First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Beyond! is a conference designed to help church volunteers, ministry leaders, non-profit organizations and entrepreneurs develop innovative strategies and methods that will elevate their organizations to the next level.
The Beyond! Conference is an amazing opportunity to virtually collaborate with seasoned ministry, non-profit and business leaders from across the country in the areas of church operations, discipleship, congregational care, digital and so much more! You’ll learn practical tools and innovative ways to engage your audiences while still remaining relevant and sustainable during the pandemic and far beyond it.
Friday, June 16 is a bonus Digital Day! You will have an opportunity to learn about all things digital!
No need to tap into your travel budget! Conference attendees will access all that the Beyond! Conference has to offer through a user-friendly virtual platform.
No ministry or individual should stand alone. In order to become better, there is a mutual benefit in helping others via training, mentorship and servant leadership. This year’s conference will offer tools and techniques to help leaders or aspiring leaders become even sharper in the areas of ministry and business.
This year we’re offering over 30 workshops covering a range of topics: digital, church operations, discipleship, congregational care and much more. As a participant, you’ll have the option to move beyond the tracks and select whatever workshop piques your interest. This is your opportunity to ask questions directly to the FBCG subject matter experts.
Following the conference, all content will be available for attendees to watch and revisit for 30 days.
Hybrid or Not: Strategies for Optimizing the Online Experience
Reverend Keshia Dixon, Online Campus Pastor
Becoming a hybrid ministry is far greater than streaming worship services, meetings, and classes. This session will identify instances where going hybrid is most appropriate and it will also reveal some of the pitfalls to avoid when engaging your online audience.
Production Personnel: Developing Skillsets Inhouse
Productions Panel
Everything we need is in the house. Whether your ministry is small or medium, a little patience and proper training can produce quality personnel. This session will share how to identify and develop the talent on your production team.
Cyber Ready: Protecting Your Church Against Online Attacks
Thomas Skeeter, IT Manager and panel
Regardless of the size of your ministry, protecting your infrastructure against cyber attacks is key. This panel will review key areas that require coverage and how to ensure that your organization is cyber-ready.
Tech Made Easy: Technology Techniques that Maximize Ministry
Victoria Featherstone, FBCG
There are many tools available today that allow a small to medium ministry to operate like a large organization. This session will reveal tools and techniques to maximize your ministry.
Grace Girls: Where Women Sharpen Women
Ana Florence | Tiffany McCoy
Join leaders from the FBCG Grace Girl team as they share strategies for effectively connecting and developing women locally and globally.
Generation Alpha: Equipping a Village to Disciple Children and Youth
Reverend Johnathan Queen, Children and Youth Department Head | Panel
This panel will discuss how to connect, engage, and equip children and youth to lead godly lives by involving youth, parents and the community at large.
Youth Ministry that Works: Establishing Real, Relevant and Relational Outlets for Young People
Minister Andre Crouch Jr., Youth Pastor
This session will detail the keys necessary to develop a ministry that transforms youth into unashamed followers of Jesus Christ and empowers them to impact the world.
Understanding the Young Adult Demographic
Minister Joshua Jenkins, Young Adult Pastor
This session will address the current culture of Millennials and Gen Z-ers. Understanding the culture, needs and wants of the young adult community is paramount to identifying the best ways to connect, cultivate, and build community
Deposits that Yield Returns: Investing in Church Leadership
Elder Esther Gordon, Education and Training Department Head
Do you know how to identify and grow potential church leaders? This workshop will help you prepare to take your ministry to the next level with the right mix of leaders and volunteers.
10x Better Man: Where Men Sharpen Men
Reverend Skip Little, Family Life Department Head | Panel
Characteristics such as spiritual integrity, physical fitness, emotional and mental stability; and healthy relationships are what make up a 10x better man. During this session, you will learn how to effectively connect and minister to men of all ages.
Couples Sharpening Couples: Creating Winning Teams for Marriages That Last
Reverends Skip & Beverly Little, Couples Ministries Directors
Couples that serve together, stay together. This workshop will teach you how to identify strong couples to assist in teaching, facilitating, and planning a healthy and vibrant marriage ministry.
Back to Basics: Teaching Members How to Share the Gospel
Reverend Gail Bussell
Making disciples is a tenant of the bible and it all starts with knowing Jesus. This session will share strategies on how to teach members to share the Gospel in an easy, practical and relatable way.
Personal Nonprofit Ministries: Maximizing Your Reach and Saving Souls
Missions 101: It’s All About Relationship
Deacon Stanley Jones and panel
The church has been commissioned to go and make disciples of all nations; however, in order to be most effective, this requires relationships. This panel discussion will review establishing and leveraging strategic partnerships in order to make a lasting impact in the kingdom.
Individual Operated Non-profit Ministries: Maximizing Your Reach and Saving Souls
Reverend Lettie Carr
Operating a successful nonprofit ministry as an individual requires a strategy and a team. This session will review considerations for your ministry that will maximize your reach and influence.
Discipleship Ministries: Reviewing the Manuals and Materials That Produce Strong Disciples
In this session, you will learn about the tools and resources that have been instrumental in developing impactful discipleship programs for men and women.
For Pastors Only
Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr.
This session offers senior pastors an opportunity to hear from and engage with Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. as he shares insights, and discusses present-day challenges relevant to pastoring.
People Management: Recruiting and Retaining Talent for Small Businesses and Ministries
Kimberly Robinson, HR Director
Employee recruitment strategies are key to ensuring that you don’t just get applicants for open positions, but that you get the right applicants at the right time. This session will detail how to recruit and retain top talent.
Church Ministry Operations
First Lady Trina Jenkins, CMO
In this session the Church Ministry Officer, First Lady Trina Jenkins will share considerations for leveraging opportunities and positioning your ministry for success through community, clarity and connectivity.
Church Business Operations: Processes that Matter
Dr. Joseph Jones, COO
Operating a faith-based organization in a post-pandemic environment is uncharted territory. In this session, you will learn strategies to maintain effective church operations during uncertain times.
By the Book: Fundamental Church Finances
Keith Dukes, CFO
When it comes to stewarding church resources, thoughtful planning and wise decisions can avert long-term hardship. This workshop will cover some of the fundamental principles of managing church funds.
Management Matters: Leading from the Second Chair
Loleta Homes, Senior Director of Ministry Operations | Vincent Miller, Senior Director of Business Operations
Often overlooked and underutilized, second-tier managers can be the engine of your organization and the glue that keeps everything together. This session will discuss skills and strategies to best support supervisors and maintain an optimal performing work environment.
Executive Support: Serving Senior Executives Administratively
Pamela Virgil and Johnesia Canady
Senior executives require top-notch support. This session will reveal tips, tricks and strategies to support the leaders in your organization administratively in the most productive ways.
Building Blocks: Keys to Starting a Nonprofit
Reverend Cynthia Terry, SHABACH! Ministries President
Thinking about starting a non-profit? This session will help you to determine if now is the right time to start one and whether you have the resources to start.
Unwrapping the Gift: Spiritual Gifts for Today
Minister Antonio Cheeks
Spiritual gifts are just as relevant and necessary today as they were when the Holy Spirit was poured out upon believers on the Day of Pentecost. This class will teach the importance of understanding and developing one’s spiritual gifts in order to advance God’s kingdom.
Mental Health Support: Discovering Resources & Trainings to Meet the Need
Deaconess Elisa Gilmore
This session will discuss various resources, trainings, and partnership opportunities available to create safe spaces for individuals struggling with mental health challenges and their loved ones in your organization.
Funeral Services Reimagined: The Homegoing and Beyond
Rhonda Green, Funeral Services Director
This session will detail strategies and methods that will ensure a seamless and stress-free homegoing service while covering topics such as coordination, mediation and ways to comfort families through their difficult season.
Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction: Supporting Those Who Desire to Be LGBTQ Free
Reverend Deborah Barr
This workshop will delve into the fundamental principles necessary in ministering to people who experience unwanted same-sex attraction by serving with godly love coupled with biblical truths.
Relationship Building: Creating Connections with Elected Officials
Barbara Holt Streeter
Learn how to use your voice and presence to build God’s kingdom and to be His ambassador. This workshop will teach you how to create, connect and build strategic relationships among elected officials.
Connections: Onboarding Members and Creating Connectivity
Elder Esther Gordon and panel
When someone decides to join your church, how they are introduced to the organization is key in keeping them connected. This panel will share processes and steps that facilitate long-lasting membership.
Church Doctrine: Building Your Church on a Firm Foundation
Reverend Duane Dickens, Special Ministries Department Head
What we believe is foundational in establishing a healthy effective church. This session will review core tenants of the Christian faith and ways to ensure that it’s being taught in a comprehensive manner.
DIGITAL DAY
9 a.m. – Opening Session
9:15 a.m. – Session 1
10:15 a.m. – Break
10:30 a.m. – Session 2
11:30 a.m. – Break
11:45 a.m. – Session 3
12:45 p.m. – Break
1 p.m. – Session 4
2 p.m. – Closing Session
All times are in EDT.
8:30 a.m. – Opening Session
8:45 a.m. – General Session
9:45 a.m. – Break
10 a.m. – Concurrent Workshops I
10:50 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – Concurrent Workshops II
11:55 a.m. – Break
12:10 p.m. – Concurrent Workshops III
1 p.m. – Break
1:15 p.m. – Closing Session
All times are in EDT.
Registration fees are nonrefundable but are transferrable.
The Beyond! Conference is a unique conference that provides practical tools and strategies to advance churches and organizations. You’ll hear from ministry leaders in the areas of congregational care, operations, communications and arts, Christian education and community impact. You will also learn best practices to evaluate operating methods and steps to take your ministry, small business or nonprofit to the next level.
Pastors, ministry leaders, volunteers, nonprofit executives, small business owners, seminary students and community leaders will benefit from this virtual, interactive and intensive training.
The conference will be held June 16-17, 2023. All content will be available on-demand after the conference ends.
This year’s conference is completely virtual. All registered attendees will receive login information and instructions on how to access the virtual conference platform by Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Yes! Please email Beyond@fbcglenarden.org to request a sponsorship packet.
First Baptist Church of Glenarden, led by Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. is a vibrant, Bible-based church located on three campuses in Prince George’s County, MD. With more than 11,000 active members, FBCG is one of the largest congregations in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. It has impacted both local and global communities through its 100-plus ministries, outreach and educational programs.
If you have any questions, please call 301-773-3600 or email beyond@fbcglenarden.org.