Converge MidAtlantic Biennial Conference 2023
Staying connected with our leaders in ministry is vital. Together at the 2023 United Conference we will celebrate our diversity as leaders and be united together. We will provide an environment that will give leaders strategies and practical tools to strengthen your church and connect with other leaders to receive support, encouragement, resources, and prayer. It is time to be UNITED in spirit and in purpose. Together.

Jun

28-29

2023

First Baptist Church of Glenarden

3600 Brightseat Road

Landover, MD 20785

Speakers

John K. Jenkins, Sr.

President of Converge & Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Glenarden

Pastor Jenkins has been senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Glenarden since 1989. During his time the church membership has grown from 500 to more than 10,000 members. He also serves on the board of Bethel University, Project Bridges, the Skinner Leadership Institute, Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable and the National Association of Evangelicals.

Walter Kim

President // National Association of Evangelicals

Walter Kim became the president of the National Association of Evangelicals in January 2020, after serving as a pastor for 15 years at Boston’s historic Park Street Church and four years at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has spent nearly three decades preaching, writing and engaging in collaborative leadership to connect the Bible to the significant intellectual, cultural and social issues of the day.

Brian Weber

Regional President, Converge MidAtlantic

Brian Weber is originally from the Philadelphia area where he served as a pastor in the Converge MidAtlantic district for more than 15 years. While serving in that role, Brian mobilized efforts to start new churches in the Greater Delaware Valley and to send missionaries around the world. Before his appointment as Converge MidAtlantic’s Regional President in 2018, Brian worked for three years with Compassion International. Brian and Sharon now live on the Eastern Shore, Maryland with their four children.

Dr. Nick Gatzke

Senior Pastor // Old North Church Canfield, OH

Dr. Nick has served at Old North Church since 2015. He is the past President of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and an Adjunct Professor of Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Nick holds degrees from Moody Bible Institute (B.A.), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div) and The London School of Theology (Ph.D.). His preaching can be heard daily on the program Opening the Bible in the Cleveland metro area on WCRF and weekly across the nation on Sirius/XM Family Talk 131.

Schedule

Wednesday
Jun 28

MAIN CONFERENCE

Registration
 10:30 a.m. - Noon

Lunch (meal provided)
Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Main Session 1
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Break
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Workshop  1
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Break
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Workshop Session 2
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Dinner (meal provided)
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Main Session 2
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday
Jun 29

MAIN CONFERENCE

Main Session 3
9 - 10:30 a.m.

Break
10:30 - 11:00 p.m.

Workshop 3
11:00 - Noon

Lunch (meal provided)
Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Main Session 4
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.


Workshops

Workshops for pastors, ministry leaders and church teams will be announced in the near future.
Coming Soon
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Getting here // Airport options

WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD)
Dulles, Virginia
Distance to FBCG: 43 miles // 60 mins
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA)
Washington, D.C.
Distance to FBCG: 16 miles // 20 mins
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BWI)
Baltimore, MD
Distance to FBCG: 27 miles // 42 mins

Pricing

EVENT LOCATION

First Baptist Church of Glenarden

3600 Brightseat Road

Landover, MD 20785

General Admission
$125
One low price for all attendees ($5 online transactional fee)
Please call 330.757.7970 ext. 103 if you need assistance registering.