We are glad to bring back Breakout Sessions for this year’s Annual Meeting!  Breakout sessions will go from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 7th at Parkway Baptist Church.  You will have 5 to choose from.  See the details below:

Reaching Gen Z by Tara and Aaron Branch (Area Representatives at Greater Louisville FCA): Who is Gen Z? What are they like? What are the best practices to reach them with the Gospel? Join us for this breakout as we wrestle with these questions.

Overcoming Objections in Evangelism by Jason Hay (Evangelism Strategist for the Kentucky Baptist Convention): Learn how to confidently share your faith by overcoming common objections with grace and clarity.  In this session, you will be equipped with strategies that invite further conversations and permission to speak into someone’s spiritual journey beyond the initial encounter.

Front Door Evangelism by Todd Gray (Executive Director for the Kentucky Baptist Convention): This simply, one-hour training is designed to help everyday believers gain confidence in sharing their faith – specifically through making intentional visits to homes in their community.  This session isn’t about pressure, programs, or personality.  It’s about offering a practical and biblical way for people to step out in faith and talk to others about Jesus.

Don’t Amputate your Missionaries from the Body: The Vital Role of the Local Church in the Great Commission by Jimmy Winfrey (Regional Leader for Latin America for Disciple the Nations):  In  recent decades, too many Churches have outsourced the missionary task to para-church organizations. This session will examine the biblical teaching that local churches are God’s chosen means for raising up, sending out, and caring well for workers being sent into the harvest. A special focus will be given on the practical ways churches can develop missions policies that honor their responsibility to actively engage in reaching the nations with the gospel of Christ.

Training Women to Delight in Serving Missionaries by Susan Bryant (Legacy Ambassador Representative WMU): We are called to serve with great delight because of the purpose for which we serve.  This session will ask some basic questions: 1) Is WMU in your church, if not why not?  2) Why are we on fire about evangelism?  3) We are you attempting to run this race alone?

Register for a breakout session by filling out this form!

Here is a list of Vacation Bible School’s that are happening around our Association:

Nelson County

1) Wonder Junction at The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church on June 8-13 from 5-8pm.  Located at 754 Bellwood Road, Bardstown, KY 40004.

2) Wonder Junction at Chaplin Baptist Church on June 16-20 from 6-8pm.  Located at 5585 Lawrenceburg Road, Chaplin, KY 40012.

3) Wonder Junction at Parkway Baptist Church on June 2-6 from 9am-12pm.  Located at 2580 Springfield Road, Bardstown, KY 40004.

4) KC Ranch Roundup at Mill Creek Baptist Church on June 9-13 from 6-8:30pm.  Located at  431 Poplar Flat Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004.

5) Magnify! at First Baptist Church New Haven on June 8-12 from 6-9pm.  Located at 311 Center Street, New Haven, KY 40051.

Bullitt County

1) Magnify! at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on June 23-26 from 6-8:30pm.  Located at 1305 Mt. Carmel Church Road, Lebanon Junction, KY 40150.

2) True North at First Baptist Church Shepherdsville on July 16-18 from 6-8:30pm.  Located at 254 South Buckman Street, Shepherdsville, KY 40165.

3) Magnify! at First Baptist Church Lebanon Junction on July 21-25 from 6-8:30pm.  Located at 495 Main Street, Lebanon Junction, KY 40150.

4) Magnify! at Vine Hill Baptist Church on June 16-20 from 6-9pm.  Located at 2078 Clermont Road, Coxs Creek, KY 40165.

5) Wonder Junction at First Baptist Church Mt. Washington on June 9-13 from 5:30-8pm.  Located at 320 North Bardstown Road, Mt. Washington, KY 40047.

6) True North at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on June 8-11 from 6-8:30pm.  Located at 5285 Hwy. 44 East, Shepherdsville, KY 40165.

7) Wonder Junction at Belmont Baptist Church on July 20-25 from 6-9pm. Located at 345 Church Ave, Lebanon Junction, KY 40150

8) Magnify! at Bardstown Junction Baptist Church on June 16-20 from 6-9pm. Located at 4855 Preston Hwy, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Spencer County

1) Magnify! at River View Baptist Church on June 16-20 from 6-8:30pm.  Located at 1850 Old Louisville Road, Coxs Creek, KY 40013.

If you are looking to attend either a Good Friday Service or a Sunrise Service then here is some information that we have:

Good Friday Services (04/18):

1) Rolling Fork Baptist Church (615 Rolling Fork Church Rd, Boston, KY 40107) begins at 6:00 p.m.

2) First Baptist Church of Shepherdsville and Mercy Hill Church (254 S Buckman St, Shepherdsville, KY 40165) begins at 6:30 p.m.

3) First Baptist Church of Lebanon Junction (495 Main St, Lebanon Junction, KY 40150) begins at 6:30 p.m.

4) Redeemer Fellowship Church (5010 Pennebaker Blvd, Bardstown, KY 40004) begins at 7:00 p.m.

5) Bullitt Lick Baptist Church (2975 Hwy 44 W, Shepherdsville, KY 40165) begins at 6:00 p.m.

6) First Baptist Church of Mt. Washington (320 N Bardstown Rd, Mt Washington, KY 40047) begins at 6:30 p.m.

7) Bloomfield Baptist Church (106 Springfield Rd, Bloomfield, KY 40008) begins at 6:30 p.m.

8) Wickland Baptist Church (510 Bloomfield Rd. Bardstown, KY. 40004) begins at 7:00 p.m.

9) New Salem Baptist Church (2775 Deatsville Rd, Cox’s Creek KY. 40013) begins at 6:00 p.m.

10) Parkway Baptist Church (2580 Springfield Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004) begins at 7:00 p.m.

11) Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (5285 Hwy 44 East. Shepherdsville, KY 40165) begins at 6:00 p.m.

12) Cox’s Creek Baptist Church (600 Fairfield Rd, Cox’s Creek, KY 40013) begins at 6:00 p.m.

Sunrise Services (04/20):

1) River View Baptist Church (1850 Old Louisville Rd, Coxs Creek, KY 40013) begins at 7:30 a.m.

2) Immanuel Baptist Church (1810 W. Blue Lick Rd. Shepherdsville, KY. 40165) begins at 8:30 a.m.

3) Vine Hill Baptist church will be at Bernheim Forest in the Arboretum Parking Lot beginning at 7:30 a.m.

4) Cedar Grove Baptist (4900 Cedar Grove Rd, Shepherdsville, KY 40165) begins at 7:30 a.m.

5) New Salem Baptist Church (2775 Deatsville Rd, Cox’s Creek KY. 40013) begins at 7:00 a.m.

If your church is hosting a Good Friday or Sunrise Service and would like to be added to this list, then please pass that information along to me!

Several people have reached out to inquire how they might give to our local churches dealing with flood damage.  There are two options to give financially:

1) You can give through Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief at this link: https://www.kybaptist.org/flood/  – This link also has numerous suggestions on how to help those in need after a disastrous event like we’ve seen.

2) If you would like your resources to remain local then you can give directly to the Nelson Baptist Association by mailing your donations to: PO Box 275 Mt. Washington, KY 40047 and marking your donation with the words “Flood Relief.”  Churches with the most flood damage will be given priority.  The remaining funds will be sent to churches in flooded areas to assist their communities with cleanup.

Date: Sunday, March 16th
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Cedar Grove Baptist Church (4900 Cedar Grove Rd. Shepherdsville)
Theme: Why the Resurrection Changes Everything
Main Speaker: Dr. James Hamilton, Professor of Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Schedule:
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Dinner (Will be provided to those that pre-register)
5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Main Gathering

Breakout Sessions:

1) But Now Christ Has Been Raised From The Dead by Tray Earnhart, Pastor of Cedar Grove Baptist Church – Do you believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead? Of course I do! I am not a heretic. After all, to deny the resurrection of Jesus places one outside the orthodox Christian faith. However, is that as far as we go? Is the resurrection of Jesus simply a test for Orthodoxy? We will attempt to move beyond the proof and try to understand the connection the Bible makes between the resurrection of Jesus and the daily life of a Christian.

2) The Resurrection in the Old Testament by Dr. James Hamilton, Professor of Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist – More Details to Come!

Free Books (You’ll be able to pick one):

1) Risen: 50 Reasons Why the Resurrection Changed Everything by Steven D. Mathewson

2) The Kingdom Minded Pastor by Joel Littlefield

3) With A Mighty Triumph! Christ’s Resurrection and Ours by Rhett P. Dodson

Pre-register for this event here!