Baptist Resource Network

Pastor Prayer Meeting
2025-04-25 07:00 - 08:00, 2025-04-11 07:00 - 08:00, 2025-04-04 07:00 - 08:00, 2025-03-28 07:00 - 08:00, 2025-03-21 07:00 - 08:00, 2025-03-14 07:00 - 08:00, 2025-03-07 07:00 - 08:00, 2025-02-28 07:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, United States
At the BRN, we teach healthy churches to filter all of their activities through the filters of the Kingdom of God and Prayer. Kingdom keeps our focus on the glory of the King instead of our own fame. Prayer keeps us in a humble posture before our King so that He might direct our steps. To that end, BRN pastors are invited to join a weekly prayer meeting via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
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“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2).

First Steps Gathering
2025-04-22 09:30 - 14:30 | BRN HUB, 4620 Fritchey Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17109, United States
The Baptist Resource Network is excited to host a welcoming First Steps Gathering for church leaders (pastors and staff) who are new to their churches and for newly affiliated churches. This event will help you discover your first steps as partners with the Baptist Resource Network.
Register here.

Easter
2025-04-20

Good Friday (Office Closed)
2025-04-18 | BRN HUB, 4620 Fritchey Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17109, United States

Accelerant Session
2025-04-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Online Meeting

BRN Directors' Meeting
2025-04-16 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-03-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Zoom Online Meeting

PA/SJ WMU Annual Meeting
2025-04-05 10:00 - 13:30 | Red Land Baptist Church, 661 Big Spring Road, New Cumberland, PA, 17070, United States
The Annual WMU Meeting, “The Joy of Serving,” will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Red Land Baptist Church in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. This will be a condensed gathering as the PA/SJ WMU transition from a November meeting to a spring meeting.

While at Wrightsdale Baptist Church, Alta Brandenberger was a GA and Acteen.
Alta Brandenberger will be this year’s guest speaker. Alta is a member at Wrightsdale Baptist Church (Peach Bottom, Pa.) and was a GA and Acteen. She attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, receiving her master’s degree in cross-cultural counseling. She will be going in the near future to serve in the Czech Republic as an IMB Journeyman missionary. Her passion for missions is evident in her service and testimony.

6th-12th grade girls are once again invited to come and experience a day of learning about missions. WMU is excited to have an event track just for them with topics to help them grow and develop a mission mindset. There are limited spaces available for the girl’s track.

The cost is $10.00 per person and brunch/lunch will be served. If you have a food allergy, please indicate so when emailing about registration.

To register for “The Joy of Serving” annual meeting:

Send your name, email, your church name and any food allergies to pa.sjwmu@gmail.com. You will then receive an email to let you know that you have been registered.

You may send a $10.00 check to the address below or just pay by cash or check upon arrival on April 5.

If there are several coming from your church, you can send one email with everyone’s information including their email.

Please make your checks payable to Theresa Krieg and write WMU on the memo line.

Checks can be mailed to:

Theresa Krieg-PA/SJ WMU
449 Locust Road

New Cumberland, PA 17070

If you have any questions, please let Theresa Krieg know.
We believe that God is preparing a great day for women across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Come and join us as we prepare to celebrate with JOY!

Deacons' Training
2025-04-05 09:30 - 12:30 | BRN HUB, 4620 Fritchey Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17109, United States
SPECIAL OPS IN SERVICE

Featuring four biblical essentials for ‘Deacons on Purpose’ as taught by Dr. Ryan Day of Wrightsdale Baptist Church
About the Training:

Featuring A Deacon on Purpose, written by Dr. Tony Wolfe
A healthy deacon body is critical to the overall health of the church. When deacons serve biblically, they advance the cause of Christ; when they do not, they hinder it. A Deacon On Purpose outlines four essential commitments every deacon must make to serve Jesus’s church well, in concert with biblical teaching. 1) Lead by Example. The deacon is the lead servant in the local church. He should strategically leverage relational influence to model faithful Christian living and service in the body of Christ. 2) Serve the People. A deacon who is above the people is below the office. The primary function of the office is to serve Christ’s people with an open heart and open hands. 3) Support the Pastor and Staff. Deacons are an extension of the pastor’s long arm of ministry. The two offices must work in concert with one another if either is to be effective. 4) Protect the Peace. Other than the gospel itself, unity is the most precious thing a church can possess. Deacons must cultivate and guard peace with careful intentionality. These four purposes are primarily derived from Acts 6:1-7, a passage widely understood to have laid the foundation for the office of deacon in the local New Testament church.
Presenter:
Dr. Ryan Day, Lead Pastor of Wrightsdale Baptist Church, Peach Bottom, Pa.
DR. RYAN DAY, a native of Westminster, Maryland, came to Wrightsdale Baptist Church as Lead Pastor in 2020. Prior to Wrightsdale, he served at Grace Baptist Church in Hazleton, Pennysylvania for twenty years. Ryan is a 1998 graduate of Baptist Bible College (now Clarks Summit University) and 2005 graduate of Baptist Bible Seminary. He also holds a doctor of ministry degree from Baptist Bible Seminary. When he’s not ministering at the church, enjoying time with his family, or making plans for the next trip to Ocean City, Maryland, Ryan enjoys presidential biographies, the Baltimore Ravens, and playing guitar in praise and worship settings. He loves Lancaster County and is excited about “Accelerating Kingdom Movement” within the BRN. Ryan is married to Heather, and they have five sons and one daughter.

Who’s Invited:
Pastors, current deacons, and prospective deacons
Date/Location:
Saturday, April 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the BRN Training Center
Cost:
$20 per person (covers lunch and materials)
Registration:
Click here to register
Questions?
Contact Dr. Larry Anderson at larrya@brnunited.org.

2025 Advanced Disaster Relief Training
2025-04-04 17:30 - 2025-04-05 16:00 | Cross Creek Lehman, 22 Outlet Road, Dallas, PA, 18612, United States
Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania / South Jersey
Advanced Disaster Relief Training 2025
When: April 4-5, 2025
Where: Cross Creek – Lehman, 22 Outlet Rd., Dallas, PA 18612
Fee: $10.00
ADVANCED DR TRAINING SCHEDULE:
Friday:

1 p.m.
Chaplaincy 201 (pt 1)

5:30 p.m.
Check-In

6:00 – 6:50 p.m.
Intro Review & OSFA

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Chaplaincy 201 (pt 2)

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Shower/Laundry

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Flood Recovery 201

Saturday:

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Check-In/Devotions

8:00 – noon
Chaplaincy 201 (pt 3)

8:00 – Noon
Mass Feeding 201 Set-Up/Cooking

8:00 – Noon
Chainsaw 101

Noon-12:30 p.m.
Lunch

12:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Chaplaincy 201 (pt 4)

12:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Chainsaw 201, 301

12:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Mass Feeding 201- Demob

You may overnight at the church. Bring a sleeping bag or air mattress (you’ll sleep on what you bring) and personal items.
Disaster Relief 101 is the prerequisite for this training. It can be found online at brnunited.org/courses and includes the completion of the registration form, a place to submit background checks, and submission of the new volunteer registration fee ($25). If you are already badged, you have completed this requirement but may need to renew your background checks.

Additional Advanced Training Date/Location:
March 20-21 Country & Town Baptist Church, 20 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Featuring: *Feeding *Flood Recovery *Shower/Laundry *Assessment
Register for this training here.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
Click here to view course descriptions
REGISTER:
Click here to register for April 4-5 Training
DOWNLOAD PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS:
Promotional Slide
Bulletin Insert

Church Mental Health Summit
2025-04-03 09:00 - 15:30 | Zion Church, 114 Zion Rd., Clarion, 16214, United States
Zion Church of Clarion County in Clarion, Pa., is hosting a Church Mental Health Summit on April 3, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pastors, church leaders, and individuals are invited to join ministry leaders and human service agencies from across Clarion County and be equipped to better support the mental health of leaders, churches, and the community.

This year’s summit will feature live, local speakers throughout the day. This including special guest author John Andrew Bryant, whose book, A Quiet Mind to Suffer With, walks readers through his own mental health journey with OCD.Guests will also have opportunities to learn, network, and collaborate with pastors, member care providers, ministry leaders, and clinicians on faith and mental health.
Registration is $20 and includes lunch.
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BRN Corporate Prayer Time
2025-04-03 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-05 09:30 - 10:30 | Zoom Online Meeting

2025 Advanced Disaster Relief Training
2025-03-21 17:30 - 2025-03-22 16:00 | Country & Town Baptist Church, 220 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055-5613, United States
Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania / South Jersey
Advanced Disaster Relief Training 2025
When: March 21-22, 2025
Where: Country & Town Baptist Church, 220 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Fee: $10.00
ADVANCED DR TRAINING SCHEDULE:
Friday:

5:30 p.m.
Check-In

6:00 – 6:50 p.m.
Intro Review & OSFA

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Shower/Laundry

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Flood Recovery 201

Saturday:

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Check-In/Devotions

8:00 – Noon
Mass Feeding 201 Set-Up/Cooking

8:00 – Noon
Assessment (pt 1)

Noon-12:30 p.m.
Lunch

12:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Mass Feeding 201- Demob

12:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Assessment (pt 2)

You may overnight at the church. Bring a sleeping bag or air mattress (you’ll sleep on what you bring) and personal items.
Disaster Relief 101 is the prerequisite for this training. It can be found online at brnunited.org/courses and includes the completion of the registration form, a place to submit background checks, and submission of the new volunteer registration fee ($25). If you are already badged, you have completed this requirement but may need to renew your background checks.

Additional Advanced Training Date/Location:
April 4-5, Cross Creek – Lehman, 22 Outlet Rd., Dallas, PA 18612
Featuring *Chaplaincy *Feeding *Flood Recovery *Chainsaw *Shower/Laundry
Register for this training here.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
Click here to view 2025 course descriptions
REGISTER:
Click here to register for March 21-22 Training
DOWNLOAD PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS:
Promotional Slide
Bulletin Insert

Office Closed (Advance Conference)
2025-03-18 | BRN HUB, 4620 Fritchey Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17109, United States

Advance Conference
2025-03-17 09:30 - 15:00 | Country & Town Baptist Church, 220 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055-5613, United States
Go to brnunited.org/adv25 for more details!

Church Planting Emphasis Day
2025-03-16
Church planting isn’t just a ministry for individual church planters—it’s a ministry for the whole Church. Send Network is a partnership of people just like you—churches and church planters—planting churches everywhere for everyone. The Baptist Resource Network is dedicated to helping church planters and partnering churches make a difference through starting new churches in new places and among people groups throughout the region.

3:16 on 3/16
2025-03-16
This year, March 16 falls on a Sunday, and the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) evangelism team is urging Southern Baptist churches to plan a special outreach on that day with a campaign: “3:16 on 3/16.”
“John 3:16 has been referred to as the Gospel in a nutshell. It’s probably the most widely known Bible verse in the world,” said Tim Dowdy, NAMB’s president of evangelism. “So, in cooperation with our state conventions and associations, on March 16, we’re encouraging all SBC pastors to preach on John 3:16.”
NAMB’s evangelism team has created a website, 316on316.com, that includes resources designed to help churches and pastors prepare for the Sunday. Sermon prompts, outreach ideas and a prayer guide can help a church engage their neighbors with the Gospel in the leadup to March 16.
*This content was provided by NAMB in an article originally published on baptistpress.com.

BRN Team Meeting
2025-03-05 10:00 - 15:00 | BRN HUB, 4620 Fritchey Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17109, United States

Week of Prayer for North American Missions and Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
2025-03-02 - 2025-03-09
Go to www.brnunited.org/annie

Executive Board Meeting
2025-02-28 09:30 - 16:00 | BRN HUB, 4620 Fritchey Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17109, United States

Executive Board Orientation
2025-02-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom Online Meeting
