Announcements

• Meeting Dates 2017

  Mid-Winter Board and Mini Congress 2017
  Dates: February 27-March 1, 2017
  Location: Albuquerque, NM
  
  Congress of Christian Education & Discipleship / Youth & Children's Convention 2017
  Dates: June 26-29, 2017
  Location: Kansas City, MO
  
  Annual Session 2017
  Dates: September 10-15, 2017
  Location: Louisville, KY
• 2017 Eblast Announcements and Updates Sent

  Below please find links to updates and announcements sent out via eblast.  If you would like to be added to our eblast database, please click here and give us your name and email address.  
  
  June 2017
  Simmons College of Kentucky Dedication – June 10, 2017
  Revised: Youth and Children's Convention (YAC) Information – June 7, 2017
  Annual Session 2017 – June 6, 2017

  May 2017
  Updated Congress and YAC Important Information – May 31, 2017
  Prayer Request for a Recent Tragedy – May 30, 2017
  Our Condolences to the Stewart Family – May 30, 2017
  Prayer Request for NBCA Mission Workers in Australia – May 23, 2017
  Congratulations to Rev. Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr. – May 21, 2017
  Unity Luncheon – May 19, 2017
  Last Chance to Apply: President Announces Pastoral Excellence Program – May 16, 2017
  Our Condolences to the Davis Family – May 16, 2017
  HBCU: 2nd Special Request from President Tolbert – May 16, 2017
  Hotels for Congress: Limited Rooms Left and Deadline Approaching – May 15, 2017
  Our Condolences to the Tucker Family – May 10, 2017
  HBCU: Special Request from President Tolbert – May 9, 2017
  New Updates: Congress and YAC in Kansas City – May 9, 2017
  President Announces Pastoral Excellence Program – May 5, 2017
  Our Condolences to the Lewis Family - May 2, 2017
  Brotherhood Region 1 Workshop –May 2, 2017

  April 2017
  Our Condolences to Rev. Dr. Rollie Murray, Jr. and Family - April 20, 2017
  Week of Prayer Saturation – April 20, 2017
  Congress and YAC Important Information – April 5, 2017
  State Presidents and Moderators Conference – April 3, 2017
  Foreign Mission Conference 2017 – April 1, 2017

  March 2017
  Order Your VBS Material Today! – March 29, 2017
  Breaking News from Union University, Jackson, Tennessee! – March28, 2017
  Our Condolence to the Family of Dr. Calvin Harper – March 27, 2017
  Special Offer on Fresh Communion and Free Shipping - Order Today! – March 22, 2017
  A Call to Prayer – March 15, 2017
  We Need Your Help - Text to Join – March 13, 2017
  Our Condolence to the Family of Dr. Nehemiah Davis – March 10, 2017
  Official Launch of NBCA-GPO – March 8, 2017
  Breaking News from the Mid-Winter Board Meeting – March 2, 2017 

  February 2017
  NBCA Transitional Headquarters New Contact Information – February 20, 2017
  Notice of Annual Session Board Meeting Minutes 2016 – February 15, 2017
  Upcoming Deadlines: Mid-Winter Board and Mini-Congress – February 7, 2017
  Request from President Tolbert to Moderators – February 2, 2017
  
  January 2017
  Home Mission Board Responds to States in the South – January 27, 2017
  Souvenir Journal for Mid-Winter Board and Mini-Congress – January 25, 2017
  Updated Mid-Winter Board and Mini-Congress Information - January 18, 2017
  YAC Winter Conference and Strategic Planning Session – January 8, 2017
  Rev. F.D. Sampson's Anniversary and Retirement Banquet – January 2, 2017
• 2017 Congress of Christian Education and Discipleship/Youth and Childrens Convention

  Dates: June 26-29, 2017
  Location: Kansas City, MO
  Theme: "That We May All Be One" Ephesians ​4:1-6​
  Hosted By: The General Baptist Convention of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska
  Rev. Thomas F. McCormick, State President
  
  PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
  Online Pre-Registration
  To pre-register online, please click on the online pre-registration link below.
  Online Pre-Registration

  Mail In Pre-Registration
  Mail in pre-registration is now open.  To download a copy of the form, please click on the Mail In Pre-Registration Form below.  Please make checks payable to NBCA and mail to the Office of the Treasurer.  The deadline to mail in your form is Monday, June 12, 2017.

  Office of the Treasurer
  c/o: Dr. F. D. Sampson
  P.O. Box 21219
  Houston, TX 77226-1219
  Mail In Pre-Registration Form

  HOST HOTELS - Please note that the Congress and Youth will be housed in separate hotels. 
  Congress Host Hotel 
  Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
  2345 McGee St., Kansas City, MO 64108
  Phone: 816-841-1000
  Rate: $129 Plus applicable taxes
  To make your reservation online, please click on the Sheraton Online Reservation link below.
  Sheraton Online Reservation

  Youth & Children's Convention Host Hotel 
  Westin Kansas City at Crown Center 
  1 East Pershing Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108
  Phone: 816-474-4400
  Rate: $129 Plus applicable taxes
  To make your reservation online, please click on the Westin Online Reservation link below.
  Westin Online Reservation

  All reservations requires a non-refundable deposit of one night room and tax for each hotel. Deposit will be applied at time of booking.
  Group Rate is available until May 29, 2017
  
  TRANSPORTATION
  The host state convention will be providing courtesy transportation from the airport to hotel.  If you need transportation, please click on the Online Transporation Form link below and complete the requested information.
  Online Transportation Form
  
  UNITY LUNCHEON
  On Wednesday, June 28th, there will be a Unity Luncheon sponsored by the Senor Women’s Missionary Union.  Ticket donation is $40.00 and can be purchased on site or you can reserve your tickets in advance by contacting Sis. Susan Turner at lsusanturner@aol.com, or if you are in the Missouri and Kansas area, please contact Sis. Carrie Moore at cmooremissionary@outlook.com.  To download a copy of the flyer, please click on the Unity Luncheon Flyer link below.
  Unity Luncheon Flyer
  
  WELCOME MUSICAL
  On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., the General Baptist State Convention of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska presents a 250-voice choir during their Welcome Musical.  The musical will take place at the Sheraton Hotel Conference Room and tickets are $10.00 each.  To reserve your tickets in advance, please contact any of the persons listed below. Limited tickets will also be available for purchase on site.  To download a copy of the flyer, please click on the Welcome Musical Flyer link below.
  Welcome Musical Flyer
  
  To reserve tickets, please contact:
  Bro. Forestal Lawton: mrl8334@aol.com
  Sis. Cookie Walker: kjcookiej@gmail.com
  Sis. Alicia Nevels: alicianevels@att.net
  Sis. Carrie L. Moore: cmooremissionary@gmail.com 

  WEEK AT A GLANCE
  With the many activities that will be taking place, we combined the Congress and youth activities together to make it easier for you to see the entire schedule.  To view, please click on the week at a glance link below.
  Week at a Glance as of 4-2-17
  
  SOUVENIR JOURNAL
  The General Baptist State Convention of Missouri, Kansas & Nebraska is preparing a Souvenir Journal to commemorate the 137th year of the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. Congress of Christian Education and Discipleship / Youth & Children's Convention convening in Kansas City, Missouri, June 26-30, 2017.  Your church or business has an opportunity to be a part of this souvenir journal.  For more information, please click on the souvenir journal link below.  The deadline to submit payment and camera ready ad is May 15, 2017.
  Souvenir Journal

  CONGRESS CLASSES and AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
  Below is a list of Congress Classes and afternoon workshops. For more information, including descriptions and instructors, please click on the Congress Class link below.
  Congress Classes as of 5-30-17

  Pastor's Division

  • “Seeking Excellence in Ministry”
  • ​“Rediscovering the Pastoral Call and Responsibilities”
  • “Establishing and Maintaining a Healthy Ministry”

  
  Minister's Division

  • “Facing the Challenge of Success at any Cost Syndrome”
  • “The Associate Minister’s Relationship to his Pastor and Local Church”

  Music and Arts Division

  • “True Worshippers in The Music Ministry of The Black Church”

  Adult Division 

  • "Harnessing Spiritual Gifts”
  •  “Introduction to Discipleship”
  • “The Christian Man God Can Use”
  • “The Mistakes Leaders Make”
  • “Keep It Shut” (For Ministers’ Wives and Widows)
  • “Developing and Growing A Fruitful Women’s Ministry”
  • “Principles of Marriage Counseling”
  • “Believing As Baptists”
    "Effective Bible Study"
  • "Moral Injury and Compassion Fatique (New Chaplin Class open to everyone)

  
  Young Adult Division

  • “The End of Me: Where Real Life in the Upside-Down Ways of Jesus Begins”
  •  “Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults”
  • “The Spiritual Wake Up Call”

  
  Youth Division (Ages 12-14)

  • “He Chose Me” [ages 12-14]
  • “The Search For Significance” [ages 12-14]
  •  Totally Transformed” [ages 12-14]

  
  Teen (Ages 15-17)

  • “He Chose Me” [ages 15-17]
  • “The Search for Significance” [ages 15-17]
  • “Totally Transformed” [ages 15-17]

  
  College (Ages 18-21)

  • “Staying Christian in College” [ages 18-21]
  • “God’s Story, Your Story” [ages 18-21]

  
  Youth Sponsors and Chaperones 

  • “Fundamentals of Bible Activities”
  • “How to Have an Effective Dance Ministry”
  • “The Study of Mime”
  • “Drill Team Workshop”
  •  Connecting With The Youth of Today”

  
  Children's Division 

  • “Bible Fun Stuff” (For ages 4-5; duplicated materials provided)
  • “Baptist and the Bible (Series 1 – Grades 1-3)” [For ages 6-8]
  • “Baptist and the Bible (Series 1- Grades 4-6)” (For ages 9-11)

  
  Afternoon Workshops 

  • Sunday School Workers
  • MMBB Workshop
  • LOGOS Bible Software
  • dfree Financial Management Seminar
  • Dancing with Doctrine
  • Scouting in the Baptist Church

  
  LATE NIGHT WORSHIP
  Late Night Worship will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night, following the evening session.  To download a flyer, please click on the Late Night Flyer link below.
  
  Tuesday Night Speaker
  Kraig L. Pullam
  Shiloh MB Church, Fort Worth, TX

  Wednesday Night Speaker
  Larry J. Moulton, Jr.
  New Hope MB Church, Tampa, FL

  Thursday Night Speaker
  Kennedy Young
  East Gate MB Church, Dallas, TX
  Late Night Flyer

  VENDORS
  If you are interested in being a vendor during the Mid-Winter Board in Albuquerque, NM, please click on the Vendor Application and Rules link below to download more information.
  Vendor Application and Rules

  YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S CONVENTION
  Youth Theme:
  We’re L.I.T. for Christ -  "LIVING IN TRIUMPH"
  Theme Scripture: Romans 8:35-39

  YAC Registration and Bible Activities Packet 
  The YAC Registration and Bible Activities packets are now available.  Please click on the links below to download the information.
  Registration Packet
  Bible Activities Packet
• Notice of Mid Winter Board and Mini Congress Board Meeting Minutes 2017

  In preparation for our Congress of Christian Education and Discipleship / Youth and Children's Convention, we are asking that you review the minutes from our Mid-Winter Board and Mini-Congress Board Meeting 2017.  You may review the minutes by clicking on the Board Meeting Minutes 2017 link below.

  We look forward to your arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico and we pray for a blessed Mid-Winter Board and Mini-Congress. 

  Board Meeting Minutes 2017
• Annual Session 2017

  The Annual Session will be held September 10-15, 2017 in Lousiville, Kentucky.

  HOTEL:
  Galt House Hotel & Suites
  140 N. Forth St.
  Louisville, KY 40202
  Phone: 800-626-1814 or 502-589-5200 
  Please click on the Hotel Reservation link below to make your hotel reservation.
  Hotel Reservation

   

  The deadline to make your hotel reservation is Friday, August 11, 2017. 
• NBCA Online Certificate Program (In partnership w/ Our Daily Bread)

  NBCA has partnered with Our Daily Bread Ministries, the producers of the Our Daily Bread devotion and Our Daily Bread Christian University, to provide the new NBCA Online Certificate Program. 

  Our Daily Bread had the pleasure of hearing Rev. Tolbert's vision in 2015 and the vision is to see all NBCA pastors and congregants have access to online seminary training. With this education, pastors can teach and disciple their lay members all throughout the year.  It would also allow leaders and congregants to be strengthen in the Word of God, while being equipped for ministry works on the local, state, and national level.  

  For only $10 a month, NBCA members are able to participate in two tracts: Pastoral Ministry & Lay Ministry. With sub-categories in Biblical Studies, Leadership, Missions, Bible Interpretation, Gospels, Theology, Servant Leadership, and more. And upon completion of the courses, participates are able to transfer the certificate to Grace College and Seminary to earn an Associates Degree in Ministry Leadership.[a]

  To begin, please click on the link below
  NBCA Online Certification Program
• Strategic Pastoral Excellence Program

  NBCA has partnered with the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board (MMBB) to offer the NBCA Strategic Pastoral Excellence Program, designed to assist our pastors in realizing and achieving their financial wellness.  MMBB is offering NBCA pastors an opportunity to work with them to determine their pathway to financial wellness by providing financial tools, workshops and individualized planning with their Certified Financial Planners.  This program will engage approximately 20 pastors in a cohort each year, for 3 years, totaling 60 pastors from NBCA.  

  To review the requirements and to apply, please click on the link below to download the information.  
  Strategic Pastoral Excellence Program Letter and Application
• Covenant Action Plan (CAP)
  

  In the Covenant Action Plan (CAP), individuals, churches, associations, and state conventions are asked to financially support the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. (NBCA) on a monthly basis. 

  The leadership of the convention is striving to make CAP's monthly giving the primary method of support for the convention.  CAP’s contribution goes towards the operational costs needed to operate the convention on a daily basis which includes, but are not limited to the payroll for the executive staff, operational costs, and the support of our convention causes which are evangelism, education and missions.

  Each individual, church, association, and state convention is asked to please commit to becoming a partner, which means to consistently place CAP in your budget and to send a check each month to the Office of the Treasurer at the address listed below. Your partnership is important to us and we ask that you prayerfully consider becoming a monthly partner by completing a pledge card either electronically or by downloading it and mailing it in to the Office of the Treasurer.

  Please reference the links below for your CAP Pledge Card.
  CAP Pledge Card - Online Form
  CAP Pledge Card - Mail In

  Please send your monthly payment to:
  NBCA Covenant Action Plan
  Office of the Treasurer
  c/o: Rev. F. D. Sampson
  P. O. Box 21219 * Houston, TX 77226-1219
  Email: fdsamp1@vfminc.org * Phone: 713-631-0753
• NBCA Transitional Headquarters New Contact Information

  As we prepare to move our headquarters to Louisville, Kentucky, we remain available to serve our members. Below is our new contact information and please note that the new phone and fax numbers are now toll-free; therefore, our members will no longer be charged long-distance fees to call us.  Additionally, effective immediately, our previous address, phone and fax numbers are no longer valid. 

  
  NBCA TRANSITIONAL HEADQUARTERS
  P. O. Box 4840
  Dallas, Texas 75208
  Toll-Free Phone: (844) 610-NBCA (6222)
  Toll-Free Fax: (844) 620-NBCA (6222)
  Email: info@nbcainc.com  
  Website: www.nbcainc.com
• NBCA Member Partnership Benefits

  NBCA continues to act on the feedback from the strategic planning session, wherein there was several requests for programs that would benefit the churches and members.  For the past couple of years, NBCA has placed intense focus on how we can continue to "serve congregations", as we prayerfully entered into these partnerships. Currently, we have 25 partnerships with universities and other businesses that directly benefit our churches and members.   For your convenience, we have developed a brochure listing our 25 current partnerships and their benefits. Please click on the link below to download a copy of our NBCA Member Benefits.

  NBCA Member Benefits
• Health Awareness Team Toolkit

  Dr. Kemp and members of the Health Awareness Team have created a HAT Toolkit to assist churches in starting a HAT in your church.  This comprehensive toolkit will give you all the steps needed to successfully implement a HAT. To download a complimentary copy, please click on the HAT Toolkit link below.
  HAT Toolkit
• Brotherhood Union Fall 2016 Newsletter

  The Brotherhood Union has released their Fall 2016 edition of their newsletter.  Please click on the link below to download a copy of the newsletter.

  Brotherhood Newsletter
• Senior Women Missionary Auxiliary Spring 2017 Newsletter

  The Senior Women's Missionary Auxiliary has released their Spring 2017 newsletter.  Please click on the link below to download a copy of the newsletter.
  SWMU Spring 2017 Newsletter
   
• Ushers Newsletter Article Spring 2017

  The Ushers Auxiliary has released their Spring 2017 newsletter article.  Please click on the link below to download a copy of the newsletter.
  Ushers Spring 2017 Newsletter
   
• WIA Fall 2016 Newsletter

  The Women's Intermediate Auxiliary has released their Fall 2016 edition of their newsletter.  Please click on the link below to download a copy of the newsletter.

  WIA Newsletter
• Disaster Services Network

  The National Baptist Convention of America and Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Society, in partnership with the American Red Cross has formed a Disaster Services Network, wherein Lott Carey and NBCA will help vulnerable communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from large scale disasters.

  Disaster Response Strategy:

  1. Educate congregations and communities toward effective disaster preparedness;
  2. Encourage congregations to recruit and train volunteers to participate in disaster response;
  3. Recruit churches to become certified shelters for vulnerable populations;
  4. Provide spiritual care and case management in communities of color;
  5. Facilitate effective church and community philanthropy in response to disasters

  
  For a full presentation on the NBCA and LCBFMS Disaster Services Network in partnership with the American Red Cross, please click on the link below.

  NBCA and LCBFMS Disaster Services Network Presentation
• Dr. Wallace S. Hartsfield Scholarship

  On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO, where Rev. Dr. Wallace Hartsfield is pastor, a historic event took place that enhances the theological educational opportunity for our members.

  National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.  (NBCA) represented by Rev. Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr., President, and the Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) represented by Dr. Alice Hunt, CTS  President, announced and signed an agreement that officially launches the NBCA Online Seminary! Members of NBCA churches will have an opportunity to apply and be awarded scholarships for a Master of Arts, Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry almost totally online. The scholarship recipients will be referred to as ‘The Wallace S. Hartsfield Scholars’ and will receive tuition discounts from 30% and in some cases up to 80%. This scholarship will be administered and managed by the NBCA College & Seminary Board, where we recently appointed Rev. Delbert Brown as the new Executive Secretary/Treasurer. 

  To download a copy of the Dr. Wallace S. Hartsfield Scholarship Request Form, please click on the link below.

  Dr. Wallace S. Hartsfield Scholarship Request Form
• Simmons College of Kentucky Partners with National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.

  We are excited to announce a new educational partnership between the National Baptist Convention of America International and Simmons College of Kentucky. NBCA under the leadership of President Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr., has embraced Simmons as the educational provider for their denomination. This new partnership will result in the delivery of degree programs and other educational opportunities and programs for the leadership and members of this historic denomination.  Additional information on this new partnership and how to enroll will be coming soon.

  For information on Simmons College, please click on the link below.

  Simmons College
• NBCA Strategic Plan

  The strategic planning process was designed to include the wisdom and imagination of denominational officers, pastors, congregational leaders, and the general membership of NBCA. This inclusive approach to discerning God’s will for the denomination and cultivating a collective vision for the future included conversations in September 2014, during a Special Session convened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to launch a multi-year focus on Prayer, Planning, Unity, Renewal and Worship.

   

  We started a journey to imagine a new and exciting future together. We gathered data from NBCA Pastors and constituents to ensure that we benefit from the deep and broad experience and insight of many who are serving faithfully across the country. The initial process has been accomplished. We organized the input around “the convention serving congregations.” You have spoken, and we are responding with this Strategic Plan that outlines the way forward for the next few years.

   

  Click on the NBCA Strategic Plan link below to download a copy

  NBCA Strategic Plan
• Pulpit Vacancies

  For a list of current pulpit vacancies, click here.