THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Grow in Your Calling. Prepare to Serve.
Through our partnership with Metro Baltimore Seminary, BALM sponsors and leads specialized theological training that prepares leaders for church planting, renewal, and urban ministry.
A Partnership for Equipping Ministry Leaders
BALM partners with Metro Baltimore Seminary to make accessible, Christ-centered theological education available to emerging ministry leaders across Greater Baltimore.
Together, we're preparing leaders to serve the church, engage their communities, and participate in a growing disciple-making movement.
BALM's Partnership with Metro Baltimore Seminary
Through our partnership with Metro Baltimore Seminary, BALM helps make accessible, Christ-centered theological education available to emerging ministry leaders across Greater Baltimore.
Sponsoring Specialized Tracks
BALM sponsors the Church Planting & Renewal and Urban Ministry tracks at MBS.
Providing Ministry Leadership
BALM leaders help guide theological education, mentoring, and practical ministry preparation.
Supporting MBS@Freedom Church
BALM helped establish and renovate MBS's second teaching location at Freedom Church in northeast Baltimore, opening in 2020.
Why BALM Invests in Theological Education
Hear from Dr. Craig Garriott about the importance of preparing ministry leaders and BALM's commitment to theological education in Greater Baltimore.
Two MBS Tracks Sponsored & Led by BALM
Church Planting & Renewal
Preparing leaders to cultivate healthy, multiplying churches.
How do churches grow in their commitment to making disciples? How can existing congregations experience meaningful renewal? What does it take to develop new expressions of church in changing communities?
BALM's Church Planting & Renewal track connects theological learning with the practical challenges of starting, leading, and renewing churches.
Urban Ministry
Preparing leaders to serve faithfully in diverse urban communities.
Ministry in Baltimore requires more than good intentions. It calls for biblical depth, cultural understanding, humility, and relationships rooted in the communities we serve.
BALM's Urban Ministry track helps leaders explore the opportunities and challenges of ministry in the city, bringing theological reflection into conversation with lived experience.
Accessible. Accredited. Affordable.
WHY METRO BALTIMORE SEMINARY?
Rooted in Scripture. Formed for Ministry.
Theological education designed to meet emerging leaders where they are, connecting learning with real ministry.
Structured theological education with recognized academic standards and a commitment to biblical depth.
A commitment to reducing financial barriers so more people can prepare for ministry.
More Than a Classroom Experience
Students grow through biblical and theological study, relationships with experienced ministry leaders, and opportunities to connect their learning with practical ministry.
Hear from Our Students
“In the readings, discussions, and site visits in the Urban Ministry Cohort during my M.Div. studies, we were exposed to different racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups among the various denominations. The commonality among all of these different groups is the uncompromising Word of God - the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Samuel Brunt, MBS Graduate
Juliet Wall, Urban Ministry Graduate
“I would recommend MBS to anyone who is looking to grow their relationship with the Lord or develop their ministry skills.”
Ready to Explore Your Calling?
Learn more about Metro Baltimore Seminary.