We are pleased to be able to offer numerous free books to those in attendance at this year’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 11th!  Just to name a few:

1) Pastoral Friendship: The Forgotten Piece in a Persevering Ministry – Co-authored by one of our association pastors James B. Carroll (Parkway Baptist), Michael A. G. Haykin, and Brian Croft

2) Seven Thoughts Every Christian Ought to Think Every Day: Laying a Foundation for a Life of Prayer – Authored by an association pastor Jim Orrick (Bullitt Lick)

3) Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers – Written by Dane Ortlund

4) Praying the Bible – Written by Donald S. Whitney (SBTS professor)

5) Corporate Worship: How the Church Gathers as God’s People – Written by Matt Merker

6) Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential – Written by Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman

7) The Saints of Zion: An Introduction to Mormon Theology – Written by our main speaker at this year’s Annual Meeting, Travis Kerns

Along with these we have several other free books that we will be handing out.  We have limited quantities of each so it will be first come, first served.  They will be made available during the Dinner/Ministry Exhibit Session from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.  We are also catering boxed lunches from Penn Station, so it’s extremely important to let us know how many people from your church will be attending.  You can let us know by filling out this form: 

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Free books, free food, fellowship, worship, training sessions, ministry exhibits, and more! Why wouldn’t you want to attend this year’s Annual Meeting of the Nelson Baptist Association? 

Theme: Prepared to Defend the Faith (1 Peter 3:15)

Main Speaker: Dr. Travis Kerns, Associational Mission Strategist at Three Rivers Baptist Association and Former Salt Lake Send City Missionary for the North American Mission Board

Location: First Baptist Church Mt. Washington (320 N Bardstown Rd, Mt Washington, KY 40047)

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 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 using this form.

Please let us know how many people from your church will be attending this year’s Annual Meeting and how many messengers your church will be sending by filling out this form.

This is pivotal for two reasons: First, 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. There is also a church requesting membership into the Nelson Baptist Association that will be voted upon.  This is why each church needs to send messengers to the Annual Meeting.  Second, the association will be providing boxed lunches from Penn Station during the Dinner/Ministry Booth Session.  If we can get an estimate of how many will be attending then we will be able to get a more accurate count on how many boxed lunches we will need.

How to elect messengers to the Annual Meeting:

According to our constitution, messengers are elected from their membership as follows:

1) Each church shall be entitled to two (2) messengers for the first fifty (50) members.

2) For each additional twenty-five (25) members, or major portion thereof, each church may choose one (1) messenger up to twenty (20) messengers.

3) 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.
We hope to have a large turnout as our churches come together for a time of equipping, fellowship, business, and worship!

We are excited to once again offer Breakout Sessions at this year’s Annual Meeting.  The time slot for our Breakout Sessions will be from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. You have several different options to choose from:

1) Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament: Who is the Angel of the Lord? led by Nathan Young, pastor of Mercy Hill Church – Jesus claims on a few occasions that He is the primary character presented in the Old Testament scriptures. In this breakout we will look specifically at the Angel of the Lord and discuss how this Old Testament Character is the pre-incarnate Jesus who appears more often than you realize. Our hope is that through this study you will start a new and exciting journey of seeing Jesus in all the Bible.

2) Using Sunday School to Improve Biblical Literacy led by Darryl Wilson, Sunday School & Discipleship Consultant for the Kentucky Baptist Convention – Pastors say 50% of those in their pews do not open their Bibles between Sundays. In this breakout you’ll learn to implement 10 simple actions to lead your attenders to use and understand the Bible in class and at home.

3) Holding the Line lead by Blake Herron, Youth and Worship minister at FBC Shepherdsville – When we live our faith, we enter daily into hostile territory. There are some steps we can take to be prepared when attacks arise. Come prepared with the tough questions you’ve had used against your faith, and we can look at how to be prepared when the insults come.

4) How to Have Pro-Life Conversations led by Addis Wuchner, Executive Director for Kentucky Right to Life – In this breakout session you will hear about the current state of the right to life movement in Frankfort and how to have pro-life conversations. What can the church do to protect the unborn.

5) When a Knock Comes at Your Door led by Dr. Travis Kerns, Associational Mission Strategist at Three Rivers Baptist Association – We have all had them. Knocks at our door from people of other religions. In this breakout we learn how to engage these people with the truth of God’s Word and help prepare you to defend your faith against their claims.

Register for the breakout session of your choice at this link:

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Childcare will be available during the Breakout Sessions but you must pre-register your children.  You can do so at this link:

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Several weeks ago we sent out an email to all of our association churches and pastors regarding the proposed changes to the constitution and by-laws of the Nelson Baptist Association that will be discussed and voted upon at this year’s annual meeting.  We wanted to provide several opportunities to allow discussion, questions, and concerns about the proposed changes that anyone might have.  Therefore, we will be hosting meetings at the following dates and locations:

1) Tuesday, August 2nd at 11:00 a.m. located at Wickland Baptist Church.  The address is 510 Bloomfield Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004

2) Saturday, August 13th at 10:00 a.m. located at Vine Hill Baptist Church.  The address is 2078 Clermont Rd, Coxs Creek, KY 40013 (Near Bernheim Forest)

3) Tuesday, August 16th at 6:00 p.m. located at First Baptist Church Shepherdsville.  The address is 254 S Buckman St, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

We invite all of our pastors, along with their staff, to join us in conversation regarding these proposed changes.  If you have any questions beforehand please contact us at the association office.