Mission:Dignity. www.guidestone.org. Woman s Missionary Union (WMU)/Camp WO-ME-TO Regardless of whether your church approach to ministry to/ with women is anchored in Bible studies, age-level mission organizations, or a combination of the two, come by our table where you will find displays of some of the most relevant resources by some of the most popular authors of our day. Also learn about Camp WO-ME-TO, owned and operated by Woman s Missionary Union of Maryland/Delaware. www.campwometo.org. International Mission Board (IMB) IMB partners with churches to empower limitless missionary teams who are making disciples and multiplying churches among unreached peoples and places for the glory of God. www.imb.org LifeWay Christian Bookstore Also on site, you will be pleased to find a LifeWay Christian 51