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Table of Contents

2015BusinessMee-ngAgenda 2..............................................................CalltoOrderandSea-ngofDelegates 3....................................................AppointmentofSpecialCommi@ees 3......................................................Minutesof2014AGM 4............................................................................PhylPutz’s2014-15Semi-AnnualReport 8................................................RegionalMinister'sReport 10...................................................................RegionalLeadershipTeam 12....................................................................Moderator’sReport 13..............................................................................FinancialReport 15...................................................................................

Notes 17

BalanceSheetonDecember31,2014 17...................................................StatementofIncome&Expenses–YearEnded12/31/14 18

NotestoFinancialStatements 19ProjectedChurchContribuGons 20

ContribuGonstotheAssociaGonbyChurch 20

2016ProposedBudget 23.........................................................................ProposedBudgetNotes 23

RecordingSecretary’sReport 24................................................................Nomina-ons 26........................................................................................Women’sMinistries 26..............................................................................

Women’sMinistry2014Budget/Actual 28

Women’sMinistry2014Income/Expenses 29

ChurchPlan-ngMinistries 30....................................................................LakeNu-mikBap-stCamp 32...................................................................WellmanLakeBibleCamp 32....................................................................MeadowoodManorChaplaincy 33............................................................MeadowoodManorFounda-onInc. 36....................................................NABGeneralCouncilRep. 38.....................................................................NABConferenceExecu-veDirector 40......................................................TaylorSeminary&College 43....................................................................SiouxFallsSeminary 45.............................................................................MBAChurchHos-ngHistory 47.................................................................

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2015 Business Meeting Agenda Welcome&OpeningPrayer

Sea-ngofDelegates–page3

AppointmentofSpecialCommi@ees:–page3

• BallotCommi0ee• Scru5neers’Commi0ee• Resolu5onofThanksCommi0ee

MinutesofOctober18,2014,AGM–pages4-7

Nomina-onof2016Officers–page26

FinancialReport–pages15-21

Presenta-onof2016Budget–pages22-23

RegionalMinisterReport–pages10-11

Reports

Cons-tu-on/By-LawsRewrite

Elec-onof2016Officers–page26

OtherBusiness

Resolu-onofThanks

Scru-neers’Report

Nextmee-ng:

ClosingPrayer

MBA Annual Reports 2014 !3

Call to Order and Seating of Delegates

Appointment of Special Committees

CHURCH

EligibleDelegates

EligiblePastors

Present

Elim,Beausejour 3 1

First,Minitonas 8 1Moosehorn,Moosehorn 3 1Emmanuel,Morris 5 1Oakbank,Oakbank 5 1

Grace,OchreRiver 6 1Whiteshell,SevenSisters 5 1Temple,SwanRiver 7 2

Whitemouth,Whitemouth 3 1AbundantLife 5 1FortRichmond 3 1McDermotAvenue 8 2

Mission 6 2NewLifeMinistries 3 1Rowandale 7 2Waverley 7 3

WhyteRidge 7 4MeadowoodManor 0 1MeadowoodFounda5on 1 0CampNu5mik 1 0

WellmanLakeCamp 1 0RegionalMinister 0 1Guests 0 0Execu5ve 6 0

TOTAL 93 28 0

Ballo-ngCommi@ee Scru-neer’sCommi@ee Resolu-onofThanks


Minutes of 2014 AGM 2:20pmSaturday

Call to Order • 102nd Session October18,2014,MissionBap5stChurch,BarryThiessencalledthemee5ngtoorderwithprayer.

Seating of Delegates Atotalof68delegateswereseatedforthe2014AnnualGeneralMee5ng.

MSCtoacceptthedelegatesaspresented.

Special Committees

• BallotCommi0ee:Notneededfor2014mee5ng.• Scru5neers:AllanUnger,BrianRussell• Resolu5onofThanks:TerryJanke

MSCtoappointthecommi@ees.

Minutes of 2013 Meeting Summaryof2013mee5ngminuteswerepresentedbywayoftheAnnualReportBooklet.

MSCtoacceptthe2013minutes.

Elections for 2015/2016

Thenomineesfor2015/16werepresented.

• Moderator–BarryThiessen2015/16• ViceModerator–2015• RecordingSecretary–DaveHenkelman2014/15• Treasurer–AlDonald2016/15• ChurchPlan5ng–SigSeidel2014/15• GeneralCouncilRep–HarryPohl2014-2016• MBWMRep.–DaphneKeck2014/15(AppointedbyMBWM)

MSCtoacceptthenomina-onsbyacclama-on.

Financial Report TreasurerAllanDonaldwasunabletoa0endthe2014AGM.DaveHenkelmandrewthedelegatesa0en5ontothe2013FinancialReport.Therewasasurplusof$14,376in2013.ThanksexpressedforthefaithfulgivingoftheMBAchurches.Sugges5onwasmadetoaskPathwayCampMinistriestosubmitaministryreportfortheMBAAnnualReportnextyear.


MSCtoapprovethefinancialreportaspresented.

2015 Budget Presentation 2014budgetwaspresented.

Notewasmadeofthedecreasein budgetedexpensesforWomen’sMinistries.In2015andonward,onlymoneythatneedstobereceiptedbytheMBAwillbere-flectedintheMBA’sbooks.

Notewasmadeoftheaddi5onofPathwayCampMinistriesintothebudgetforthefirst5me.ThesefundsareequivalenttoPathwayCamp’scostinrunningaweeklongministryinanorthernreserve.ThesefundswillbeavailabletopersonnelfromMBAchurchesservingonanorthernreservewithPathwayCampMinistries.

MSCtoapprovethe2015budgetaspresented.

Reports

RegionalMinister–PhylPutz

ModeratorBarryThiessennotedthisisPhylPutz’slastreporttotheMBA.Heistransi5oningfromtheRegionalMinisterroleattheendofMay2015.

• Expressedapprecia5onforacceptanceintotheMBA11&1/2yearsagoandovertheyearsofministry.

• ExpressedloveforthechurchesandpastorsintheMBA.• 8formalconsulta5onswithchurches.2withchurchesundergoinggreatturmoilandyetthesechurcheshavebeenabletomoveforward.

• 2014-2newpastors:Steven&MaryAnnBlack,FirstBap5stChurch,Minitonas,andJay&DallasLafontaine,WhiteshellBap5stChurch,SevenSisters.Ken&JeanneDueck,interimatEmmanuelBap5stChurch,Morris.

• Churchesseekingpastors:MBA:MoosehornandBeausejour. NCA:Plevna,MT&Harvey,ND.

• HopethatbeforeMay31,2015wewillseeawitnessre-establishedwhereCentralBap5stChurchwaslocated.

• Transi5oning(notreallyre5ring)intoanotherministryasGodrevealsittothem.

• Thankyouforyourencouragementinministry. Note:TherewillbeanofficialfarewellforPhyl&JoPutzinAprilorMay2015.

OtherReports DavidHollandannouncedtheMeadowoodChaplaincySupportConcert,October25,2014atWaverleyChurch.Approximately120peoplemeetonSundaymorningatMeadowood. Note:ReportsweredistributedinadvancethroughtheAnnualReportBooklet.


MSCtoacceptthereportsofallorganiza-ons&ministries.

Other Business CentralBapCst

Centralhasbeenren5ngtheirbuildingouttotwootherchurchgroups.Asaresulttheirfinancesarequitegood.Takingcareofthebuildingisnotanissue,thefundsarethere. TheremainingpeopleatCentralBap5stChurchwillbejoiningwithMissionBap6st.Therewillbearecogni5onofGod’sfaithfulnessovertheyearsandaclosingofministryonOctober19.October26,CentralPeoplewillbeofficiallywelcomedatMissionBap5st.

Thehope/goalistostartanotherministryinthisloca5onofthecity.

Themoneytheyhaveintheirchurchbankaccountwillbeusedforministrydowntheroadwhenachurchplant/newchurchstarts.

Pleaseprayforachurchplanterforthenewwork.

ChurchPlanCngFund

Ques5on:WhereistheChurchPlan5ngFundreflectedintheAnnualreportandhowmuchdoesitcurrentlyhold?

Answer:Page16.Amount$183,257endof2013.

RegionalLeadershipTeam

TheRegionalLeadershipTeamwillbemee5ngwithacandidateforRegionalMinis-terinFargo,ND,onSunday,October26.

ThegoalistohavethenewRegionalMinisteroverlapwithPhylPutz’sministrytohelpensureasmoothtransi5on.

ThereisareserveintheRegionalMinisterfundtohelpcoverthecostsassociatedwiththetransi5on.

Resolution of Thanks Thanksexpressedtothehostchurch–MissionBap5stChurchandtheirpeople,speakersfromForgeCanada:CamRoxburgh&Sco0Hagley,Phyl&JoPutzandtheirroleinourAssocia5on.

MSCtoaccepttheresolu-onofthanks.

Scrutineers Committee AffirmedtheminutesaccuratelyreflecttheproceedingsatthisAnnualGeneralSessionoftheAssocia5on.


MSCtoacceptthescru-neersreport.

Next meeting 2015Associa5onConferenceandAnnualGeneralMee5ng–October16-17,2015.

Loca5onyettobedetermined.

Closing prayer PhylPutzledusinaclosingpastoralprayer.

Themee5ngadjournedat4:10pm.

SubmiPedby:DaveHenkelman,MBARecordingSecretary

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Editor’sNote:Duetounforeseencircumstances,thisAnnualReportwasputto-getheratthelastminute.Asaresult,youcanexpectmistakes,errors,andpossiblyomissionsinthisdocument.Yourgraceandforgivenessisrequestedasyoureadthisdocument.


�Phyl Putz’s 2014-15 Semi-Annual Report

Look, I tell you, liZupyoureyes,andsee that thefieldsarewhite forharvest.—John4:35

Today,Iwaitedpa5entlybehindafamilyatSam’sClubastheycomparedbu0erprices.Finally,IaskedifIcouldhelpthem,towhichtheyreplied,“No,thankyou,”andthenIaskedwheretheywerefrom.Theyoungermanreplied,“fromBhutan.”IaskediftheywereNepalese.Theireyeslitupastheyan-sweredintheaffirma5ve.AlthoughtheyhavebeeninFargoforthreeyears,IwelcomedthemandtoldthemthatIhavemetothersfromtheircountry.Itwasn’tmuchofanen-counter,soIprayedaswepartedthatmybrieffriendshipgesturemightbeusedbytheHolySpirittocreateasmalldimpleintheirHinduwall.

Ourpartoftheworldisrapidlymovingtowardamul5-cul-turalmixforwhichmostMidwesternAmericanChris5ansareunprepared.Inthis,urbanCanadianChris5ansareabitahead.However,ascanofourSundaymorningcongrega5onswill,withafewexcep5ons,findthosewhoaremostlywhiteandmiddleclass.Forthe200yearsofthemodernmissionarymovement,churcheshavebeensendingmissionariesaroundtheworld.Now,theworldiscomingtousandmostofusdon’tknowwhattodowithit.Duringmyministryyearsandintensifyinginthepasttwelve,myhearthasachedwhenIhaveseenanapparentlackofwillingnesstoadjust,yes,evendras5callychange,ourlifestylesandministriestoreflectthemissionaryheartofGod.

Manitobaisfullofimmigrants.TheNorthCentralAssocia5onisexperiencinganinflowofpeoplefromalloverthecountryandfromaroundtheworld.Wecon5nuetoexperienceunprecedentedwealth,andwhenoilorcommoditypricesdrop,there’stoomuchornotenoughrainorjobsbecomescarce;wepraythatGodwillreversethetrend.ButletusnotreflecttheJames’perspec5ve,“Whenyouask,youdonotreceive,becauseyouaskwithwrongmoGves,thatyoumayspendwhatyougetonyourpleasures.”(James4:3)

Iamsogladthatwearebeinggivenanopportunitytorethinkourartudesandourways.Beginningwithmy2008RuralMinistryRevitaliza5onStudy,bolsteredbyChurchEnrichmentincludingtheNaturalChurchDevelopmentprocessandignitedbycontribu5onsbytheleadershipofCamRoxburgh(NABVPforMissionalIni5a-


5ves),thereisasteadymovementtowardamoremissionalmindset.Let’snotletitsloworstop!“Noreserves.Noretreats.Noregrets”(WilliamBorden,whodiedwhiletraininginEgypttobecomeamissionarytotheMuslimsinChina.)

Sinceourassocia5onmee5ngsinOctober2014throughtheendofMay,thisyear,Ihavecon5nuedtoservetheNorthernPlainsRegionthroughenrichmentevents,pastoralplacementsupport,coachingpastorsandlayleaders,helpingchurchesconsidermul5plica5on,encouragingpastorsclustersandhelpingconflictedchurchesfindpeace.WhenIhandedtheregionalministrytoDr.GordonStork,fivechurcheswereseekingpastors,severalpreviouslyconflictedchurcheshadreachedaplaceofpeace,nearlyallpastorswereinvolvedinaclusterandtwochurches(MissionBap5stinWin-nipeg–internalmul5plica5on;Riv-erCityChurchinFargo–newcon-grega5onprojectedinFebruary)wereplanningtomul5ply.Fivepas-torsfromfourofourchurcheshavecommi0edtotheETHOSprocesswithCamRoxburghandForge.Concludingcoachingrela5onshipswashardbutgood,knowingthatthosemenwillbewellcaredforbymybrother,GordonStork.Ihavestartedinapart5meministryposi-5onwithRiverCityChurchandamgearingupwithtwoothermentolaunchamedia5onworkthisfall.

DuringAprilandMay,IworkedintandemwithGordon,orien5nghimtothismin-istryandtakinghimtovisitalltheclusters,mee5ngwithbothassocia5onexecu5vecommi0eesandtheNorthernPlainsRegionalLeadershipteam.Our5metogetherwasrichandfulfilling.Ifullycommendhimandhiswife,Diane,toyouandaskthatyouferventlyprayforthem,gran5ngthemthekindofgraceyouhaveextendedtous.

WeconcludethischapterofourlivesgratefultoGodforHisblessingsandtoyouforyourwonderfulacceptanceandsupport.Jo,too,treasuresthefriendshipsthatcamewiththiswork.Thankyouforaccep5ngandlovingherwell.SpecialthankstotheNCAandMBAExecu5vesandtotheRegionalLeadershipTeamforyourwon-derfulsupportandpartnership.Yourgenerositytoushasbeensogreat;morethanwecouldeverhaveimagined.Expressionsofapprecia5onattheendofourmin-istryhavebeenhumblyappreciated.ThankyousomuchfortheManitobafarewelldessertandgiusatWhyteRidgeBap5standthegenerouslovegiufromtheNCA


churches.Yourmanywordsofapprecia5oncoupledwithourmemoriesofwalkingwithyouthroughbothgoodanddifficultcircumstanceswillneverfade.WearemostencouragedwiththeknowledgethatlostpeoplehavebeenintroducedtotheGospel.ManyhavebecomedisciplesofJesusChristandwe’llseetheminheaven!

So,it’sbeen:12years

144months4,380days

105,120hours(Anadequatepor5onofthemsleeping,ofcourse)

198,803mileswithoutoneincident (Notsleeping)

51leadorsolopastorsplaced (Notcoun5ngassociatestaff)

Auercountlessmee5ngs,coachingsessions,mentoringmoments,workshops,teachings,fellowship5mes,Itakeleaveoftheregional

ministrysa5sfiedthatGodhashelpedmealltheway.HaveIdonemybest?Iregretthemistakes,5meswhenmyartudewasnotwhatitshouldhavebeen,whenmyzeallagged,butrestinGod’sforgivenessandyours.Likealloflife,ifIcouldonlydoitoveragain,IthinkIcoulddobe0er.Isupposethatistrueofusall.ButI’msogladthatoursuccessrestsnotinourperfec5on,butinthelove,power,graceandprov-idenceofGod.

AndnowIcommendyoutoGodandtothewordofhisgrace,whichisable to build youup and to give you the inheritance amongall thosewhoaresancGfied.—Acts20:32SubmiPedbyPhylPutz—NPRRegionalMinister(2003–2015)

Regional Minister's Report IcountitpurejoytobecalledofGodtobeyourRegionalMinisterandservetogetherwithyou.AsIgettoknowyouandGod'scallandworkinandthroughyou,Ifeelknittoyouandrejoiceintheprivilegeofpartneringwithyouinministry.

YouhavereadthehearxeltandthoroughreportfromPastorPhylPutz.Ihaveadeepapprecia5onandrespectforPhylandJo'sfaithfulservice.WithinPhyl'sreportyouseethediversemyriadofrolesandresponsibili5eswithintheministryofyourregionalminister.WehaveseenmeaningfulministrydevelopmentinourregionasaresultofthePutz'sministryandIlookforwardtoseeingGodcon5nueHisfaithfulministryasHewillleadusinthefuture.

Auercountlessmee5ngs,coachingsessions,men-toringmoments,work-shops,teachings,fellow-ship5mes,Itakeleaveoftheregionalministrysat-isfiedthatGodhashelpedmealltheway.


Newpastorsenteringaministryserngareadvisedtotakeasig-nifiant5metogettoknowtheirflockanditsministrystory.Iwillbefollowingasimilarpa0ernasIbeginservingourregion.Ihavesetasaprioritytoconnectwiththeleadleadersofourcongrega5onstoheartheirpersonalfaithstoryaswellashearthestoryoftheirflocks.Inaddi5ontomypersonalexperiencesandtraining,Ihavebeenblesttohavetransi5onedtothisministrywithsignificant5mewithPhylPutz,orienta5onwithourNABprimaryleadershipandengagedinfurtherministryequippingintheareasofmedia5onandcoachingtonameafew.Myprayerandcommitmentistostewardthisministryopportunitytothebestofmyability,ul5matelylookingtodivinedirec5onandempowermentforourministrypriori5es.WithinmydailytasksIsetasaprioritytoprayforourregionanditsleadersandalsosetadaymonthlyforsilenceandsolitudewhereIspend5mewiththeFatherwhichincludesintercessionforyou.Godisatwork...truetoHischaracter.

WithinourregionweareasensingasignificantmovementofGodcallingHispeo-pleto: ...toreachthelostinaveryconfusedandchangingworld ...areneweddesiretopriori5zeministrymul5plica5onthroughchurchplan5ng ...tobehealthybodiesofChrist

JackieLoewer,NABtreasurerandapersonalfriendofmine,sharedaquoteatTri-ennial,"Itisalwaysimportanttoknowthatyourwindshieldislargerthanyourrearviewmirror."Wehavelearnedagreatdealfromtheeventsofthepastbutwearebeingcalledtotremendousopportuni5esbeforeus!Opportuni5estojointo-getherto...worship,pray,serveandinsummaryandinclusivelystated,livemis-sionally!

LetmeconcludewithoneofmylifeversesfromPhilippians3:13-14.HisWordisreal,ac5ve,powerfulandsorelevant:

Brothers,IdonotconsiderthatIhavemadeitmyown.ButonethingIdo: forgegng what lies behind and straining forward to what liesahead,IpressontowardthegoalfortheprizeoftheupwardcallofGodinChristJesus.

Let'spressonforHisglory!

SubmiPedbyGordonStork–NPRRegionalMinister


Regional Leadership Team 2014/15wasabusyyearfortheTheRegionalLeadershipTeam(RLT).InadditiontobeingthesupportandaccountabilityvehicleforourRegionalMinister(RM),theteamin2014/15wasre-sponsibleconductingthesearchforandhiringofanewRM.

ConsistingoftworepresentativesfromboththeMBA&NCA(NorthCentralAssociation),theteammeetsfivetosixtimesperyear.MeetingsareconductedonlineviaSkype,withtheexcep-tionofanannualfacetofacemeetingoccurringinlateAugustorearlySeptemberofeachyear.In2014/15therewereseveraladditionalfacetofacemeetingstofacilitatethetransitiontoanewRM.

Aueranextensivesearch,vet-5ngprocessandprayer,Dr.GordonStork,formerLeadPastorofCenturyBap5stChurchinBismarck,NDwashiredastheNorthernPlainsRegion’s(NPR)nextRM.Gor-donbeganhisministryonApril1,2015.DuetoasurplusintheRM’ssupportaccount,GordonwasabletoworkalongsidePhylforthefirsttwomonthsinhisnewposi5on.Theyvisitedchurchesandclus-tersofpastorstogetherto

introduceGordonandhelphimgainabe0erunderstandingoftheregion.

TheRLTwouldliketoexpresstheirsincerethankstoPhylPutzforhis12yearsoffaithfulandeffec5veserviceandleadershipintheNPR.BothheandhiswifeJowillbemissed.Phylhasacceptedapart5meposi5onofmentoringwithRiverCityChurchinFargo,ND.

TheRLThassetoutthefollowing5melinethat,withGod’sdirec5onandhelp,willbefollowedinthesearchforanewRM.

TheRegionalLeadershipTeamfor2014/15is…

ManitobaBap5stAssocia5on: BarryThiessen(Moderator) DaveHenkelman(RecordingSecretary)

NorthCentralAssocia5on: MerleHoots(Moderator) JamesSchnabel(ViceModerator)


Moderator’s Report AsIwritethisreportIamsirnginthekitchenofmywife'sfamilyco0ageinbeau5fulNovaSco5a.YoucanheartherippleofRiverPhilipasitworksit'swayoverit'sgravelbot-tomjustafewfeetfromthefrontdooroftheco0age.Atthispointtheriverisjustwhatmostwouldcallacreek.

Eachspring,asthesnowmelts,theli0leriverbecomesaragingtorrent.Whentheexpandedriverandthe5desfromtheNorthumberlandStraitsmeetjustthirtykilometresnorthoftheco0age,thetownisflooded.RegionallytheTownof

OxfordhasbecomeknownforitsregularfloodsaswellastheblueberrycapitalofCanada.

Mymindtakesmetoanother5meandplacewhenasmalltricklebecameatorrentthatfloodedtheland.AsmallhandfulofChrist'sdisciplesenteredintothelivesandhomesofthefolksaroundthemandinama0erofyearsChris5anitybecamethedominantfaithofthethenknownworld.Howblessedtheworldwouldbeifonceagainagroupofdisciplesenteredintothelivesandhomesofthefolksaroundthemandasimilarresulthappened.Ibelievethiscanhappen,Letmetakethenextfewminutesofyour5metochallengeyoutothetask.

Onthebasisoftheques5onsIhavebeenaskedandmypersonalobserva5onasIvisitedthechurchesoftheMBA,Ihaveno-5cedthatwehavefailedtounder-standtheconceptofbeingmis-sionalatitscoreorweareunwill-ingtomakethechangesnecessarytotrulybecomemissionalinourcommuni5es.Therearemanygoodthingswhichwehavedonewhichwehaveconfusedwithbe-ingmissional:handingoutsomespecialtreatsatsome5meduringtheyear;holdingspecialserviceswhereweinvitetheneighbours;churchesofdif-ferentdenomina5onsjoiningtogethertodoDVBS.These,andothersuchprogramsmayhavehadsuccessbutallmissthecoreofbeingmissional.Rela5onshipisatthecoreofbeingmissional.Rela5onshipwherethemen,woman,youthandchildrenofourMBAchurchesgetinvolvedinthelivesofthepeoplearoundourhomeandchurches,notbyinvi5ngthemtosomethingcenteredaroundthepeopleofthechurchorthechurchbuilding,butbymovingintheirdirec5onanddoingsointheir


homesandinthefriendshipgroupstheyhavecreatedandmaintain.

Weallunderstandthisbytheory.Itistheprac5calwestrugglewithsomuch.IfleadershipdecidedtocancelservicessomeSundaysothatchurchfamiliescouldgopicnicwithneighboursandfriendsfromoutsidethechurchfamily,theyruntheriskofbeingmis-understood.Some,mayIsaymany,wouldfeelthattheyhadletGoddownandhadfailedtomaintain"church"aswehavecometoknowit.Whyisitacceptabletotakeanotherfamilyfromthechurchtotheco0ageandmissSundayservicesbutnotacceptabletomissservicesiftakingafamilyfromoutsidethechurch?

Bynowyouwillhavebeguntothinkthattobecometrulymissionalyouwillhavebeenpushedoutofyourcomfortzone.Youwillfurtherunder-standthatrela5onshipsoutsideofthechurcharejustasimportantasthoseinsideofthechurch,youwillunder-standthatyouaretakingtheriskoflosingsomewhomaynotbewillingtochange;andyouwillunderstandthatyourchurchwillbedifferentthanyouhaveeverknownit.Ihavenotevensaidanythingabouttheissuesofjus5ce,widowsandfatherlessthatIsaiahspokeaboutinthefirstchapterofthatBook.Icannotbegintoanswerhowthismaylookinindividualchurch

situa5onsbutIchallengeyouandyourcongrega5ontoseriouslythinkthroughtheissuesthatholdyoufromendorsingbeingtrulymissional,andthentakingthestepstobecomeso.WehaveaskedourConferencespeakertofocusontheprac5-calwaysindividualsandchurchesmayimplementthisatthecongrega5onallevel.

IstartedbyspeakingofafloodinOx-ford,NS.Letmespeakofanotherflood.EachyeartheNileRiverwouldfloodtheupperreachesanddeltaoftheRiver.ThiscreatedpersonalhardshiptothepeoplelivingalongtheNileandsotheGovernmentofEgyptbuilttheAssamDam.ItcontrolledtheRiverandthefloodsceased.Lifebecamemorecomfortablebuttherewasanunexpecteddown-side.Nolongerdidthefloodsbringtherichnutrientsthatthefarmersneededtogrowcrops.Injustafewshortyearsthelushfieldsreturnedtodesert.Thelackof

…weneedtogivecontroltotheHolySpiritandallowhimtouseustofloodthislandonceagainevenifitmeanspersonaldiscomfortandrisk.


controlwastheveryblessingneededsobadly.Coulditbethesameinourchurch-es?PerhapsweneedtogivecontroltotheHolySpiritandallowhimtouseustofloodthislandonceagainevenifitmeanspersonaldiscomfortandrisk.

THEYEARINREVIEW

AsIlookattheamountofchangeontheexecu5velevelinthepastyearI,amamazedathowsmoothlythingshaveprogressed.Wehavehadanumberofchangesonthislevel.GarryHarland,ourtreasurerformanyyearsleuusandhisposi5onwasfilledbythecapableleadershipofAlDonald.MostofyouwillhaveknownAlfromhisleadershiprolesonbehalfofMeadowood.WethankGarryforhisfaithfulandefficientserviceforsomanyyears.

Thisyeartheexecu5vehasrewri0entheCons5tu5onoftheMBA.ItisnowcalledtheBylawsastheguidingprinciplesofanyincorporateden5ty.Thiswasnecessitat-edbyhowfolksviewleadershiptoday.Wehavebeenabletostreamlinethedocu-mentandremovesomeofthewordyparagraphssothatitismoreunderstandableandmoreclearlyfocusesonthereasonweexist.AvotewillbetakenattheAGMpor5onofourConferencetoacceptordenythesechanges.

WehavealsosaidgoodbyetoamuchlovedRegionalMinisterinPhylPutzandwel-comedGordonStorkasournewRegionalMinister.Godblesseduswithsufficientfundstoallowthemtoworktogetherfortwomonthsduringthetransi5onsphase.ThiswasagreatblessingasPhylwasabletohelpGordonmoveintotheposi5ongracefullyandwiththeinforma5onneededtobegintofulfillhisrolewellfromtheverybeginning.

WhileyouwillhearmuchmoreofthisatConference,wehavebeenabletoworkoutanagreementwithMissionBap5stChurchinstar5nganewworkcalledWestEndAlive.ThischurchplantfocusingonthefamiliesoftheWestEndandhasal-readybeguntogiveencouragementtoourgroupofchurches.

InthebigpictureIfeelwearemovingintherightdirec5on.Myprayeristhatmo-mentumwillincreaseandtheblessingofGodwillbecomeafloodinourchurchesandcommuni5es.

SubmiPedbyDr.BarryThiessen–MBAModerator

Financial Report

WebudgetedalossfortheyearendedDecember31,2014butinsteadrealizedagainamoun5ngto$14,411.00thanksforthemostparttonotexpendingallbud-getedmoniesandthecon5nuedsupportofourmemberchurches.WebudgetedforChurchcontribu5onsamoun5ngto$75,000andreceivedatotalof$74,997.00.Ascheduleofcontribu5onsbyChurcheswithcompara5vecontribu5onsfor2014isincludedhereinforyourreview.Thecontribu5onsofourmemberChurchesonan


annualbasisarevitalandappreciatedrecognizingthatwecouldnotcon5nuetofunc5onwithoutthebenefitoftheirsupport.

InterestearningsonourCIFinvestmentscon5nuetoaddstrengthtotheChurchPlantFundestablishedin2004.Fundbalanceatyearendamountedto$187,345.00

Women'sMinistriesincomeamountedto$28,750.00com-paredtoexpensesof$25,331.00.OurWomen'sMin-istriesisself-sustaining–notdependentonAssocia5onsup-port.

Ouropera5ngexpensesfortheyearwerelowerthanan5cipat-edattheoutset.Excludingop-era5ngexpensesforWomen'sMinistriesouran5cipatedspendingwouldamountto$87,880.00butrelatedexpensesamountedtoonly$76,443.00

Hereisabreakdownofthevarianceonexpensesfor2013bothbudgetandactual:

Expense Category 2014Budget 2014Actual

Dona5ons–Other 700.00 0.00

AnnualConference(ProgramCommi0ee) 4,000.00 2,313.00

Execu5veandGeneralCouncilmee5ngs 4,500.00 4,128.00

Officeandgeneralexpense 8,500.00 4,637.00

PastoralSupport 3,000.00 2,871.92

ChurchPlan5ngAc5vi5es 2,000.00 0.00

YouthMinistries–MBYM(an5cipatedshorxall) 3,500.00 0.00

ExpendedforDesignatedMinistries 1,000.00 1,054.30


Notes Offerings for Designated Purposes/Expended for Designated Min.

Strictlyacashtransfer.MoneycollectedisdispersedinthiscasetoTaylorSeminary&CollegeEndowmentFund(1,054.30).

Year to Date 2015 Nounusualfinancialac5vitytoreportforthefirsteightmonthsofthecurrentyear.Expensesexceedincomebyanamountof$18,423.Contribu5onsfromsuppor5ngChurchestodatetotal$39,966(annualbudget$77,989)however,asinprioryears,itisexpectedwe'llseesignificantcontribu5onac5vityduringthecourseofthenextfourmonths.

ThecurrentbalanceoftheChurchPlan5ngFundis$187,345.01

General ThefinancialstatementsfortheyearendedDecember31,2014werepreparedonareviewengagementbasis.OurCons5tu5onprovidesthatauditedfinancialstate-mentsarerequiredatleastonceeveryfiveyears(inthepastareviewwasdoneannuallybyaninternalreviewcommi0ee)Whatmostofuscallanaudit,isreallyareviewengagement.Thetypeofopera5onweareisreallynotacandidateforwhattheaccoun5ngprofessioncallsa“FullAudit.”ThefinancialstatementsfortheyearendedDecember31,2014areexpressedasanopinionbyaCharteredAccountandarenota“FullAudit”.

Balance Sheet on December 31, 2014

2014 2013

ASSETS

Cash 60,008 51,496

ShortTermInvestments 125,525 125,000

LongTermInvestments 187,345 181,771

TotalAssets 372,878 358,267LIABILITIESANDNETASSETS

Accountspayableandaccruedliabili5es 2,383 2,383

TotalLiabili-es 2,383 2,383

NETASSETS

UnrestrictedNetAssets 370,795 355,884

TotalNetAssets 373,178 358,267


Statement of Income & Expenses – Year Ended 12/31/14

2014Budget

2014Actual

2013Actual

INCOME

Contribu5onsbychurches 75,000 74,997 68,790

Women’sMinistries–MBWM 27,000 28,750 21,146

YouthMinistries–MBYM 500 0 10

AnnualGeneralMee5ng – 3,177 5,112

Pastor’sWivesRetreat 0 2,030 0

OfferingsforGeneralPurposes 100 0 0

Interest&Miscellaneous 6,500 7,149 8,975

OfferingsforDesignatedMinistries 1,000 582 883

TotalIncome 110,100 116,685 104,916

EXPENSES

RegionalMinister&Expenses 58,630 60,399 55,308

Dona5ons 750 0 500

ProgramCom./AnnualGeneralMtg. 4,000 2,313 4,229

Execu5ve&CouncilMee5ngs 4,500 4,128 3,130

Office&GeneralExpenses 8,500 5,677 5,981

PastoralSupport 3,000 2,872 802

ChurchPlan5ngAc5vi5es 2,000 0 0

ChurchGrowth 2,000 0 0

YouthMinistries–MBYM 3,500 0 0

Women’sMinistries–MBYM 27,000 25,331 20,206

ExpendedforDesignatedMinistries 1,000 1,054 883

TotalExpenses 114,880 101,774 91,038

NetIncome(Expenses) (4,780) 14,911 13,877


Notes to Financial Statements

1. Purpose Of The Organization TheManitobaBap5stAssocia5on,Inc.(“theAssocia5on”)wasincorporatedonMay24,1972withoutsharecapitalunderthelawsofManitobaandisanot-for-profitorganiza5onthatisaregisteredcharitableorganiza5onwithCanadaRevenueAgency.

ThemembersoftheAssocia5onaretheNorthAmericanBap5stConferenceChurcheswhicharedulyorganizedandsituatedinManitoba.

2.SignificantAccounCngPolicies RevenueRecogniCon:TheAssocia5onfollowsthedeferralmethodofaccoun5ngforcontribu5ons.Restrictedcontribu5onsarerecognizedasrevenueintheyearinwhichtherelatedexpensesareincurred.Unrestrictedcontribu5onsarerecognizedasrevenuewhenreceivedorreceivableiftheamounttobereceivedcanberea-sonablyes5matedandcollec5onisreasonablyassured.

AccountingEstimates:Thesefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedbyman-agementinaccordancewithCanadianaccoun5ngstandardsfornot-for-profitor-ganiza5onsrequiresmanagementtomakees5matesandassump5onsthataffectthereportedamountsofassetsandliabili5esandthedisclosureofcon5ngentas-setsandliabili5esatthedateofthefinancialstatementsandthereportedamountsofrevenuesandexpensesduringtherepor5ngperiod.Thesees5matesarereviewedperiodicallyandadjustmentsarerecognizedinthestatementofop-era5onsintheperiodtheybecomeknown.Actualresultscoulddifferfromthesees5mates.

FinancialInstruments:TheAssocia5on’sfinancialinstrumentsconsistofcash,ac-countsreceivable,loansreceivable,investmentsandaccountspayableandaccruedliabili5es.Unlessotherwisenoted,itismanagement’sopinionthattheAssocia5onisnotexposedtosignificantinterest,currencyorcreditrisksarisingfromthesefinancialinstruments.Thefairvaluesofthesefinancialinstrumentsapproximatetheircarryingvalues,unlessotherwisenoted.

DonaConRevenue:TheAssocia5onrecordsdona5onrevenuewhenitisreceivedbytheorganiza5on.

Donatedmaterialsandservices:Thevalueofmaterialsandserviceswhichhavebeendonatedarenotrecognizedinthefinancialstatement.

Recent accounting pronouncements:Accoun5ngstandardsfornot-for-profitorganiza5ons.

Thenewaccoun5ngstandardsforNot-For-Profitorganiza5ons(NFPOs)inthepri-vatesectorwilllookquitefamiliartostakeholders.TheAccoun5ngStandardsBoard


(AcSB)hasapprovedanewframeworkthatisbasedonexis5ngCanadianGAAPandincorporatesthe4400seriesofstandardswhichrelatetositua5onsuniquetotheNon-For-Profitworld.

ThenewstandardswereavailableasofDecember1,2010asPartIIIoftheCICAHandbook–Accoun5ngandareeffec5veJanuary1,2012.Also,theseorganiza5onshavetheop5onofadop5ngInterna5onalFinancialRepor5ngStandards–analter-na5vethatmaybea0rac5vetosomeorganiza5onsdependingontheir-individualcircumstances.Althoughearlyadop5onispermi0ed,theOrganiza5onhasnotyetadoptedthenewstandards.Theadop5onofthenewstandardsisnotexpectedtohaveasignificantimpactonthefinancialstatementsoftheOrganiza5on.

Projected Church Contributions

Contributions to the Association by Church Therequestedcontribu5onforeachchurchin2016isbasedon2%oftotalchurchbudget/givingreportedfor2014.AnyshortageingivingwillbedrawndownfromMBAsurplusfunds.

Pleaseconsidermakingyourcontribu-onsinquarterlyinstallments.

3. Short Term Investments: 2015 2014

Shortterminvestmentsarecomprisedoftermdepositsbearinginterestat1.0%andmaturinginNovember2014.

0 125,000

4. Long-term Investments: 2015 2014

Longterminvestmentsarecomprisedofatermdepositandbondsbearinginterestatratesrangingfrom2.25%to3.50%.

191,000 181,771

Basedon%ofTotalGiving/Revenue 2016/2% 2015/2% 2014/2%

TotalGiving/RevenueBase 3,881,154 3,899,464 3,549,338

Projected/poten5alContribu5ons 77,623 77,989 70,987

ActualContrib.(2015figureasof08/31/15) – 39,966 74,997

Contribu-onsOver(Short) (38,023) 4,010


Contributions to the Association by Church (continued)

#2013figuresusedduetothechurchnotsubmigngtheir2014data.

SubmiPedbyAllanDonald–MBATreasurer

CHURCH2014

Revenue2016Goal

Givenby8/31/15

2015Goal

2014Goal

2014Actual

2013Actual

AbundantLife 134,289 2,686 1,000 2,437 2,583 2,000 2,000

Beausejour 81,607 1,632 0 1,382 1,134 1,200 1,200

Central EndedMinistryOctober19,2014 4,700 –

FortRichmond 140,070 2,801 3,300 2,774 3,033 4,400 4,400

McDermot# 396,612 7,932 2,350 7,932 9,343 6,903 9,000

Minitonas# 193,000 3,860 2,000 3,860 4,057 4,000 5,000

Mission# 182,437 3,649 2,275 3,649 3,662 4,500 4,575

Moosehorn 86,498 1,730 920 1,840 1,764 1,764 1,745

Morris 232,833 4,657 2,250 5,274 5,015 4,500 4,500

NewLifeMin. 63,822 1,276 1,296 1,296 1,414 1,265 1,414

Oakbank 259,504 5,190 2,250 5,078 4,371 4,860 4,696

OchreRiver 192,338 3,847 0 3,847 3,224 4,000 4,000

Rowandale 470,000 9,400 9,250 9,129 8,875 9,000 9,000

SwanRiver 219,581 4,392 2,425 4,915 4,853 4,850 4,300

Waverley# 413,138 8,263 2,000 8,263 – 2,160 –

Whitemouth – – – – – – –

Whiteshell 165,425 3,309 2,500 2,352 2,995 2,995 2,260

WhyteRidge 650,000 13,000 6,150 13,963 13,341 11,900 10,700

TOTAL 3,881,154 77,623 39,966 77,991 69,664 74,997 68,790


TotalChurchGiving2000–2014

US$3,000,000US$3,200,000US$3,400,000US$3,600,000US$3,800,000US$4,000,000

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

GivingtotheMBA2000–2014

US$70,000

US$80,000

US$90,000

US$100,000

US$110,000

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Bap-sms2003–2014

010203040506070

2003

2004

2005

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Membership&A@endance2000–2014

1,6001,7251,8501,9752,1002,2252,3502,4752,600

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

A0endance⚫Membership■


2016 Proposed Budget

Proposed Budget Notes Theproposedbudgetfor2016issubmi0edforyourconsidera5onandapproval.Withrespecttoexpensesthebudgetfor2016islinkedprimarilytohistoricalspendingwithconsidera5ongiventocon5ngenciesregardedaspoten5allypossibleandwithinthescopeofAssocia5onareasofresponsibility.

Comparedtothebudgetforthisyear(2015)an5cipatedspendingwillbecompara-

2016Budget

8/31/15Actual

2015Budget

2014Budget

2014Actual

INCOMEChurchContribu5ons 77,623 39,966 77,991 75,000 74,997GeneralFundOfferings 100 300 100 100 0Women’sMinistries-MBWM 22,000 7,695 7,500 27,000 28,750YouthMinistries-MBYM 0 0 100 500 0ChurchPlan5ngFund 30,000 0 0 0 0DesignatedOfferings 1,000 0 1,000 1,000 582MinistryWivesRetreat 2,000 0 0 0 2,030Interest&Miscellaneous 4,800 1,245 6,500 6,500 7,149AnnualConference 4,000 0 4,000 0 3,177

TotalReceipts 141,523 49,207 97,191 110,100 116,686EXPENDITURESRegionalMinister 61,272 45,482 59,778 58,630 60,399Dona5ons(EFC,etc.) 750 0 750 750 0AnnualConference(Prog.Com.) 4,000 299 4,000 4,000 2,313Execu5ve/GeneralCouncil 4,500 4,160 4,500 4,500 4,128Office&General 8,500 7,441 8,500 8,500 4,637PastoralSupport 3,000 0 3,000 3,000 2,872MinistryWivesRetreat 2,000 0 0 0 0WestEndAlive 30,000 0 0 0 0ChurchPlan5ngAc5vi5es 2,000 50 2,000 2,000 0ChurchGrowth 0 0 0 2,000 0YouthMinistries–MBYM 0 0 1,000 3,500 0Women’sMinistries–MBWM 22,000 7,696 7,500 27,000 26,371PathwayCampMinistry 7,000 2,500 7,000 0 0DesignatedOfferings 1,000 0 1,000 1,000 1,054

TotalExpenditures 146,022 67,629 99,028 114,880 101,774NetIncome(Expense) (4,499) (18,423) (1,837) (4,780) 14,911


blewiththeexcep5onoftheWestEndAlivelineitem.$30,000hasbeenbudgetedtocoverthecosttocoverthenewventurebeingstartedoutofMissionBap5st.(PleaseseetheChurchPlan5ngReport-pg.30.Moreinforma5onwillalsobepre-sentedatourConferenceinOctober.)Anymajorexpensesincurredforplan5ngachurchwillbecoveredbytheChurchPlantFund($187,345.00.)

Anincreaseof$1,495.00forRegionalMinisterexpensesisexpected.Thisrepre-sentsa2.5%costoflivingincreaseoverthe2015budget.

Recording Secretary’s Report Church Membership/Attendance Statistics 2014

CHURCHYearOrg.

Mem. Dec13

Mem. Dec14 Bap-sms 13Avg.

Worship14Avg.Worship

Beausejour 1958 40 27 0 51 56

Minitonas,1st# 1928 214 214 0 114 114

Moosehorn 1918 50 44 0 57 50

Morris 1896 122 75 0 106 89

Oakbank 1895 97 97 6 124 110

OchreRiver 1927 97 105 0 82 74

SevenSisters 1906 63 64 0 78 79

SwanRiver 1947 161 159 1 135 125Whitemouth 1960 0 0 0 0 0

Winnipeg: 0 0

AbundantLife 1994 66 72 3 82 88

Central 1980 EndedMinistryOctober19,20140ForthRichmond 1972 23 35 6 60 70

McDermot# 1889 211 211 2 177 177

Mission# 1949 128 128 0 120 120

NewLifeMin. 1993 26 26 0 45 45

Rowandale 1953 194 197 2 223 232

Waverley# 1984 158 158 3 258 258

WhyteRidge 1961 217 197 5 371 350

TOTALS 1,867 1,809 28 2,083 2,037

#2013figuresusedduetothechurchnotsubmigngtheir2014data.


#2013budgetfiguresusedduetothechurchnotsubmigngtheir2014data.

Church Financial Statistics 2014

CHURCHTotal 2014

Avg.PerMem.14

[email protected]

Total 2013

Avg.PerMem.13

[email protected]

Beausejour,Elim 81,607 3,022 1,457 69,104 1,728 1,355

Minitonas,1st# 193,000 902 1,693 193,000 902 1,693

Moosehorn,Moosehorn 86,498 1,966 1,730 92,004 1,840 1,614

Morris,Emmanuel 232,833 3,104 2,616 263,679 2,161 2,488

Oakbank,Oakbank 259,504 2,675 2,359 253,899 2,618 2,048

OchreRiver,Grace 192,338 1,832 2,599 192,338 1,983 2,346

SevenSisters,Whiteshell 165,425 2,585 2,094 117,575 1,866 1,507

SwanRiver,Temple 219,581 1,381 1,757 245,730 1,526 1,820

Whitemouth – – – – – –

Winnipeg: 0 0

AbundantLife 134,289 1,865 1,526 121,844 1,846 1,486

Central EndedMinistryOctober19,2014

FortRichmond 140,070 4,002 2,001 138,695 6,030 2,312

McDermot# 396,612 1,880 2,241 396,612 1,880 2,241

Mission# 182,437 1,425 1,520 182,437 1,425 1,520

NewLifeMinistries 63,822 2,455 1,418 64,803 2,492 1,440

Rowandale 470,000 2,386 2,026 456,457 2,353 1,967

Waverley# 413,138 2,615 1,601 413,138 2,615 1,601

WhyteRidge 650,000 3,299 1,857 698,151 3,217 1,882

TOTALS 3,881,154 2,337 1,906 3,899,464 2,280 1,832


Nominations Thenomina5onslistedbelowreflecttheposi5onsrequiredbythenewBy-Laws.TheBy-LawswillbepresentedtothedelegatesforapprovalduringtheBusinessSessiononSaturdayauernoon,October17,2015.

Moderator…………………………….. BarryThiessen …….………..…………2016/2018 Treasurer……………….……………… AlDonald ………..……………….2016/2017 Secretary………………………….……DaveHenkelman ……………..…….…….………2016 MemberatLarge.…………….….. .…..…….……………..2016/2018 MemberatLarge.…………….….. .…..…….……………..2016/2017 MemberatLarge.…………….….. .…..………….….……………..2016 Women’sMinistryRep..………… DaphneKeck …………………..….……….…2016

Women’s Ministries AswomenandfollowersofChristinourMBAfami-ly,wecanshareafundamentaldesireandcallingtoloveothersinJesusname,allthewhilehavingauniquestoryandcommunitythroughwhichtoshareourfaith.Thepartnershipopportuni5eswehavelocallyandgloballythroughourOutreachprojects,suchassuppor5ngCarolPotratz,whileshewasamissionarytoJapan,allowustoexpandourperspec5veofGod’sKingdomatwork.AtourWomen’sRetreatatElkhorn,thispastyear,CarolPotratzsharedhowshewasusedbyGodtodeveloprela5onshipsandshareChristwiththeJapanesepeoplewhocametoherEnglishlanguageclassesortootherac5vi5eswithwhichshewasinvolved.Now,asCarolentersanewphaseofherlifebackinEdmonton,shechallengedusto“Comeasweare”andallowGodtoworkthroughus,toboldlyreachouttoothers,expandingourministryathomeandbroadeningrela5onshipsthatbringstrength,encouragementandperspec5vetoourwalkwithChrist.IthasbeenourprivilegetosupportCarolassheservedinJapanandtohaveherasourretreatspeakerforthe4th5me.

Weareexcitedtobeabletoblessotherwomenwiththeopportunitytoa0endourRetreat.Eachyearwebudgetforsponsorshipstopayfor4registra5onstotheRe-treat.TwoofthesponsorshipsareprovidedtoaMBAchurchonanalphabe5callyrota5ngbasis.MissionBap5stinWinnipeg,receivedthesesponsorshipsthispastyearandnextyear,theywillbegiventoMoosehornBap5st.Theother2sponsor-shipsareavailableuponrequestbyachurchoranindividualwhoneedsfinancialassistancetoenablea0endance.

Thankyou,toDaveHenkelmanforagainhelpingusprovideonlineregistra5onfortheRetreat.Weaskforhelpinensuringthatthepromo5onalmaterial,thatcomestoyourchurch,eitherbye-mailorle0er,ispassedontothewomeninyour


church.ThisyearyouwillbeabletofollowRetreatnewsthroughFacebookaswell.Thankyou,also,toourRetreatteamwhoeachusetheirgiuingtomakeRetreatsuchaspecialevent:LisaBater,ShirleyWynne,RheaJenkinson,GraceElke,andEvelynBredin.Joiningtheteamforthe2016retreatplanningareJudyHartandPearlaTurner.Thankyouforyourservanthearts.

MissionBap5sthostedtheWomen’sluncheonattheMBAAGMandconferencelastyear.EvelynBredin,GraceElkeandDaphneKecksharedmemoriesofthepast40yearsofre-treats.

Wethankourladiesfortheircon5nuedstewardshipaware-nessandgenerosityinsup-por5ngourOutreachprojects.Seethea0achedfinancialre-portreflec5nghowyourcon-tribu5onshavebeenusedtoblessothers.WehadbeenmadeawareofaneedatNu-

5mikCampforacommercialmixer.Sincewehadasurplusinouraccountweaskedourwomen’sgroupsinourchurchesforpermissiontoincreasetheamountbud-getedforNu5mikandWellmanfrom$500to$2000foreachcamp.Thiswasen-thusias5callyagreedtoandthecampsreceivedthemoneyinJuly.

ManythankstoourfaithfulWMleadershipteam:• RitaMueller–secretary• EvelynBredin–treasurer• RhondaKeppler–MissionsCo-ordinator• RoseWinkler–WhiteCross• MembersatLarge:GraceElke,DorothyDeVries,BethGust

Pleaseprayerfullyconsiderjoiningtheteam.ItisanopportunitytobestretchedasweliveforthelegacyofChristwhilecommunica5ngthestoryofourGodandmak-ingroomfortheSpirittoworkin5matelyintheheartsandlivesofthepeopleGodbringsinourway.

WehavebeenblessedandprivilegedtobepartofGod’sserviceinjoiningtogetheraswomentosupportandencourageotherwomeninministry.

SubmiPedbyDaphneKeck–MBWMCoordinator


Women’s Ministry 2014 Budget/Actual

2014 Budget

2014Actual

2015Budget

OUTREACHMIN.CarolPotratz-MissionaryToJapan US$1,000 US$1,000 US$1,000

Maye0eA5vo-Bueno-Philippians US$500 US$500 US$500

NabConfWm US$500 US$500 US$500

LakeNu5mik-StaffScholarship US$500 US$500 US$500

WellmanLakeBibleCamp US$500 US$500 US$500

Women'sRetreatSponsorship US$460 US$345 US$480

TOTALOUTREACHMINISTRIESUS$3,460US$3,345US$3,480EXECUTIVE Miscellaneous US$50 US$40 US$50

Postage/Sta5onery US$50 US$0 US$50

Travel US$1,200 US$300 US$1,200

TOTALEXECUTIVEUS$1,300 US$340US$1,300LEADERSHIP Apprecia5on/Ch.WomenLeaders US$200 US$131 US$200

TOTALLEADERSHIP US$200 US$131 US$200MBAWMAGM SpeakerHonourarium/Travel US$350 US$0 US$350

Miscellaneous US$50 US$0 US$50

TOTALMBAWMAGM US$400 US$0 US$400MISSIONEVENTS SpeakerHonorarium/Travel US$200 US$200 US$200

Hos5ng US$800 US$375 US$800

TOTALMISSIONEVENTSUS$1,000 US$575US$1,000RETREAT AllWorkshops US$350 US$150 US$350

Venue US$11,000US$10,101US$11,500

Speaker US$2,500 US$3,968 US$2,500

Worship US$800 US$799 US$850

SpecialTouches US$600 US$485 US$600

TeamMee5ngs US$300 US$0 US$300

Publicity/Promo5on US$300 US$126 US$300

Miscellaneous US$150 US$133 US$150

TOTALRETREATUS$16,000US$15,762US$16,550MIN.WIVES Speaker,Venue,Misc. US$3,200 US$0 US$0

RETREAT TOTALMINISTRYWIVESRETREATUS$3,200 US$0 US$0TOTALSUS$25,560US$20,153US$22,930


Women’s Ministry 2014 Income/Expenses

CHURCHES 2,013 2,014FirstBap5st(Minitonas) 200.00 200.00GraceBap5st(OchreRiver) 300.00 300.00TempleBap5st(SwanRiver) 200.00 200.00MissionBap5st(Winnipeg) 250.00 0.00

TOTAL 950.00 700.00GST rebate 178.38

TOTAL 178.38 0.00BANK - Interest 5.45 7.46

TOTAL 5.45 7.46MISCELLANEOUSBookTable-Retreat(Offsetbyexpense) 0.00 226.26Women'sRetreatCrau(OffsetbyExpense) 216.00 0.00SilentAuc5on-Retreat 772.00 860.00Dona5onFromFlashpoint 0.00 800.00DonStreuber(RetreatExpenses) 0.00 500.00MBAWomen’sRetreat(Dona5ons-MBA/NAB) 0.00 2,700.00

TOTAL 988.00 5,086.26OFFERINGSAnnualMee5ng 1,425.04 1,114.35MissionConference 0.00 620.00Retreat 2,059.25 2,986.00

TOTAL 3,484.29 4,720.35REGISTRATIONSMinistryWivesRetreat 3,175.00 0.00MissionConference 0.00 310.00Retreat(Incl.$345fr.OutreachRetreatSponsorships) 12,365.14 13,407.70

TOTAL 15,540.14 13,717.70TOTALINCOME 21,146.26 24,231.77

EXPENSES (20,156.18) (20,153.12)PROFIT/(LOSS) 990.08 4,078.65

RECAPBankBalance–Dec31,2013 10,996.00Expenses2014 (20,153.12)Income2014 24,231.77

BankBalance–Dec31,2014 15,074.65


Church Planting Ministries Central Baptist Church OnSundayOctober19,2014CentralBap5stChurchheldaclosingservice.

ThiswastheendresulttoaperiodofstudyanddiscussioninvolvingourAreaMin-star,membersoftheMBAexecu5veandtheleadershipandmembersofthechurch.Duringthis5me3op5onswereconsidered:1.Con5nueonasweare,2.Closepermanentlyanddisposeofallassetsand3.Closefora5meandworkwiththeNABandMBAtofindachurchplanterwhowouldcometothisareaofthecityandrestartacongrega5onsome5meinthenearfuture.

Attheclosingservice,Central’sal-terBibleandacommunionsetwereentrustedtoMissionBap5stChurchwiththeviewofreturningtheseitemsatthestartupserviceforanewchurch.ThenonSundayOctober26,2014membersofCen-tralBap5stwerewelcomedatMis-sionBap5stChurchataspecialser-vice.AcombinedworshipTeamfromCentralandMissionledwor-shipthatmorningandaThanksgiv-ingFriendshipMealwasheldthenextSundaytowelcomethosewhohavechosentoworshipduringthis

5meatMission.

OurMBAexecu5veandIhavebeenworkingwithCamRoxburghandotherstoiden5fyandplaceachurchplanterbuthavenotbeensuccessfulatthis5me.

West End Alive AttheDecember2014membershipmee5ngoftheMissionBap5stChurch,PastorSiggaveapresenta5onbasedonNehemiahchapters1and2calledMISSION2020.Itfocusedon2things:1.Anaccuratereviewofourcurrentsitua5on,and2.Avi-sionforthefuture.

Nehemiah’s first question: How is it going? HereisaglimpseintoMissionBap5st:

1.Weareanagingcongrega5on.

Hereisthegeneralbreakdownbyageofourmembersanda0endees:• Age70+=79individualsofwhich26areshut-ins


• Age50to69=33individuals(Total112)• Age30to49=23individualsmostlyparentsofthelasttwogroups• Age19to29=4individuals(Total27)• Age13to18=10individuals• Undertheageof13=20children(Total30)

2.Wehaveafantas5ctoolforministryinourchurchbuildingbutitissufferingfromaginginfrastructure.

Ourhea5ngandaircondi5oningiswellpastitsdesignedshelflife.

3.Thesetworeali5esputstressonourchurchbudget.

How can we “Rebuild the Walls?” For Sunday morning

1. Membercare:MISSION2020GOAL:Provideeffec5veand5melycareforourelderlyandbreakthe“IfthePastorhasn’tvisited…mentality.”

2. Memberoutreach:MISSION2020GOAL:5groupsstartedbyEaster2015with10goingbytheendoftheyear.

Bothofthesehavehadlimitedsuccesstodatebuttheemphasisonprayerandencouragementhasbroughtafreshop5mismtothecongrega5on.Thisisthesup-portstructureforWESTENDALIVE.

West End Alive WestEndAliveisthenamegiventoachurchreplantatMissionBap5st.ThevisionisareplantofMBCwhilehelp-ingthepresentcongrega5onfinishwell.ThisisthemajorcomponentofMission2020andhas4majorem-phases:

1. WestEndAliveat5:ThisisourmainoutreachserviceheldeverySundayat5pm.Fouran-swerstoprayermakethisSun-daynightservicepossible:Godsuppliedaworshipleaderandcook,thecurrentcongrega5onusingthechurchonSundayauernoonmovedintotheirownfacili5esmakingthechurchavailableforWEAandayoungleadershipteamcommi0edtojoinwithPastorSigtogiveleadershiptothischurchplant.

Thecurrentformatistostartwitha5meofworship,gotoBiblestudy5me(currentlygoingthroughthebookofMark),aprayerministry5meandthenshareasimplemealtogether.


Homevisitsandcommunityhomegroupswillexpandthisservice.

2. FamilyandOutreachPastorhiredtojointheMBCministryteam.BenKroek-erhasbeenhiredtofillthisposi5on.HisresponsibilityisprimarilytoWestEndAliveforhomevisitsandcommunitycontact.Also,hisresponsibilityistobeacontactwiththeareaschoolsandespeciallytorestartDiscoveryTimeatWellingtonElementarySchool.

3. Familyministry:MISSION2020GOAL:Duringweeklyhomevisitstocontactsmadeatfoodbank,summeroutreachandothercontacts,informa5ononwhatishappeningatthechurch(morningandauernoon)isshared,prayerrequestsareimmediatelyprayedforandloca5onsforhomeBiblestudiesareac5velysought.

4. Children’sMinistry:MISSION2020GOAL:Todevelopanageappropriatechildren’sministryofteachingandserviceconsis5ngofaSundaymorningandeveningchildren’sprogramwithweeklyevents.

5. TeenMinistry:MISSION2020GOAL:Todevelopanageappropriateteenministryofteachingandservice.Inthesummer2015WEAjoinedwiththeteenministryofLivingBibleExplorerstoholdaweeklyteeneventatMBC.SeveraloftheseteensarenowregularvolunteersatWEAservicesandarebeingdevelopedasfutureleaders.

Inthespringof2015,anagreementwasreachedbetweentheMBAandMBCtoaccesssomeMBAchurchplan5ngfundstohelpfundBen’spor5onofhisworkinchurchplan5ngWestEndAlive.DetailswillbepresentedattheOctoberAGM.

TheCentralBap5streplant,Mission2020,andWESTENDALIVEarerootedintwopromisesJesusmade:

1. Iwillbuildmychurch,and2. “…thefieldsareripetoharvest...”

JoinusinprayingforthisworkintheWestEndofWinnipeg.

SubmiPedbySigSeidel–ChurchPlanGngChair

Lake Nutimik Baptist Camp Noreportsubmi0ed.

Wellman Lake Bible Camp AsIwritethisthe2015campingseasonisoverandwejusthaverentalstodealwithfortheremainderoftheseason.Godhasgivenusagreatyear.Itwasunevent-fulfromtheviewpointofissues,butisn’tthatthe


waywereallywantit?

Wehadawonderfulstaffagainthisyearthatusedthethemeof‘SeekingandSearching’tobringGod’smessageofsalva5ontothecampersin6differentagegroupsofcamps.OurdirectorwasRachelDahlandwehadafullslateofcounsel-lorsthatassistedheralongwithalifeguard,speakersandofcourse,thekitchenstaff.TherewereanumberofchildrenthatmadecommitmentstoChristorre-newedtheirfaith.Ourrollnowistosupporttheseindividualsthroughsocialandpersonalcontactandtrytoengagetheminvariouschurchprogrammingavailabletothemintheircommuni5es.

Thereweresomeaddi5onstothefacili5esthisyearwiththeinstalla5onofawalk-incooler.Thistremendouslyimprovedtheworkingsinthekitchenandwasappre-ciatedbythekitchenstaff.WealsopurchasedanAEDdefibrillatortohaveonsite.Weareprayingthatitneverneedstobeused.Severalofthestafftookituponthemselvestocreateabogwalkinthebush.Thisprovedtobeverypopularwiththecampers,andprobablynotsomuchwiththelaundrydepartmentathome.ThankyoutoCampNu5mikforsellingus(atagreatprice)theirwatertrampoline.Thekidsloveditanditwasafavouriteac5vityintheheatthissummer.

WelookforwardtowhatandwhereGodleadsusasweplanforthefuture.Up-gradesareacertaintybutprogrammingandplanningarealargepartofwherewewanttofocusoureffort.Wethankyouforyourprayersandaskthatyoucon5nuetoprayforWLBCandtheministryGodhasentrustedtous.

SubmiPedbyLorneMuller,onbehalfoftheWLBCBoard

Meadowood Manor Chaplaincy “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though out-wardly we are wasGng away, yet inwardlywearebeingreneweddaybyday.Forourlightandmomentary troubles are achieving for usaneternalglorythatfaroutweighsthemall.Sowe fix our eyes not on what is seen, but onwhatisunseen,sincewhatisseenistemporary,

butwhatisunseeniseternal.”—2Corinthians4:16-18IsharedtheaboveversesattheMBHS’s(MeadowoodManor)AnnualMee5nginJune.Theyareagoodencouragementandachallengetoallofusaswell.Weall“loseHeart”(becomediscouraged)at5mes;weallaregrowingolder(“was5ngaway”);weallface“troubles”;butwhenwehavehopeinthe“unseen”(GodandHispromises)wecankeepgoingandwecanencourageotherstokeeptheireyes,theirhopesandtheirfutureonoureternallovingGodandHisSon,TheLordJesus.OurGodgivesusfreshstrengthtofaceeachday,eachstruggleandeachtrouble(Isaiah40:31).


Thank You Iwanttotaketheopportunitytogiveafew“thank-you”s:

1) ThanksfortheprivilegeofservinghereatMeadowood.MywifeandIenjoyeachdaywithitsopportuni5es,challengesandblessings;

2) Thankyouforyoursupportinprayer,finances,encouragement,andservinginsomanywayshere;

3) Thankyoutothevariousboardsandcommi0eesforallyoudo;4) Thankyoutoourfaithfulsuppor5ngchurchesforyourministryinsharing,singing,givingandpraying;

5) ThankyoutotheChaplaincySupportCommi0eefortheirsupportanden-couragement,eachonewhoservesonthiscommi0eeseestheministryhereasveryimportant;

6) ThankyoutoTheMeadowoodManorFounda5onforoverseeingthefinancialsupportoftheChaplaincyandfundingsomanyspecialprojectsthatmaketheChaplaincyministrycon5nuetoimprove;and

7) Thankyoutothosewhohaveprayedandaskedaboutmyhealth.

Summary of Ministry Activities • SundayMorningWorshipServiceatMeadowood–130average• FellowshipHouronthe10thFloor–38(weeklyfromSepttoMay)• GermanBibleStudy(twiceamonthfromSept.toMay)–16-18• SingALong(twiceamonthfromSept.toMay)-130• MorningSong(daily)-39• VisitsinResidentsRoom(careside)–23monthly• VisitswithTenants(Towers)–7monthly• VisitsintheHospital(residents+tenants)–average10monthly• Visitswithfamilymembersofresidents&tenants–average7monthly• Visitswithstaff(private5mes)–5monthly

Highlights and Events from the Past Year

1.TheSundayMorningServicecon5nuestobetheanchorforourMeadowoodministry.Itisalwaysexci5ngtoseetheroomfillupwiththeresidents,tenants,visitorsandstaff.Theministryofmusicprovidedbythechurchesisalwaysahigh-lightofour5mestogether.Ihavealsobeenamazedtoseethoseinthesurround-ingareacometotheServicesonSunday.

Icon5nuetobeabletoshareverypersonallywithsomeofthetenantsandresi-dentsbecauseofwhatissharedonSundays.Theyhaveques5onsand/orcom-mentsandweareabletosharewiththemwhatGod’sWordsays.Wehaveseenseveraldecisionsthispastyear.Ihaveconstantrequeststoprayforfamiliesandlovedones.

2.OurDailyAnnouncementsandshortdevo5onalchallengethatissharedevery


morningat9:00a.m.overtheP.A.systemisanotheropportunitytosharewithres-identsandstaffwhatistakingplacethatdayandthenleaveashortchallengebasedonGod’swordwiththem.

3.TwoministriesthatoccurthatI’mnotactual-lyinvolvedinare:a)“In-spira5onforTheWay”BiblestudyeveryThurs-day(Emmaandhervol-unteersdoagreatjobofpreparingandsharing)andb)theGermanBibleStudy(wheretheGer-manspeakingtenantsandresidentsareabletohearGod’sWordintheiroriginallanguage;whichisveryimportant)meetstwiceamonth(SeptembertoMay).IwanttogiveabigthankyoutothefaithfulgroupofvolunteersthatcometoserveattheGermanBibleStudyandalsohelpeveryMondaymorningwiththeresidentsandtenants.

4.Mywife&Ihavehadtheopportunitytovisitwiththetenantsandresidents(andat5mesfamilymembers)whentheyareinthehospital.Thisisalwaysaspecial5measitisoneononeandtheyareusuallyveryopentohavingScriptureread,singingandprayingtogether.

5.Wecon5nuetoholdaMemorialserviceeveryothermonthtorememberthosewhohavepassedaway.Thisisagood5meforfamiliestocomebackandshareaswerememberthelivesoftheirlovedones.

6.Thispastyearwewereabletocelebratespecial“Sundays”aswecelebratedsomeofthefollowing:Easter,Christmas,RemembranceDay,Mother’s&Father’sDayandThanksgiving.ThefirstSundayofeachmonthweusuallyholdourCom-munionService;whichmostResidentsandTenantslookforwardto.

7.OneofthespecialprivilegesIhaveistobeabletomeetwithstaffmembers.Icanencourage,prayandshareGod’swordandpromiseswiththem.

8.Thisyear,PastorHammpassedaway.HehadaverybigpartinmakingtheChap-laincyMinistrywhatitistodayandhelaidasolidfounda5onthatIhavetheprivi-legeofcon5nuingtobuildon.

Icouldshareaboutseveralotherministriesandac5vi5esthattakeplace;butyoucangetthepicture.TheChaplaincyministrycon5nuestobeveryimportant.But


noneofthesethingscouldtakeplacewithoutthehelpofmanyvolunteers.Thanksagainforallyoudo!AndrememberthatthisministryispartoftheM.B.A.andyourchurch’soutreachintoourworld.RememberthatMeadowoodconCnuestobeapartofthe“MissionField”Godhascalledustobepartofaswereachouttose-niors.

Pleasecon5nuetoprayforthemanyac5vi5esatMead-owood.PraythatGod’sWordwouldcon5nuetoworkinheartsandlivesoftheresidents,tenants,staff,families,vol-unteersandother.

“Thereforewedonotloseheart…”

SubmiPedbyDavid(andDarlene)Holland–Chaplain

Meadowood Manor Foundation Inc. MeadowoodManorFounda5onInc.isaManitobanon-profit,charitablecorpora-5onwhosepurposeisfundraisinginsupportofMeadowoodManor.ThefollowingarepresentlyservingontheFounda5on’sBoardofDirectors:

• EdBergstresser(Emmanuel),• AllanDonald(WhyteRidge),• HelgaKahler(Rowandale),• AnnelieseKunze(McDermot),• CherylLiessens(Rowandale),• EdithMatychuk(Rowandale),• NormanPatzia(McDermot),• NormanPiel(WhyteRidge),• PaulineSenior(AbundantLife),and• ThomasSuffield(WhyteRidge).

TheFounda5on’sfundraisingac5vi5eshastwoobjec5ves:

Chaplaincy Program TheFounda5on’sprimaryobjec5veistoraiseallfundsnecessarytopayforMead-owoodManor’sChaplaincyProgram.TheChaplaincyProgramproclaimsthetruth,loveandcompassionofJesusChristonafull-5mebasistoallthosewhoresideatMeadowoodManor,toallstaffatMeadowoodManor,andtoMeadowoodManor’scommunity-at-large,whichmakesMeadowoodManoratremendousmis-sionfield!WithouttheChaplaincyProgram,MeadowoodManorisjustanotherseniors’residence.

Special Projects TheFounda5on’ssecondaryobjec5veistoraisesomeorallofthefundsrequiredforvarious“SpecialProjects”thatareundertakentoimprovetheMeadowood


Manorfacility,andthereforeimprovethelivesofthosewhocallMeadowoodManor“home.”TheseSpecialProjectsareini5a5vesthatareeitherfullyorpar5al-lyfundedbytheFounda5on,andareundertakeninconsulta5onwithMeadowoodManor’sChiefExecu5veOfficer,LaurieCerque5.

Thecon5nuedgenerosityofdonorsallowedtheFounda5ontoaccomplishthefol-lowinginsupportofitsobjec5vesoverthepastyear:• TheFounda5ononceagainpro-videdfullfundingforMead-owoodManor’sfull-5meChap-laincyProgram.Theen5reMeadowoodManorcommunityissoblessedtobefaithfullyservedbyChaplainRev.DavidHolland,whoisjoinedinhismin-istrybyhislovingandsuppor5vewifeDarlene.

• TheFounda5onheld3verysuc-cessfulfundraisingevents:Chap-laincySupportConcert(October25,2014);AnnualFundRaisingDinner(May28,2015);andAnnualCharityGolfTournament(August24,2015).

• TheFounda5onpurchasedaniPad($531.00)forusebytheRecrea5onDe-partmentstaffwithPersonalCareHomeresidentsandtheirfamilies.

• TheFounda5onpurchasediPodShuffleswithHeadphones($363.00)loadedwithmusicfortherapeu5cusewithPersonalCareHomeresidents.

• TheFounda5onpurchaseda55inchSmartTVforthePersonalCareHome1stfloorlounge($1,093.00)fortheenjoymentofthePersonalCareHomeresi-dentsandtheirfamilies.

• TheFounda5onpurchased2WirelessMicrophones($852.00)foruseinwor-shipservicesandothereventsconductedintheChapel.

• TheFounda5onpurchaseda“Countryman”WirelessMicrophone&Receiver($1,309.00)foruseinworshipservicesandothereventsconductedintheChapel.

• TheFounda5onpurchasedvariouseduca5onalmedia($921.00)foruseinstafftrainingandcon5nueddevelopment.

• TheFounda5onpurchasedanOutdoorChristmasNa5vityScene($3,800.00)thatwillbeenjoyedbyresidents,theirfamiliesandfriendsannuallyduringtheChristmasseason,andwillserveasates5monytotherealmeaningofChristmas.

• TheFounda5onpurchasedaBladderScanner($18,000.00)todetectandhelp


preventbladderinfec5onsamongstPersonalCareHomeresidents.

WethankourdonorsfortheirgenerosityinallowingourFounda5ontoachievealloftheforegoingforthebenefitofthosewholiveatMeadowoodManor.

AttheAnnualGeneralMeet-ingsoftheMeadowoodManororganiza5onsthispastJune2015,theresponsibilityfortheMeadowoodManorAuxiliarypassedfromMani-tobaBap5stHomeSocietyInc.(theowner/operatorofMeadowoodManor)totheFounda5on.SincetheAuxil-iary’sac5vi5esconsistofaddi5onalfundraisinginsup-portofMeadowoodManor,itwasdeterminedthatitwas

moreappropriatefortheAuxiliarytofunc5onundertheFounda5on.Asaresult,theFounda5on'sBy-LawswerealsoamendedsoastoprovidefortheAuxiliaryPresident,byvirtueofoffice,toserveasaFounda5onDirector.ThecurrentAuxil-iaryPresidentisHelgaKahler(Rowandale).

WethankthemanyvolunteersandsupportersfromthechurchesoftheManitobaBap5stAssocia5on,andthechurchesthemselves,fortheircon5nuedsupportofMeadowoodManor’scommitmenttoobeyJesusChrist’steachingtocompassion-atelycareforourelderly.

SubmiPedbyNormanPiel–PresidentandChairoftheBoardofDirectors

NAB General Council Rep. ThisagainhasbeenaveryevenxulyearforGeneralCouncil.Thenormalbusinessofthe

GeneralCouncilmee5ngs.Thereportsofallthecoopera5ngandministryorganiza5ons.Therequestfordecisionsforavarietyofcon-

ferencema0ers.Thefinancialreportsandapprovalofthebudget.Cons5tu5onalreform,theelec5onofofficersandanewexecu5vedirector.

Themee5ng’smainthrustwastheorganiza5onalre-designproposalforourcon-ference.

BobFast,NABmoderatorforthelastthreeyears,gaveexcellentleadershipinguid-ingthediscussionstoaccepttheproposalattheTriennialconferenceinSacramen-toinJuly2015forapproval;whichreadsasfollows:


1. ThattheGeneralCouncilbegiventhreeyearstodevelopandimplementaneworganiza5onalstructure(transi5onperiod)andhavethisnewstructurereadyforfullimplementa5onandformallydocumentedforthe2018Trienni-al.

2. Thataspartofthetransi5onalorganiza5onalstructuretheexecu5vedirectorbeexpectedtofullyengagethekeydecisionmakersoftheconferenceinstrategyandimplementa5ondiscussionsinwhatisknownasthestrategygroup.

3. Thattheexecu5vecommi0eebeexpandedfromeightmemberstouptofif-teenduringthetransi5onperiodtoincludeuptofourregionalministers.

4. ThattheGeneralcouncildelegateallauthorityforthegovernanceandover-sightoftheconferencetotheexpandedversionoftheexecu5vecommi0eethatwillactonbehalfoftheGeneralCouncilduringthethreeyearperiodendinginMay2018.

5. ThattheGeneralCouncilcon5nuetobeprovidedwithcopiesofmin-utesoftheexecu5vecommi0eemee5ngsduringthetransi5onpe-riodandgatheratleastonceperyear(electronically)inyearsoneandtwoforverbalupdatesandopportunityforfeedback/ques-5ons.InhethirdyeartheGeneralCouncilshallmeetphysicallytoreviewandaffirmtoversionoftheorganiza5onalstructureandgover-nancethatwillberecommendedtotheTriennial.

At the Triennial Conference: • DanHamilwaselectedExecu5veSecretary• RichardBrownwaselectedchiefFinancialofficer• HarryKelmwillleadourconferenceasModeratorforthenextthreeyears

Ireallybelieveourconferenceofficeisstaffedbygodlypeople.Pleasekeepouroffice,ourregionalministers,andourassocia5onexecu5vesinyourprayers.

Onapersonalnote:ThiswillbemylastreportauerservingseveralyearsontheGeneralCouncilastheRepfortheManitobaAssocia5on.ItrulyenjoyedbeingapartofdecisionmakingofourlargerNABfamily.Thankyouallfortheconfidenceyouhavehadinmetorepresentyou.MayGodcon5nuetoblesstheworkoftheManitobaAssocia5onandourNorthAmericanBap5stConference.

SubmiPedbyHarryPohl–MBAGeneralCouncilRepresentaGve


NAB Conference Executive Director Gree5ngfromthechurchesoftheNorthAmericanBap5stConferenceandthestaffoftheInterna5onalOfficeinRo-seville,California.IpraythisreportfindsyouwalkinginstepwiththeSpiritofGodandsensingHistransformingpresenceinyourlivesandyourministries.

BeginninglastFebruarytheExecu5veCommi0eeoftheGeneralCouncilaskedmetoserveastheinterimExecu5veDirector/CEOoftheNorthAmericanBap5stCon-ference.Overthepastyear,theteamattheInterna5onalOfficehasworkedhardtoleadchurchesintoamissionarymovement,whereineachNABchurchmemberseesthemselvesasamissionarytotheirneighbors,workplaces,andcommuni5es.Inthismovement,asaconferenceofchurches,wearelaboringsidebysideto“ImpacttheNEXT Community,ReachtheNEXT Na5on,andEquiptheNEXT Genera5on.”

Call to Prayer LastspringIcalledtheen5reNABfamilytoaseasonofinten5onalprayerduringour5meoftransi5on.ThiscalltoprayerwasfoundedonJesus’admoni5onfromJohn15foreachofustoabideinHim,evenasavineabidesinthebranches.ThisspringIwillofferanothercalltoprayer,askingtheen5reNABfamilytointercedeforthefutureoftheNAB.

NAB Executive Director Search Committee TheNABExecu5veDirectorSearchCommi0eehasbeenmee5ngweeklysincethebeginningofNovember.ChairedbyRonNorman,othermem-bersofthecommi0eeincludeJoelDewey,TerryFossen,CarlaFreeman,DanHeringer,HarryKelm,andRandyJaspers.Todate,almostadozennom-ina5onshavebeensubmi0edtothecommi0eeforreview.Referencechecks,leadershipdiagnos5ctools,andface-to-faceinterviewsareallpartoftheprocessforthosemoving

beyondtheini5alrecommenda5on.Pleaseprayfordiscernmentasthiscommi0eeworkswiththecandidates.Ul5mately,thiscommi0eewillpresentacandidateorcandidatestotheGeneralCouncilforconsidera5on.


Editor’sNote:DanHamil,aZerbeingpresentedfirsttotheGeneralCouncilandthentothe2015TriennialConferencedelegatesinSacramento,California,waselectedtotheposiGonofNABExecuGveDirector.

Triennial Registra5onforthe2015TriennialConferenceiswellunderway.IfyouhaveneverexperiencedTriennialbefore,youdon'twanttomissout.Everythreeyears,wegatheraschurchesfromalloverCanadaandtheUStocelebrateGod'sworkamongus.Yourvoicewilljoininworshipwithothers.Yourheartwillbemovedbythesto-riesfromNABmissionaries,interna5onalpartners,pastors,andleaders.Yourmindwillgainnewinsightsforyoutotakebacktoyourlocalchurch.

Asaspecialnote,the2015TriennialConferenceinJuly2015willhostagoodnum-berofinterna5onalministrydirectorsandNABmissionaries.A0endeescanengagefacetofacewiththesespecialfriends.

OnThursdaymorningthefollowingindividualswillhostvariousbreakoutsessions,providingfirsthandknowledgeaboutwhatGodisdoingaroundtheworld.

Dr.PeterMitskevich,President,MoscowTheologicalSeminaryNchamGodwillChiatoh,Exec.President,CameroonBap5stConven5on JozsefCsuhai,CHECoordinator,HungarianBap5stUnionforministrytotheRomaMaye0eA5vo-Bueno,Director,BicolCenterforChris5anLeadership,PhilippinesRev.MinoruTaniguchioftheJapanBap5stConven5on

Ifyouhaven’ttakentheopportunitytocheckouttheTriennialwebsite(www.nab-conference.org),pleasespendsome5meexploringthewebsitetolearnmoreabout:

• MovingBibleteachingbyMarkBuchanan• Inspiringspeakers:DaveJohnsonandReggieMcNeal• Threeuniqueall-conferencerecep5ons• Crea5vechildren'sprogramming• Gatheringsforyouth• Unique"BreakoutsandBreakfast"sessions• Specialmealevents

Missionary Recruitment Inthepastsixmonths,theNorthAmericanBap5stConferencehasrecruitedandacceptedfournewmissionariestoserveGodaroundtheworldonbehalfofNABchurches.Pleasecon5nuetoprayforthefollowingmissionaries:

• CraigandMaureenMoody:AppointedtoCameroontoserveini5allyasHostelParents.

• LeeandBetaTaylor:AppointedtoCameroontoserveattheRainForestIn-terna5onalSchool.

• BudandLois(lastnameinten5onallywithheld):AppointedtoserveinEastAsia.


• TonyDunaway:AppointedasamissionarypartnertoservewithEvery Or-phans Hope,Zambia.

WepraiseGodforleadingtheseindividualsandcouplesintointerna5onalmission-aryservice.Pleaseprayfortheirfinancialsupportraising.Theneedsthesemis-sionaryaremee5ngarecri5caland5mesensi5ve.AskGodtoprovidechurchesandindividualstosupportthesemissionariesimmediately.

Thank You ThankyourforyourprayersandencouragementfortheleadershipoftheInterna5onalOfficeoverthelastnumberofmonths.WehavesensedGod’shandinguidingandsup-por5ngusthroughthisinterimperiod.

AswemoveforwardtogetherasanNABfamily,pleaseletusknowhowwecanserveyouevenbe0er.Pleasereachouttomeatdhamil@nabconf.org.

SubmiPedbyDanHamil–ExecuGveDirector


Taylor Seminary & College



Sioux Falls Seminary


exciting news & academic developments• TheKairos Project,whichoffersanewtrackwithintheMasterof

DivinityandM.A.inChristianLeadershipprograms,givesstudentstheopportunitytofocusontheachievementofoutcomeswhileservinginministryandwalkingalongsideateamofmentorsandfaculty.Theproject,currentlywith15students,isacademicallychallengingandfullyintegratesthelifeandministryofastudent.Doctor of Ministry Partnerships .MissionalChurchLeadership:partnershipswiththeNorth

AmericanBaptistNextCommunityInitiativeandForgeCanada .PastoralPsychoanalysis:workingwiththeBrookhaven

InstituteforPsychoanalysisandChristianTheology(BIPACT)to offerafirst-of-its-kindD.Min.degree

• Aredesign of the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership,whichadjustedtheprogramto37credithours,is: .enhancingcoretheologicalfoundations .allowingstudentstocreatecustomconcentrations .creatingopportunitiesforpartnershipswithorganizations

• An updated Master of Arts in Counseling programis: .providinganincreasednumberoflicensureopportunities .positioningtheMACOasourprimary(andeventuallyonly)

counselingdegree .givingstudentstheopportunitytopursueareasofexpertise including,butnotlimitedto,marriageandfamilytherapy,

childandadolescentbehavior,andmentalhealthcounseling

• Sioux Falls Psychological Services is celebrating 40 years ofmeetingtheemotional,spiritual,andrelationalneedsoftheregionbyofferingafullrangeofservicesforindividuals,couples,andfami-lies.TheirteamofmultidisciplinarymentalhealthprofessionalsservethroughtheTherapyandAssessmentClinic,theChild&AdolescentTherapyClinic,andtheCommunityCounselingClinic.

SiouxFallsSeminaryisexcitedtobeabouttheworkoftheKingdom.WeusethegiftsGodhasgivenusbyworkingwiththelocalchurchandmovingoutwardfromthere.Wearecommittedto:

• workingwithotherstoservethoseGodhasplacedinourcare;• beingfaithfulinthestewardshipofwhatwehave;• walkingalongsideothersaswecooperativelyparticipateinGod’swork.

The role of SFS in theological education

Tolearnmoreabouthowyoucanjoinusinmissionthroughprayer,subscribingtonewsupdates,orgiving,visitsfseminary.edu/joinus.

OtherwaystojoininGod’sworkthroughtheseminaryareto: .attendanevent .takeaclass .consideraprogram .referastudent

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MBA Church Hosting History

Cartoonsinthispublica5onareusedbypermissionoftheauthors/ar5stsandChris5anityTodayInterna5onal,CarolStream,IL60188.Copyright©2015Chris-5anityToday.

Session Church Year Moderator Delegates80 Emmanuel • Morris 1992 Bryan Hochhalter81 Temple • Swan River 1993 Doug Legal82 Southdale Community • Wpg. 1994 Doug Legal 10383 Fort Richmond • Winnipeg 1995 Doug Legal 10384 Rowandale • Winnipeg 1996 Doug Legal 11285 Oakbank • Oakbank 1997 Doug Legal 10286 First Baptist • Minitonas 1998 Doug Legal 8687 Mission • Winnipeg 1999 Doug Legal 10088 McDermot Ave. • Wpg. 2000 Doug Legal 10689 Temple • Swan River 2001 Preston Hartwig 8590 Whyte Ridge • Winnipeg 2002 Preston Hartwig 10291 Elim • Beausejour 2003 Preston Hartwig 8892 Grace • Ochre River 2004 Preston Hartwig 7893 New Life Ministries • Wpg. 2005 Mark Woods 9494 First Baptist • Minitonas 2006 Mark Woods 8195 Fort Richmond • Winnipeg 2007 Mark Woods 9496 Oakbank • Oakbank 2008 Mark Woods 9497 Emmanuel • Morris 2009 Barry Thiessen 8098 Rowandale • Winnipeg 2010 Barry Thiessen 7799 McDermot Ave. • Wpg. 2011 Barry Thiessen 86100 Temple • Swan River 2012 Barry Thiessen 62101 Whyte Ridge • Winnipeg 2013 Barry Thiessen 72102 Mission Baptist • Winnipeg 2014 Barry Thiessen 68103 First Baptist • Minitonas 2015 Barry Thiessen


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Documents

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