Details for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Nelson Baptist Association Below:
Please register messengers from your church through this form!
Dates: Sunday, September 10th, 2023
Theme: Who is My Neighbor? (Luke 10:25-37)
Main Speaker: Kenny Rager, Church Evangelism Strategist for the Kentucky Baptist Convention
Location: Parkway Baptist Church (2580 Springfield Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004)
Schedule:
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Childcare Will Be Available During This Time – Please Preregister Below)
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner/Ministry Booths (There Will Be A Panel Discussion In The Sanctuary at 6:00 p.m. – Childcare Will Not Available During This Time – Please Pick Up Your Children)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Worship/Business (Childcare Will Be Available During This Time – Please Preregister Below)
Childcare (3:30 – 5:00 pm / 6:30 – 8:00 pm):
Childcare will be available during the Breakout Sessions from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm and during the Worship/Business Session from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. We ask that you pick up your child during the Dinner Session from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Childcare will NOT be provided during the Dinner Session. Childcare will be available for Pre/K and under.
Please sign-up for childcare using this form.
Breakout Sessions (3:30 – 5:00 pm):
What’s the Story Behind the Door by Dave Collie from Hospitality Matters – Whether we realize it or not, we have all made assumptions about other people. Embark on a journey to recognize and identify assumptions and uncover the joy of knowing the real story of the incredible people right around you. Break down the barriers that stand in the way of building connections and cultivating relationships in your neighborhood.
How to Bless Your Neighbor by Kenny Rager from the Kentucky Baptist Convention – In this breakout session you will be given tips on connecting and reaching your neighbor with the Gospel.
How to Start a Church-Based ESL Ministry by Matt Reynolds from Refugee International – This breakout session will begin by focusing on some definitions and stats concerning refugees and immigrants that highlight the need for a loving response from churches in general.
WMU Ladies – Who’s My Neighbor? by Lisa Crenshaw from the WMU of the Nelson Baptist Association – Because we have hope in Jesus, we can love our neighbor. In the breakout session you’ll learn how to love your neighbor who have undergone mental health challenges.
Pre-register for the Breakout Sessions here!
Panel Discussion (6:00 – 6:30 pm):
Christian Hospitality: A Means of Loving Your Neighbor – Christian hospitality is a crucial element in building Christian community. Outside of the Gospel, it may well be one of the best means we have to promote close, brotherly love. It is especially important in churches where people really don’t know each other or where relationships are superficial, Sunday-morning-only relationships. Hospitality can also be an effective tool for evangelism. Showing Christ’s love to others by being hospitable is a great means Christians have to reach their neighbors for Christ and to help them see what true Christian faith really looks like. Join our local association pastors – Mike Nalley (Mt. Carmel), James Carroll (Parkway), Marcus Daily (True Vine), and Matthew Spandler-Davison (Redeemer Fellowship) – as we look at what Christian hospitality is and how to practice it yourself.
The Panel Discussion will be hosted by The Church in Dialogue. The Church in Dialogue is a series of joint worship services and panel discussions on theological matters.
Exhibitors Please Read Below:
The Nelson Baptist Association is pleased to invite ministries that partner and cooperate with churches in our association to exhibit at our Annual Meeting. The goal of hosting exhibitors is to inform our attendees of the ministry happening in our association churches and to encourage churches to partner in the work.
If your ministry is partnering with a Nelson Baptist Association church and would like to exhibit at our 2023 Annual Meeting, please use this form to apply. The Ministry Teams will review your application and reply soon. The deadline for application is August 31st.
Please be aware that there are some proposed changes to the constitution and by-laws that will be voted upon during the Worship/Business Session at 6:30 p.m. This is why each church needs to send messengers to the Annual Meeting. According to our constitution, messengers are elected from their membership as follows:
- Each church shall be entitled to two (2) messengers for the first fifty (50) members.
- For each additional twenty-five (25) members, or major portion thereof, each church may choose one (1) messenger up to twenty (20) messengers.
- In addition to the number of messengers a church is allowed by its membership, it is to be noted that all pastors of member churches and team leaders, assistant team leaders, members at large of the Administrative Team, and officers of association are considered messengers.
You can find the proposed changes to the NBA Constitution in the forms below: