May 24, 2022 – Encouragement During Discouraging Times – Mark Dance will lead a time of encouragement for pastors and ministry leaders of the church. The pandemic has had several effects on the world and on leaders in the church. Mark serves as the Director of Pastoral Wellness for Guidestone Financial Resources (SBC). Dance was a lead pastor for 27 years before becoming an associate vice president at LifeWay, and director of pastoral development for Oklahoma Baptists. He is the co-founding leader of the Care4Pastors Network.

July 26, 2022 – A Vision for Preaching – Dr Abrham Kuruvilla will lead preachers to develop an integrated biblical and theological vision of preaching that addresses the essentials of this most important activity in the church. Dr. Kuruvilla is a Professor of Christian Preaching in the School of Theology at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY and has served as the president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society.

October 17, 2022 – Pastor and Wife Banquet – time and location will be announced at a later date.

October 18, 2022 – Rural Church Ministry – Dr Jeff Clark will share on the uniqueness of rural context and how it shapes ministry. Jeff is the Director of Rural Matters Institute. He also serves on the International Mission Board as the Global Research Leader and has been involved in leadership roles for the Southern Baptist Convention representing Montana and West Virginia as well as planting three churches in Michigan, Florida, and most recently Tennessee.

You can register for the first event in May here.

Registration for the Association’s Annual Spring Gathering is now live. You can register through the Google form by clicking the image below. Please pass this along to you congregations and register as many as possible so we will be better equipped to serve you.

The Annual Spring Gathering of the Nelson Baptist Association will be on Saturday, March 26th at First Baptist Church Shepherdsville located at 254 S Buckman St, Shepherdsville, KY 40165. Our meeting will go from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and will consist of three breakout sessions, a small business session, and the main worship gathering. The theme for this year’s gathering is “The Book of Galatians.” Pastor Richard Carwile from Bloomfield Baptist Church will be our main speaker. Here is some information about our breakout sessions:

1) Bearing One Another’s Burdens: Lead by – Marshall Adkins. In this breakout we will be discussing the church’s role in soul care as we unpack Galatians 6:1-10.

2) Walking in the Spirit – Living a Fruitful Life: Lead by – Gene Smith. In this session we’ll explore the Fruits of the Spirit described in Galatians 5 and how they can manifest themselves in the life of every believer.

3) Faithfully Handling Church Conflict: Lead by – George Yates, President of SonC.A.R.E. Ministries. In this breakout SonC.A.R.E. Ministries will provide practical, reliable health and growth resources to churches desiring to be more effective from the book of Galatians.

Please use this material to promote our Spring Gathering in your church!

Our association is looking forward to hosting another Spring Gathering Training event in 2022.  Please mark your calendars for March 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Location, speakers, and theme to be determined. 

Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown will be hosting an ACBC Counseling and Discipleship Training from March 19, 2022 – May 21, 2022, April 22, 2022 – April 23, 2022, May 27, 2022 – May 28, 2022. Each night beginning at 5:00 PM. Parkway is located at 2580 Springfield Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004. You can register at the link below: