Our library of leadership development webinars has something for everyone!
Our webinars are developed by New England church leaders for New England church leaders. You can sort by category to find videos on a specific topic. Check out our events page to learn about upcoming live webinars.
VBS Specialist Sandy Coelho walks through best practices for promoting your church's VBS.
VBS Specialist Melva Davidson shares ways to bring your VBS rotations to the next level.
VBS Specialist Karen Hagerty unpacks strategies for teaching kids at your VBS.
VBS Specialist Jan Smith walks through VBS classroom management.
Ken Dorothy of American Church Group Insurance shares helpful ways to improve your church's safety.
Special Guests Alan Snow, Larry Porter, and Debbie Porter with Child Evangelism Fellowship share how to explain how to share the good news of Jesus using the Wordless Book.
Melva Davidson shares tips on best practices to follow up with your VBS attendees.
Sandy Coelho unpacks Lifeway's Breaker Rock Beach VBS curriculum.
Jan Smith shares everything you need to know as a VBS Director.
Sandy Coelho walks through how to handle conflicts that may arise in your VBS ministry.
Dr. Terry Long shares ten characteristics of genuine revival from his book, “When the Fire Falls.”
Let’s learn some essential skills for your security/safety ministry. This will include: evacuation planning, medical emergencies, dealing with disruptive people, responding to dangerous events, etc. (Presenter: Daniel Fitzsimons)
Let’s discover the reasons for preparing your church in cases of emergency and unexpected events. Find some practical ways for you to get started today! (Presenter: Dr. Daniel Fitzsimons, New England Faith Based Security Alliance)
Don’t be SORRY: Stack your deck with sound principles for classroom management. (Facilitator: Jan Smith)
Prevent TROUBLE! Confused about what measures you should take to keep your VBS safe and secure? Come learn ways that you can take to make everyone safe at your VBS. (Facilitators: Melva Davidson/Sandy Coelho)
Discover some important principles when thinking about your media strategy and how it connects with guests and your own congregation.
Special Guest: Corey Wright, BCNE Communications Director
VBS Specialist Traci Johnson unpacks ways to accommodate families with special needs.
Sandy Coelho, Baptist Churches of New England, shares 4 winning moves to help you have a great follow-up strategy.
Melva Davidson shares tips on how to tell a Bible story in a way that keeps your class on the edge of their seat wanting more. Click here for the resource sheet that accompanies this webinar.
Alice McMahon shares some great ideas to help you have spiritual conversations that lead to sharing the Gospel. Click here for the resource sheet that accompanies this webinar.
VBS Specialist, Sandy Coelho, shares some great tips and pitfalls to avoid when doing promotion for your events. Click here for the resource sheet that accompanies this webinar.
VBS Specialist, Jan Smith, unloads many ideas for on the go games for your VBS and small groups with kids! Click here for the resource sheet that accompanies this webinar.
Mike McGarry, Youth Pastor, South Shore Baptist Church, Hingham, MA shares three core pillars to GenZ's worldview that often causes misunderstandings and conflicts with other generations.
Restorative Ministries Coach, Dan Molind, leads a panel discussion about hunger ministries and how churches can get involved.
Join Dr. Bill Wilks for the last 4 practices of effective disciple-making. Anytime. Anywhere.
Dr. Bill Wilks of D-Life shares the first two practices of effective disciple-making. Anytime. Anywhere.
This session includes a recap from past episodes and takes a fresh look at Jesus conversation with Nicodemus.
Let's learn some essential skills for your security/safety ministry. This will include: evacuation planning, medical emergencies, dealing with disruptive people, responding to dangerous events, etc. (Presenter: Daniel Fitzsimons)
Let's discover some great strategies and tools you can use to ensure that your child is on a solid path to discipleship. We will explore ways for the church to come alongside and provide parents and families with the needed support and resources to disciple effectively.
Check out some strategies to take the stress out of planning and preparing for your small group/Sunday School class. Find out ways to include Gospel conversations and have them wanting to come back.
Let's discover the reasons for preparing your church in cases of emergency and unexpected events. Find some practical ways for you to get started today! (Presenter: Dr. Daniel Fitzsimons, New England Faith Based Security Alliance)
Learn the way of Jesus as He shared the gospel creatively with each person based on their need or value. In this episode, let's explore the lame man and finding hope.
A lot has been written about the erosion of young adults leaving the church. Dr. Steve Parr conducted a nationwide research project that took a different view. His study of those who grew up in church and remained gives pastors and parents great insight into what can be done to keep kids connected to church into their adult lives.
Christians so often view the idea of mission in isolation. We think we ought to reach the people around us alone. But God intends to use the beauty and power of Christ-centered community to reach the people around us.
Join Dr. Gary Moritz as he helps you get ready to launch your fall ministries. Find some practical tips and inspiration here!
Meet Dan Knutson, Producer, Rock this World Productions. Rock this World Productions has created a family film, Game Changer, that local churches can use for Movie Nights. Come and get a preview of this film and an opportunity to use it for FREE! If you get the Evangelism Grant, you can use it to help you put together an awesome follow up event!
Come and discover some great ways you can use puppet ministry as an effective ministry. Meet Paul Reed of Vermont who has been writing and performing puppet shows for churches throughout Vermont and various other states for nearly twenty years.
Discover some great insights and tips for making sure you find opportunities to share the Gospel in every message in any gathering. (Presenter: Dr. Gary Moritz)
Come and discover three major mistakes that churches make in church follow up and how you can turn that around and strengthen your follow up efforts. (Facilitator: Sandy Coelho)
Learn the way of Jesus as He shared the gospel creatively with each person based on their need or value. (Presenter: Hal Haller)
Tips and tricks to make your kid’s ministry events evangelistic and attractive to those you are trying to reach. We will be talking about planning, designing, and implementing great events.
Are you almost ready for VBS? Is your team assembled? Check out this panel discussion of some important tips that will bring your VBS to the next level.
Join occupational therapist Traci Johnson as she shares with Kid's Ministry Leaders ways to minister to kids and their families coping with crisis.
10 things that can help you keep your kids safe online.
Join Shanice Maxwell (Youth Director at Timothy Baptist Church [MA] and Middle School English Teacher) as she tackles the discussion of talking to your kids about race and racism.
Join Jan Smith (Vermont) as she shares creative ideas to help cultivate Bible skills with the kids involved in your ministry.
Janiss Fowler, kid's ministry leader in New England, shares about cultivating God’s grace in the heart of a child. This is a breakout session from the BCNE's Let's Go Conference, hosted on October 24, 2020.
Join Jan Smith, New England kid's ministry leader, as she discuses the differences between boys and girls and how this effects how we teach them. This breakout was a part of the October 24, 2020 BCNE Let's Go Conference.
Join Traci Johnson, New England kid's ministry leader, as she discusses the various forms of stress found in children and how to best minister to them and their families. This breakout was a part of the October 24, 2020 BCNE Let's Go Conference.
Join LifeWay Resources', Delanee Williams, as she shares practical tips for teaching preschoolers in your ministry. This is a breakout session from the BCNE's Let's Go Conference, hosted on October 24, 2020.
Dr. Gary Moritz some insights into how to best utilize the summer and provides some practical ways to keep your church on track for revitalization.
Rediscover the timeless truth of how to share the "Romans Road" gospel presentation. This simple, yet effective, witnessing tool has been used for decades to help people find faith in Christ. (Presenter: Terry Dorsett)
Join Sandy Coelho, Melva Davidson and Alice McMahon as they share some important principles to consider when sharing the Gospel with Kids. This session includes how to speak the language kids will understand and 10 tips for sharing the Gospel.
This session lays the foundation from Acts 17. Discover how your your church can become more strategic and effective in reaching people with the gospel. (Presenter: Hal Haller)
Learn 4 principles for sharing your testimony in a brief and concise way so you can have more effective gospel conversations. (Presenter: Terry Dorsett)
Discover some fresh ideas to make your rotations for your church and context. (Presenters: Jan Smith and Sandy Coelho)
Let's focus on the basics of doing rotations. Why we do rotations and how we can give them the SPARK they need to be effective and gospel ready! (Presenter: Jan Smith)
Come and get some great ideas for low cost, upcycling and repurposing ideas that can add a pop of excitement to your kid's ministry space without breaking the bank. (Presenter: Jan Smith)
Discover ways that you can balance VBS decorations without losing the focus of the Gospel. (Presenter: Alice McMahon)
Important principles to help you share the Gospel for kids to understand and respond. (Presenter: Alice McMahon)
Find some biblical ways to model, inspire and encourage positive behavior in your classroom. (Presenter: Melva Davidson)
Discover ways to help your kids flourish by knowing their learning styles. (Presenter: Traci Johnson)
Discover four ways that Jesus trained his disciples and how these strategies can help add value to your volunteers. (Presenter: Traci Johnson)
Let's jump into the basics of Lifeway's Spark Studios and help our kids see their purpose in Christ. (Presenter: Sandy Coelho)
Let's bust some myths about VBS and why you should include it in your summer ministry plan. (Presenter: Sandy Coelho)
Discover 10 key principles to make the most of your volunteer enlistment process.
Join Gary Moritz as he brings together some ideas and challenges for your upcoming Easter planning. Let this year's celebration be a comeback!
Join Melva Davidson of Vermont for some great principles and practical ideas to help you engage your kids at home and in the classroom.
Join Jan Smith of Vermont as she share how to make a Bible skills box for your kid's ministry.
Join New England ESL ministry specialists, Pam Seremet and Maddy Miller, as they interview three (3) national ESL ministry experts. Their discussion focuses on four strategies to consider when organizing your ESL ministry. The conversation visits some real-life case studies.
New England ESL Specialists, Pam Seremet and Maddy Miller, are joined by national ESL leaders, Ann Clark, Susan Austin and Susan Russo. Their discussion is centered around four strategies for organizing your ESL ministry for success.
Join BCNE Church Growth Team Director (Interim), Stan Smith, and his friend Thomas Toone as they discuss the importance of cultivating a culture of evangelism and what that practically looks like.
Join Randall Curtis, Rhode Island Regional Coordinator, as he talks with Tom Melzoni, Senior Vice President, Horizons Stewardship about how our personal and church generosity can be an open door to evangelism.
Join Kid's Ministry Specialist, Melva Davidson, as she shares her experience of working with children in ministry and practical tools to implement in your kid's ministry.
Join Sandy Coelho, BCNE Lay Leadership Coordinator, as she discusses 5 practical habits to have in becoming an effective ministry teacher.
Join BCNE Kid's Ministry Leaders as they discuss principles with partnering and connecting with families.
Join Youth and Evangelism Leader (Faith Baptist Warwick [Warwick, RI]) Dashawn Bristol as he shares practical ways to engage, equip and empower Gen Z in ministry.
Join BCNE ESL leaders as they wrap up the three part series, Cultural Encounters in teaching ESL.
Join New England pastor and medical doctor Dr. Gonzalo Graupera (Internal Medicine Boston, MA) as he shares a medical update and how the church can best respond.
Join church security team leaders John Cross and Jerry Minton, as they discuss the various safety and security protocols their churches have in place during the pandemic.
We know that many people are distraught over a sense of impending doom. We hear about the fears from the pandemic and concerns over social, political, and economic unrest. How are you responding and ministering to your flock and small group members as they maneuver the storms they are encountering? Come and be inspired by author, pastor and police chaplain, John Revell, as he shares six anchor points for surviving the storms.
Dr Gordon MacDonald shares the Closing Plenary Session from the BCNE Let's Go Conference on October 24, 2020.
Join pastor Stephen Woodard as he shares his thoughts about leading small groups in our current world state. This was a part of the BCNE Let's Go Conference that took place on October 24, 2020.
Join BCNE Church Revitalization Director Gary Moritz as he shares 10 "commandments" of being sustained in church revitalization. This is a breakout session from the BCNE "Let's Go Conference" that took place on October 24, 2020.
Joe Souza, BCNE Pastoral Development Coordinator, shares valuable insight to what the future of the ethnic church might be, in this breakout sessions during the BCNE Let's Go Conference on October 24, 2020.
This is a breakout session from the BCNE "Let's Go Conference" that took place on October 24, 2020.
Join New England pastor Jonathan Moseley as he discusses practical tips for using your volunteer teams effectively. This is a breakout session from the BCNE "Let's Go Conference" that took place on October 24, 2020.
BCNE ministry wives hear from Karen Yarnell, an adjunct professor at SWBTS in women's studies, on the expectations they may face being the wife of a minister.
Join BCNE ESL Ministry Coordinators and others as they discuss cultural encounters and how those encounters influence teaching ESL. (This is part one of a three part meeting.)
Join Dr. David Jackson (NAMB) as he discusses what we can implement to move towards a healthy church.
Join Rich Clegg as he hosts guest speaker Andy Needham, discussing ways to keep the Church thriving digitally.
Forming a Safety and Security Team is an essential exercise for churches today. With the increase in violence against houses of worship, a trained group of individuals whose number one priority is to keep the people who attend their gatherings and services safe is just as important as the worship team, greeters, and the hospitality team members. Dealing with pandemics and health concerns is also another reason why churches must prioritize the forming of this team. When churches can finally reopen their campus doors, the church Safety and Security Team will be on the front lines, and they must be ready.
Join BCNE pastor Rich Clegg as he interviews BCNE pastor Chris Geoppner, discussing the importance and best practices of sharing the gospel in your online services.
Join the ESL Ministry Coordinators as they take a look at how to best teach students during a time of social distancing.
Join Greater Boston Regional Coordinator Sam Taylor as he interviews local pastors and church planters, discovering ways to creatively connect with your community.
Join BCNE Church Revitalization Director, Gary Moritz, as he discusses 6 practical ways to better your church during tough times.
Join BCNE ESL Coordinator Maddy Jordan as she interviews Shannon Brown, ESL Ministry based out of New Orleans, on the benefits, obstacles and partnerships of ESL Ministry.
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Would you like to add to your repertoire of games, drills, and activities that encourage speaking English for your ESL students that could go along with the lesson you have prepared for your ESL class? Join us to learn and share your own successful communication activities. It will be an interactive session that you can participate in if you choose to or just listen and observe.
Join the BCNE Ministry Wives team as they discuss best practices in offering biblical counseling.
Join our ESL Ministry Coordinators as they discuss the importance of and steps to take in ESL lesson planning.
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Join two of our BCNE ministry wives as they address the topic of women leading women.
Join the BCNE's Addiction Ministry Support team as they discuss the reality of addiction and the role the local church can play in addressing this crisis.
Join the BCNE Addiction Ministry Coordinator and others serving with addiction ministry in New England as they discuss the relationship between addiction and trauma.
BCNE Addiction Ministry presents this Trauma-Informed Care Workshop. Join this one-hour workshop that seeks to give you some handles on understanding Trauma-Informed Care.
1 of 4 Safety and Security Videos created by the Baptist Convention of New England's Church Growth Team.
1 of 4 Safety and Security Videos created by the Baptist Convention of New England's Church Growth Team.
1 of 4 Safety and Security Videos created by the Baptist Convention of New England's Church Growth Team.
1 of 4 Safety and Security Videos created by the Baptist Convention of New England's Church Growth Team.
