Come to First Baptist Church in Lapeer on January 23rd, for some great discussion and analysis around the book entitled Loving Your Community: Proven Practices for Community-Based Outreach Ministry, by Dr. Stephen Viars.  You will order your own book/audiobook, and then we will come together and see what we can glean from the book and from […]

Seminar on Church Discipline   Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Leeman, Editorial Director of 9Marks Location: Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary (4801 Allen Rd., Allen Park, MI) Schedule: January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session 1: The Authority of the Church: The Foundations of Discipline 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Session 2: The […]

First Baptist Church of Middleville is hosting the Barry County Sheriff's Church Safety Conference on Saturday February 24. The conference will feature hands on training in areas from building safety, to de-escalation tactics, to legal liabilities, & more. The 2024 keynote speaker is Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. This conference is open to all churches, not […]

    >> Registration FRIDAY, MARCH 1 6:00 – 7:00 pm, Registration and Exhibits Open 7:00 – 8:15 pm, GENERAL SESSION #1 8:15 – 8:40 pm, Exhibits and Vendors 8:40 – 9:30 pm, Workshop Session #1 SATURDAY, MARCH 2 8:30 – 9:20 am, Workshop Session #2 9:20 – 10:00 am, Break/Exhibits 10:00 – 11:15 am, […]

Child Protection and Abuse Prevention: Learn the basics of child protection measures for your child/youth serving ministry from child safety expert, Jeremy Herron. From governance, screening, training, operations, and response – your ministry is on the leading edge of protecting the vulnerable. How can you take reasonable measures to keep kids safe and know how to […]

1 Day Marriage Event at Lincoln Lake Baptist Camp Main sessions: Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage - Pastor Mark Shaw Breakout sessions: Understanding Marital Conflict - Dr Dan Henderson Caring for Aging Parents - Rev Doug Crawford Parenting - Chris Weeks Food, fun activities & God's Word to strengthen your marriage. Cost: $95 per […]

2024 Rice Lecture Series with Dr. Andrew Walker “Keys, Carrots, and Sticks: Church-State and Christian Nationalism in the Modern Baptist Mind” Presented by Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary About the Speaker Andrew Walker is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Fellow with The Ethics and Public Policy Center. https://dbts.edu/rice/

Join us for a wonderful time of encouragement in the Word of God and fellowship with sisters in Christ from various parts of Michigan! Our guest speaker, Susan Heck from With the Master teaching ministry, has been encouraging women in the Word for over 30 years. Having memorized many books of the Bible, her teaching is […]

What is the Michigan Expositors Summit? The Michigan Expositors Summit is an annual gathering of pastors, ministry leaders, and seminary students who come together to fellowship, network, and gain new tools to become better expositors of God's Word. Our Program Our program is an annual,. half-day seminar. We share a breakfast together, hear a few […]

Did God Really Say (Part 2): Godlessness and the Gospel The 2nd Did God Really Say? conference will be held April 19-20, 2024. Session 1: Encouragement for Weary and Wobbly Hearts (Mike Hanafee) Session 2: Not Ashamed of the Bible (Brian Evans) Session 3: God’s Word on Sexuality (Mike Moses) Session 4: Leading Well in a […]