M INNESOTA B APTIST A SSOCIATION An Association of Independent, Fundamental Baptist Churches http://mbaoc.net Dear MBA Brothers & Sisters,
Motels The nearest motels for the Annual Meeting are available in Elk River to the west, Cambridge to the north, or Coon Rapids to the south. Happy hunting for the greatest bargains.
As a young pastor in the Minnesota Baptist Association I have been challenged multiple times by others as to the real purpose and profit of the association. Far from discouraging us toward the MBA, these challenges have caused First Baptist to reevaluate the profitability of the MBA and has driven me personally and our church corporately to recognize its value. As servants called to minister we all have Biblical commitments that our Lord has graciously placed upon us. The desire of the Annual Meeting Committee is to use this Annual meeting as a call to maintain those commitments and to do so in partnership form. The MBA as an organization provides an opportunity for us to partner together in achieving some of those purposes for the glory of our God. Together we are able to glorify Him more than we are capable of independently. Therefore we have focused the sessions upon three Biblical calls: 1) Biblical Education; 2) Church Planting; and 3) Scriptural Fellowship. We pray this meeting will be encouraging and uplifting to you as you fulfill these biblical calls and we are honored as a church to host the conference this year. We look forward to seeing you here at First Baptist Church of St. Francis. Registration will begin at 6:00 PM on Friday, June 24th and the conference will extend into the 25th. The $6.00 individual/$15 family registration fee will include lunch.
Direct Correspondence to: Minnesota Baptist Association PO Box 527 Willmar, MN 56201-0527 contact@mbaoc.net Financial Mr. Brian Veth, Treasurer c/o Coon Rapids Baptist Church
11164 Hanson Blvd. Coon Rapids, MN 55433 treasurer@mbaoc.net Interim State Missionary Rev. Robert Fuller, Sr. 1549 118th Lane NW Coon Rapids, MN 55448 (763) 568-4078 ism@mbaoc.net President Pastor Gerald Stephens Community Baptist Church PO Box 212 New Prague, MN 56071 (952) 758-3287 president@mbaoc.net
Schedule for June 24-25, 2011 Friday June 24th 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30-7:30 PM 7:30-8:00 PM 8:00 PM Saturday June 25th 8:30-9:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 10:15 AM 10:45 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM
Executive Committee Trustees Registration Maintaining our Vision on Biblical Education Roy Beacham Discussion and Application Ice Cream Social and Fellowship Time Coffee President’s Address Maintaining our Vision on Church Planting Doug Roman Discussion and Application Business Session #1 Lunch Business Session #2 Fellowship Break Maintain our Vision on Scriptural Fellowship – Lee Ormiston Discussion and Application Period of Prayer and Closing
Pastor Steve Brower on behalf of First Baptist Church of St. Francis