Eastern Baptist Association

06/18/2026

EBA: Sending Capacity (6/18/26)
https://youtu.be/bRoMh5rYOOI

Networking & Training Opportunities:
• LEADING STRATEGIC CHANGE (SALISBURY, MD, JUNE 24, 9AM-1PM): Every church will face change. The question is whether we’ll lead through it intentionally—or resist it out of comfort and tradition. This training is designed to help pastors and church leaders discover practical, biblical strategies for leading change in a healthy way so their church can reach more people and make more disciples. To learn more or to register CLICK HERE: https://www.thedreamchurchconference.com/event-details/leading-strategic-change-2

• EBA “TRUTH AND UNITY” LUNCHEON (JULY 14TH @ NOON, SEAFORD, DE): The amendment which passed this year at the Annual SBC gathering could have wider implications for the local church. What are they? How should the local church respond? What are your thoughts as a Baptist Church? These and a few other questions will be discussed at our July Luncheon. Please plan to attend or send representative leadership from your church. Click on this link to register so we can prepare properly for the luncheon: https://graceseaford.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/180/responses/new

• LONDON VILLIAGE SUMMER MISSIONARY (Magnolia, DE): London Village Baptist Chapel located in Magnolia, DE (close to Dover) is desiring to call an intern or missionary to serve through the church in local ministry. The church is open to male/female/multi-cultural individual. The focus of the ministry is youth and children. This is a compensated position. For more information or interest response: Pastor David E, Moore 302-670-3746, [email protected].

• SONRISE CHURCH LDP (Berlin, MD, JULY 31 DEADLINE): Are you looking to grow in your understanding of ministry and the Bible? Working through a potential call withing the local church and not sure how to take your next step? Sonrise has a well-developed, comprehensive, 52-week Leadership Development Program that is open to anyone. To learn more or to register for the program contact Dr. Howard Quillen at (443) 614-3633 or email at [email protected].

• REVITALIZATION TRAINING (AUG 4, 12-2PM, GRACE SEAFORD CHURCH, SEAFORD, DE): Do you dream of a resurrection for your church? Unsure what the next step is? This Luncheon is designed to help you deploy prayer as a specific strategy to discern what God’s plan and purpose is for your church. Mark your calendar, more info coming!

• PASTORAL RENEWAL GATHERING, REV. DAN HYUN (SEAFORD, DE, SEPT 17, 10:30AM – 1:30PM): If you have met our BCMD’s Director of Formation and Health, then you know he has a heart to invest and equip pastors in ways that are often overlooked. Dan will be putting together a similar in partnership with the EBA to address emotional support as well as intentional soul care. I will be sharing more about in the future, for now please mark off your calendar!

• SPECIAL NEEDS / DISABILITIES LAUNCH PARTY (SEPT, 2026): Several EBA church leaders and your BCMD state leaders have been working hard to create a new program alongside Southeastern Theological Seminary. The hope is to have this program ready by the fall to help any church leader who wants to launch a disabilities ministry within their church. Here is a preview of this Certificate Program: https://cert.sebts.edu/Disability-Ministry-Training. At this event we will have a launch party of the Cert Program and role it out to all of our partner churches.

• EASTERN SHORE BIBLE CONFERENCE (October 9-10, Lynnhaven Baptist Church): Lynnhaven Baptist Church in partnership with FBC Pocomoke City, and the BCM/D is pleased to host the first annual Eastern Shore Bible Conference themed: Jesus: Like No Other. To register or learn more visit https://lynnhaven-baptist-church-421746.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3530917 or email [email protected].

• Worship Consultation: Need a person to help you with your next steps in your worship ministry or just need to chat about an issue within worship? Contact Pastor Grant Lauterbach @ 410-971-3813. Several EBA churches have connected with him since his our last luncheon and have said their interaction has been worth it!

• WMU (Allison Hughart): If you have or want to have an active Woman’s Missionary Union, please reach out to our local coordinator at [email protected] or 443-735-2983.

If you have a missions event, a shared training event, or an opportunity to grow the Kingdom through partnership, please email all event details and graphics to [email protected] and I will get the word out. Please also submit any prayer requests to the same email for now.

EBA Website and Facebook:
https://www.easternbaptists.com/
https://www.facebook.com/easternbaptists
- A one-stop shop for all that is happening and how to connect better to your association! Bookmark the page…

Published Events: You can see all upcoming events on both the website, and on Facebook by clicking on the events tab in the drop-down. I will do my best to also include them in the weekly email.

On Mission with you,
Larry Davis
Associational Missionary
[email protected]

Networking & Training Opportunities: • LEADING STRATEGIC CHANGE (S...

06/18/2026

⚠️ He shouldn’t be here.

That’s what everyone thought five years ago when Richard Pope launched Canvas Church in Salisbury, Maryland… while battling terminal cancer.

On launch Sunday in April 2021, Richard was violently sick from treatments.
Weak.
Terrified.
Unsure how much time he had left.

Most people would’ve waited.
Played it safe.
Focused on survival.

Instead, Richard and his wife Payton chose faithfulness.

“If God called me to plant a church and He knew I was going to get cancer,” Richard said, “then He must want me to plant a church with cancer.”

So they did.

And today?

Richard is still alive.

Canvas Church just celebrated FIVE YEARS.

And what God has done is nothing short of miraculous.

When they launched, their bold prayer was that maybe 50 people would come to know Jesus in five years.

On their very first Sunday, 14 people gave their lives to Christ.

This year, they celebrated baptisms 325, 326, and 327. 💧

Not only that...
Canvas Church has already planted FIVE churches across Maryland and Delaware.

What started with one church planter who didn’t know if he’d survive…
has now multiplied into churches, disciples, baptisms, and new church planters being sent out to reach even more people with the gospel.

This is what happens when ordinary people choose faithfulness over fear.
This is what happens when the gospel advances through suffering.
This is what your Annie Armstrong Easter Offering gives toward.

Not comfort.
Not easy stories.
But surrendered “yeses” that God multiplies beyond imagination.

Richard recently said:
“Back then, ‘God will provide’ was a theological conviction. Now it’s a lived-out testimony.”

And maybe someone reading this today needs that reminder too:

God is still good.
God still provides.
God still calls people to go.
And God still does miracles. ✨

Drop a 🙏 in the comments to celebrate what God has done through Canvas Church and to pray for church planters faithfully saying “yes” even in the hardest seasons.

You can read Richard's full story at the link in the comments.

06/14/2026

Our mission team has safely landed in Guatemala! 🇬🇹

We’re so thankful for safe travels and excited for all God is going to do this week. Please be in prayer for strength, protection, unity, and for lives to be impacted through every conversation, service, and outreach.

We can’t wait to share all that God does! ❤️🙏

06/14/2026

And they’re off! Prayers for safe travels and changed hearts! See you Friday, AM Youth!

06/11/2026

EBA: Truth and Unity? (6/11/26)
https://youtu.be/plncR75PPaE

Networking & Training Opportunities:
• LEADING STRATEGIC CHANGE (SALISBURY, MD, JUNE 24, 9AM-1PM): Every church will face change. The question is whether we’ll lead through it intentionally—or resist it out of comfort and tradition. This training is designed to help pastors and church leaders discover practical, biblical strategies for leading change in a healthy way so their church can reach more people and make more disciples. To learn more or to register CLICK HERE!

• EBA “TRUTH AND UNITY” LUNCHEON (JULY 14TH @ NOON, SEAFORD, DE): The amendment which passed this year at the Annual SBC gathering could have wider implications for the local church. What are they? How should the local church respond? What are your thoughts as a Baptist Church? These and a few other questions will be discussed at our July Luncheon. Please plan to attend or send representative leadership from your church. Click on this link to register so we can prepare properly for the luncheon: https://graceseaford.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/180/responses/new

• LONDON VILLIAGE SUMMER MISSIONARY (Magnolia, DE): London Village Baptist Chapel located in Magnolia, DE (close to Dover) is desiring to call an intern or missionary to serve through the church in local ministry. The church is open to male/female/multi-cultural individual. The focus of the ministry is youth and children. This is a compensated position. For more information or interest response: Pastor David E, Moore 302-670-3746, [email protected].

• SONRISE CHURCH LDP (Berlin, MD, JULY 31 DEADLINE): Are you looking to grow in your understanding of ministry and the Bible? Working through a potential call withing the local church and not sure how to take your next step? Sonrise has a well-developed, comprehensive, 52-week Leadership Development Program that is open to anyone. To learn more or to register for the program contact Dr. Howard Quillen at (443) 614-3633 or email at [email protected].

• REVITALIZATION TRAINING (AUG 4, 12-2PM, GRACE SEAFORD CHURCH, SEAFORD, DE): Do you dream of a resurrection for your church? Unsure what the next step is? This Luncheon is designed to help you deploy prayer as a specific strategy to discern what God’s plan and purpose is for your church. Mark your calendar, more info coming!

• PASTORAL RENEWAL GATHERING, REV. DAN HYUN (SEAFORD, DE, SEPT 17, 10:30AM – 1:30PM): If you have met our BCMD’s Director of Formation and Health, then you know he has a heart to invest and equip pastors in ways that are often overlooked. Dan will be putting together a similar in partnership with the EBA to address emotional support as well as intentional soul care. I will be sharing more about in the future, for now please mark off your calendar!

• SPECIAL NEEDS / DISABILITIES LAUNCH PARTY (SEPT, 2026): Several EBA church leaders and your BCMD state leaders have been working hard to create a new program alongside Southeastern Theological Seminary. The hope is to have this program ready by the fall to help any church leader who wants to launch a disabilities ministry within their church. Here is a preview of this Certificate Program: https://cert.sebts.edu/Disability-Ministry-Training. At this event we will have a launch party of the Cert Program and role it out to all of our partner churches.

• EASTERN SHORE BIBLE CONFERENCE (October 9-10, Lynnhaven Baptist Church): Lynnhaven Baptist Church in partnership with FBC Pocomoke City, and the BCM/D is pleased to host the first annual Eastern Shore Bible Conference themed: Jesus: Like No Other. To register or learn more visit https://lynnhaven-baptist-church-421746.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3530917 or email [email protected].

• Worship Consultation: Need a person to help you with your next steps in your worship ministry or just need to chat about an issue within worship? Contact Pastor Grant Lauterbach @ 410-971-3813. Several EBA churches have connected with him since his our last luncheon and have said their interaction has been worth it!

• WMU (Allison Hughart): If you have or want to have an active Woman’s Missionary Union, please reach out to our local coordinator at [email protected] or 443-735-2983.

If you have a missions event, a shared training event, or an opportunity to grow the Kingdom through partnership, please email all event details and graphics to [email protected] and I will get the word out. Please also submit any prayer requests to the same email for now.

EBA Website and Facebook:
https://www.easternbaptists.com/
https://www.facebook.com/easternbaptists
- A one-stop shop for all that is happening and how to connect better to your association! Bookmark the page…

Published Events: You can see all upcoming events on both the website, and on Facebook by clicking on the events tab in the drop-down. I will do my best to also include them in the weekly email.

On Mission with you,
Larry Davis
Associational Missionary
[email protected]

Networking & Training Opportunities: • LEADING STRATEGIC CHANGE (S...

06/11/2026

https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/we-cant-leave-them-behind-says-disability-ministry-task-force-chairman-tom-stolle/?fbclid=IwZnRzaASXSItleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeE2UcPsZie2lJA3QDY-8sRBkRV41Of-djQ88x8oTVQZC8wUAXwKezB1ubWBY_aem_JN1GFxvL9b2ejGx2Mo65AQ

ORLANDO (BP)- “If you took all the people on our planet with disabilities and added them together, you would have the third largest country in the world, just behind India and China,” asserted Tom Stolle, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.

06/10/2026

06/04/2026

EBA: Associational Grieving (6/4/26)
https://youtu.be/bsATpfkLxWg

Networking & Training Opportunities:
• SHEPHERDING THROUGH SORROW: UNDERSTANDING GRIEF AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH (FOLLOW UP TOOLS): Helping people through the initial impact of grief or the holidays: https://www.griefshare.org. Hear from pastors who have implanted Grief Share: https://vimeo.com/816579933?fl=pl&fe=sh. Helping people turn their grief or pain into purposeful mission through groups: https://www.mypaintopurposeplan.com/smallgroups.

• LEADING STRATEGIC CHANGE (SALISBURY, MD, JUNE 24, 9AM-1PM): Every church will face change. The question is whether we’ll lead through it intentionally—or resist it out of comfort and tradition. This training is designed to help pastors and church leaders discover practical, biblical strategies for leading change in a healthy way so their church can reach more people and make more disciples. To learn more or to register CLICK HERE!

• LONDON VILLIAGE SUMMER MISSIONARY (Magnolia, DE): London Village Baptist Chapel located in Magnolia, DE (close to Dover) is desiring to call an intern or missionary to serve through the church in local ministry. The church is open to male/female/multi-cultural individual. The focus of the ministry is youth and children. This is a compensated position. For more information or interest response: Pastor David E, Moore 302-670-3746, [email protected].

• SONRISE CHURCH LDP (Berlin, MD, JULY 31 DEADLINE): Are you looking to grow in your understanding of ministry and the Bible? Working through a potential call withing the local church and not sure how to take your next step? Sonrise has a well-developed, comprehensive, 52-week Leadership Development Program that is open to anyone. To learn more or to register for the program contact Dr. Howard Quillen at (443) 614-3633 or email at [email protected].

• REVITALIZATION TRAINING (AUG 4, 12-2PM, GRACE SEAFORD CHURCH, SEAFORD, DE): Do you dream of a resurrection for your church? Unsure what the next step is? This Luncheon is designed to help you deploy prayer as a specific strategy to discern what God’s plan and purpose is for your church. Mark your calendar, more info coming!

• PASTORAL RENEWAL GATHERING, REV. DAN HYUN (SEAFORD, DE, SEPT 17, 10:30AM – 1:30PM): If you have met our BCMD’s Director of Formation and Health, then you know he has a heart to invest and equip pastors in ways that are often overlooked. Dan will be putting together a similar in partnership with the EBA to address emotional support as well as intentional soul care. I will be sharing more about in the future, for now please mark off your calendar!

• SPECIAL NEEDS / DISABILITIES LAUNCH PARTY (SEPT, 2026): Several EBA church leaders and your BCMD state leaders have been working hard to create a new program alongside Southeastern Theological Seminary. The hope is to have this program ready by the fall to help any church leader who wants to launch a disabilities ministry within their church. Here is a preview of this Certificate Program: https://cert.sebts.edu/Disability-Ministry-Training. At this event we will have a launch party of the Cert Program and role it out to all of our partner churches.

• EASTERN SHORE BIBLE CONFERENCE (October 9-10, Lynnhaven Baptist Church): Lynnhaven Baptist Church in partnership with FBC Pocomoke City, and the BCM/D is pleased to host the first annual Eastern Shore Bible Conference themed: Jesus: Like No Other. To register or learn more visit https://lynnhaven-baptist-church-421746.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3530917 or email [email protected].

• Worship Consultation: Need a person to help you with your next steps in your worship ministry or just need to chat about an issue within worship? Contact Pastor Grant Lauterbach @ 410-971-3813. Several EBA churches have connected with him since his our last luncheon and have said their interaction has been worth it!

• WMU (Allison Hughart): If you have or want to have an active Woman’s Missionary Union, please reach out to our local coordinator at [email protected] or 443-735-2983.

If you have a missions event, a shared training event, or an opportunity to grow the Kingdom through partnership, please email all event details and graphics to [email protected] and I will get the word out. Please also submit any prayer requests to the same email for now.

EBA Website and Facebook:
https://www.easternbaptists.com/
https://www.facebook.com/easternbaptists
- A one-stop shop for all that is happening and how to connect better to your association! Bookmark the page…

Published Events: You can see all upcoming events on both the website, and on Facebook by clicking on the events tab in the drop-down. I will do my best to also include them in the weekly email.

On Mission with you,
Larry Davis
Associational Missionary
[email protected]

Networking & Training Opportunities:• SHEPHERDING THROUGH SORROW: ...

06/03/2026

NASHVILLE (BP) – Tom Stolle had been praying daily for 10 years that God would stir Southern Baptists to heightened passion for disability ministries. That’s when SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg called and asked Stolle to pray about chairing the Disability Ministry Task Force.