Don’t miss our exciting BALM Banquet Oct 24th! Hear all that God has been doing in our work in church planting and renewal, theological education, and more!

Danielle Snyder (with husband Jon above) is the new Dean of Mentoring at Metro Baltimore Seminary. Both earned their M.Div. degrees from MBS.

Record enrollment in Metro Baltimore Seminary this fall!

BALM’s 7 -week online Discipleship Pathway Training (DPT) begins Oct. 7! This training explores the importance of prayer, how to live as missionaries and reach people where you live, work, and play, and how to teach Discovery Bible Studies so people meet Jesus for themselves in the Word of God. One recent attendee of our online training said, “We usually think of evangelism as persuasion, but this is evangelism as discovery… very refreshing. You’ve given us a treasure trove to explore."

Contact us or visit our website for more information!

Inverness Presbyterian Church has served the Dundalk community for over 140 years, but is seeking renewal.

Rev. Derek Pulliam, who recently received his Master’s of Divinity from Metro Baltimore Seminary, helps with BALM’s MBS students and to develop our discipleship-focused Unbound microchurch network in and around Baltimore.

 “God was absolutely working through that conference... People were having serious conversations about how to implement [Hirsch's disciple-making principles]. I was extraordinarily energized by it.”

Our gala was a feast of testimonies, food, fellowship, and encouragement! "Very informative program, delicious dinner, great fellowship," said one attendee. People heard about our four engines for disciple-making: Metro Baltimore Seminary, Church Renewal, Micro-Churches, and Baltimore Sports Academy.

Metro Baltimore Seminary’s inaugural graduation ceremony featured twenty-five students who earned B.A. or M.Div. degrees!

We are delighted to see all that God has done in Baltimore Antioch Leadership Movement in just three years.

We will share highlights of the last three years and future goals in our upcoming Gala Event on May 13, 2022, from 6:30-8:30 pm. Guests will enjoy a delicious banquet, hear from men and women impacted by BALM’s ministry, meet BALM staff, and be invited to pray for and support BALM. We'll be blessed by our emcee, Tracey Tiernan Coiro of SHINEFM and Your Day Brighter podcast.

Volunteers needed: we need help setting up/breaking down tables for the event. If you can help, please contact Tracy Taylor here.

We are also looking for individuals to help by sponsoring a table ($500) or half table ($250). Table sponsors will be given 8 free tickets to distribute to individuals who might be interested in BALM. please scan the code at left, or click this link to go to BALM's donation page and in the comments area, write TABLE SPONSOR. Questions? Contact Tracy Taylor here.

The church in America faces serious challenges: How do we minister in our changing culture? How do we reach our culturally and ethnically diverse neighbors? How do we raise up new leaders? God is using BALM to address these challenges.

"If you had told me when we launched BALM that in two years, we'd have four full-time staff when I questioned the survivability of one, I would have said you were crazy," Craig said recently.

Yet God has done another amazing thing. Kevin Good, who has 23 years of starting and running urban ministries, is joining us as Director of Urban Ministry Leadership Development.

"Baltimore has a crucial need for gospel-centric works of mercy and justice," Kevin says. "Yet we have a severe shortage of leaders trained for these works who courageously adhere to biblical values." Kevin will partner with churches and faith-based non-profits to help build such missional leaders.

God is fulfilling our dream for an interdenominational seminary serving the Baltimore metro area! We are delighted to announce that BALM is partnering with Metro Baltimore Seminary to open a second site this fall. Freedom Church, located near the intersection of the 695 Beltway and 95, will join Chapelgate Presbyterian as a host site for MBS classes.

With deep gratitude I want to thank you for your prayers. The motion of the Mission’s Committee for BALM to be an official partnering mission work of the Chesapeake Presbytery for disciple-making movements and church planting was unanimously approved.

I covet your prayers for the approval of a motion before the Chesapeake Presbytery tomorrow morning to affirm BALM (Baltimore Antioch Leadership Movement) as an official partnering mission of the Chesapeake Presbytery in leadership development for disciple-making movements and church planting.