Kansas Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists (KNCSB)

Plan now to attend KNCSB annual meeting

The 65th KNCSB annual meeting will be held Oct. 11-12 at Parkview Baptist Church, Lexington, Neb. “Sharing, Starting, Strengthening, Sending” is the theme.

Former Nebraska pastor Tony Lambert will be the Bible study leader. Lambert earlier served as pastor of Westside Church, Omaha. He is now pastor of First Southern Baptist Church, Del City, Okla.

H.B. London Jr. will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday evening, Oct. 12. He is vice president of ministry outreach/pastoral ministries for Focus on the Family.

Rick McCarley will deliver the annual sermon on Tuesday morning, Oct. 12. He is pastor of Osawatomie Southern Baptist Church, Osawatomie, Kan., about an hour’s drive southwest of Kansas City.

Messenger pre-registration
Churches are asked to submit the messenger pre-registration form to KNCSB by Sept. 3. For more information, call Peg Davis at KNCSB, 800.984.9092, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Lodging
There will not be a convention hotel this year. Parkview Baptist Church recommends the following hotels in Lexington:

Days Inn
2506 Plum Creek Parkway
(308) 324-6440
Visit the Days Inn Web site

Comfort Inn
2810 Plum Creek Parkway
(308) 324-3747
Find the Comfort Inn Web site

Super 8
104 E. River Road
(308) 324-7434
Visit the Super 8 Web site

Other hotels may be found in Kearney, 40 miles east on Interstate 80, or in Cozad, 19 miles west on I-80. There also is a new Comfort Suites in Gothenburg, 25 miles west on I-80.

Crossover Central Nebraska
A new feature at the 2010 KNCSB annual meeting will be Crossover Central Nebraska.

Crossover will consist of prayer walking in Lexington and Kearney, said Jon Sapp, KNCSB director of evangelism.

People groups in Lexington that need the gospel include Somalians, Sudanese and Hispanics. Kearney is the home of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The Southern Baptist church there is Crossroads Church, pastored by David McDonald.

Participants in Crossover will meet at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11, at Parkview Baptist Church in Lexington. After a fellowship time with coffee and doughnuts, a 20-minute training session will be held. The group will then split up into teams to go prayer walking. Or you may stay at the church and pray for the KNCSB annual meeting and related events.

Sapp will lead the Lexington teams, and Georges Boujakly of the KNCSB staff will lead the Kearney team. The teams will meet back at Parkview Baptist Church around 11:15 a.m. to debrief.

To sign up for Crossover, please contact Jana Gifford at KNCSB, (800) 984-9092, or send e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Coffee Klatch for Ministers’ Wives
Monday, Oct. 11, from 1-3 p.m.
Ministers’ wives are invited to attend a Dutch-treat coffee klatch while their husbands attend the Pastors’ Conference.

A carpool will leave Parkview Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, for Madeline’s Café & Bakery in Lexington. The group will return to the church by 3 p.m.

Leading the event will be Patti Boswell, KNCSB ministers’ wives consultant. Please RSVP to her by Oct. 1 at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

KNCSB Pastors’ Conference
The KNCSB Pastors’ Conference will be held from 1-4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, at Parkview Baptist Church. “Being a Relevant Church in the Next Decade” will be the theme.

Terry Williams and Jim Presnell from River Community Church, Wichita, Kan., will be the featured speakers.

Kansas-Nebraska WMU Missions Celebration
Monday, Oct. 11 from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Lexington, Neb., with the site to be announced

Ben and Pam Wolff of Baptist Global Response will be the featured speakers.

Dinner will be included, so please pre-register by Sept. 27. Contact Heidi Nelson at KNCSB, (800) 984-9092, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

KNCSB annual meeting session 1
Monday, Oct. 11
6:30-8:30 p.m.
This session will include the president’s message by KNCSB President Ron Pracht and the 2011 KNCSB budget presentation by Bob Mills, KNCSB executive director.

KNCSB annual meeting session 2
Tuesday, Oct. 12
9-11:30 a.m.
This session will include election of officers and the annual sermon by Rick McCarley.

KNCSB annual meeting session 3
Tuesday, Oct. 12
1:30-4:40 p.m.
Tony Lambert will deliver two Bible studies during this session.

KNCSB annual meeting session 4
Tuesday, Oct. 12
7-8:45 p.m.
H.B. London Jr. will deliver the keynote address. Tony Lambert will present the final Bible study. New officers will be introduced.